HC instructs, Single-member bench can't decide RERA appeals

The Bombay High Court quashed and set aside a ruling by the administrative member of Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday, and ruled that as per the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) provisions, a sole member of a tribunal bench has no jurisdiction to dispose of appeals or applications. Hearing two second appeals by developer Man Global Ltd (MGL) against Bharat Prakash Joukani and Ram Prakash Joukani, Justice RD Dhanuka delved into the question of law – whether a sole member of the Tribunal can decide any appeal or application under RERA provisions or the same has to be heard and decided by a bench comprising two members, including one judicial member.