Shimla, Feb. 17 -- Despite the objection of governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, the Himachal Pradesh assembly on Monday again passed the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Himachal Pradesh Amendment Bill, 2025, without changes with voice vote while the opposition remained silent. So now the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly again has given a nod to the bill seeking to make amendments to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The amendment bill was introduced in the House by minister of town and country planning Rajesh Dharmani, replacing the chief justice of the high court of Himachal Pradesh with the chief secretary as the chairperson of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority Selection Committee. The governor had sent the bill back for reconsideration as it was "not nayasangat" (not justified). As per the amendments proposed by the government, the chairperson and members will be appointed by the state government based on recommendations of a three-member selection committee comprising the chief secretary as chairperson, the housing department secretary as member-convener, and the law secretary as member. The bill in its statement of the objective states, the Real Estate Regulatory Authority is primarily an administrative and regulatory body requiring expertise in administration, housing, law, and related fields, which the chief secretary, or any other officer in the rank of secretary, adequately possesses. "This change respects the principle of separation of powers by avoiding judicial involvement in executive appointments, thereby, preventing potential conflicts of interest," it added....