MREAT questions use of inherent powers and seeks investigation into altered orders.

Tribunal Stays MahaRERA Chairperson’s Order, Flags Probe Into Dual Versions.

The Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal) has stayed a September 2025 order passed by the chairperson of MahaRERA in a long-running flat buyer dispute from Mulund, Mumbai. In a significant observation, the tribunal directed that the issuance of two different versions of the same order—dated September 9 and 10, 2025, both digitally signed—warrants a full investigation. The appeal challenged the order of MahaRERA chairperson Manoj Saunik, which had recalled and set aside earlier directions of the adjudicating officer related to non-compliance by the promoter. The tribunal held that while inherent powers may be exercised to meet the ends of justice, such powers cannot override statutory remedies available under the RERA Act, 2016. MREAT also noted that the impugned order was passed without granting a hearing to the affected parties and appeared prima facie unsustainable. The tribunal reaffirmed that the adjudicating officer had jurisdiction to decide the non-compliance complaint and determine the promoter’s liability.