# RERA accused of favouring builders, overhaul demanded 2026-08-27T05:11:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A legal practitioner has argued that the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has lost credibility and should be abolished or completely overhauled, in an opinion piece published on SCC Online. The article alleges that homebuyers now believe RERA works for promoters rather than buyers, pointing to delays in grievance redressal and weak enforcement. The piece cites examples where RERA authorities have taken years to decide complaints, and where chairpersons have been appointed from a pool of retired bureaucrats with limited real estate expertise. It also notes that many RERA orders are overturned by appellate tribunals, further eroding trust. The author calls for a new regulatory framework with independent adjudicators, time-bound case resolution, and real penalties for defaulting builders. No immediate government response has been reported. The piece appears ahead of any legislative move to amend the RERA Act, which remains under review by the housing ministry. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) was established under the 2016 Act with a promise of a single-window grievance system. Yet, complaints have piled up: Delhi RERA alone received over 8,000 complaints up to 2023. The Mumbai authority averages a year to issue a final order. Homebuyers who sold property at a loss are not counted as aggrieved, a gap that the Haryana RERA tribunal flagged in 2022. State governments appoint most RERA chairpersons, weakening independence. The proposed overhaul faces an uphill political path because states resist ceding control, and the housing ministry has not brought a reform Bill to Parliament since 2019. ## Coverage - scconline.com Opinion article directly criticises RERA's functioning, accusing it of being pro-builder This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Real Estate Regulatory Authority Act 2016, RERA, SCC Online Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rera-accused-of-favouring-builders-overhaul-demanded/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rera-accused-of-favouring-builders-overhaul-demanded/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/