Pune residents demand that MahaRERA matters be resolved quickly.

PUNE: Citizens’ groups have called for the swift resolution of cases and the recruitment of additional adjudicating members to hear the backlog of cases at the earliest opportunity due to the over 6,000 complaints that are now pending with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulation Authority (MahaRERA).

This week, citizen groups issued a message to the chief minister Eknath Shinde and the deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. In his testimony, Ramesh Prabhu, chairman of the Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association (MahaSeWA), stated that he and another member typically handle 2,000 complaints annually.

“With roughly 6,500 complaints still pending, it will take almost 3 years to resolve them all. Daily lawsuit filings will lengthen the waiting period even further “he said.

“RERA’s primary goal is to provide homebuyers with justice within 60 days of their complaints being filed. Currently, the order takes 18 to 24 months to arrive. The execution process takes around one and a half years after the order. As a result, RERA’s basic objective is destroyed “Prabhu stated.

The position has been empty since MahaRERA member BD Kapadnis departed in 2020, according to citizen activists. Additionally, they have urged that additional cases in Nagpur and Pune be heard.

The campaigners are hopeful that more members will be recruited now that Fadnavis is the housing minister to expedite case resolution. Ajoy Mehta, the chairman of MahaRERA, has also received a copy of the representation.

Together with over 100 other homebuyers, activist Godfrey Pimenta of the Watchdog Foundation recently demonstrated outside the Mumbai Suburban Collector’s office against the delay in hearing cases. As stated, citizens have made a number of demands, including the seizure of developer properties in accordance with recovery warrant orders.

According to attorney Manjunath, who handled multiple cases for homebuyers, the resolution of the complaint was delayed. When posting complaints on the MahaRERA portal, “many citizens have to wait for weeks or even months,” he claimed.