Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal from September

The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT) will start its judicial proceeding from September 2 at its temporary office in Fortune Tower, Chandrasekharpur. Announcing about the functioning of the Tribunal through a public notice, Registrar of OREAT Akhila Kumar Pashimakabat said there will be restricted functioning in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Public hearing of cases will be held through virtual medium and web link of video conferencing will be shared with the parties involved and their advocates. While advising them to avoid coming to the Tribunal office without any urgency, the Registrar requested them to share their case number, name of the advocate, e-mail Id, mobile number having WhatsApp for timely intimation about hearing of cases. The Orissa High Court had directed the State Government last month to make the Tribunal functional within 15 days. With functioning of OREAT, Odisha has joined the club of a few selected states, which have established regular real estate appellate tribunals.