Bombay HC Upholds constitutional validity of Penal provisions under RERA

Neelkamal Realtors Suburban Pvt. Ltd. and anr. Vs. Union of India and ors. (Bombay High Court) Relevant Extract from the Judgment 3. In this batch of Writ Petitions, petitioners had challenged legality and constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (for short “ the RERA”) as being violative of the provisions of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 20 and 300-A of the Constitution of India. The petitioners prayed for a declaration that the first proviso to Section 3 (1), Section 3 (2)(a) & (c), Explanation to Section 3, Sections 4(2)(c) &am...