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Pune: Over 6,000 complaints are pending with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Maharera), civic groups have demanded speedy disposal of cases and appointment of more adjudicating members for early hearing of pending cases.
A representation was made to the Chief Minister by the civic groups Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Last week. Ramesh Prabhu, president of the Maharashtra Societies’ Welfare Association (Mahaseva), in his representation said that the president and other members dispose of an average of 2,000 complaints every year.
He added, “With the pendency of around 6,500 complaints, the rate of disposal of pending complaints will take about 3 years. With new complaints being filed every day, the pendency will further increase.”
“purpose of Rare Justice has to be given to homebuyers within 60 days of filing a complaint. Currently it takes 18-24 months to deliver an order. After the order, it takes about one and a half year for implementation. Thus, the very purpose of RERA is defeated,” Prabhu said.
Civic activists also pointed out that the post has been lying vacant since the retirement of MahaRERA member BD Kapdanis in 2020. He has also sought additional hearing of the cases in Pune and Nagpur. With Fadnavis being the housing minister, activists are hoping that more members will be appointed for speedy disposal of cases. A copy of the representation has also been sent to the Chairman, MahaRERA. Ajay Mehta,
Activist Godfrey Pimenta of Watchdog Foundation recently protested against the delay in hearing of cases at the Mumbai suburban collector’s office along with around 100-odd homebuyers. He said that the citizens have made several demands like seizing the properties of the developers under recovery warrant orders. Advocate Manjunath, who has represented several cases of home buyers, told TOI that the issue of grievance redressal was slow. “Many citizens have to wait for weeks or months after registering a complaint on the MahaRERA portal,” he said.
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