Panchkula, July 7 -- In a significant ruling clarifying the jurisdiction of the adjudicating officer under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), the Haryana Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) has held that complaints seeking directions for developmental works and compensation cannot be directly entertained by the adjudicating officer without following the statutory procedure prescribed under the Act and the Haryana RERA Rules.

The tribunal, headed by justice Rajan Gupta (chairman) and Dinesh Singh Chauhan (member-technical), passed the order on July 1 while allowing a batch of appeals filed by M/s St. Patricks Realty Private Limited against orders passed by the adjudicating officer of the Haryana Real Estate Regulat...