Summary:
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) Home buyers" body FPCE has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the West Bengal government for the time-bound and proper implementation of the real estate regulatory law RERA in the state.
The Supreme Court, in May last year, had struck down West Bengal government"s law -- WBHIRA -- for regulating real estate sector saying it was "unconstitutional".
The apex court"s ruling came while it was hearing a plea filed by the Forum For People"s Collective Efforts (FPCE).
Now, nearly eight months later, the FPCE has filed a miscellaneous application in the Supreme Court over non-implementation of RERA (Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act), 2016) in West Bengal.
The FPCE has urged the apex court to pass an order directing the West Bengal government to take all appropriate steps and actions for implementation of RERA in a time-bound manner.
The state government should file a compliance report before the Supreme Court within a period of three months regarding implementation of RERA, according to the miscellaneous application.