Pune had its first MahaRERA Conciliation and Dispute Resolution Forum
– 2 cases of grievances were successfully and amicably resolved
Pune, March 10, 2018: The Conciliation Forum set by MahaRERA under section 32(g) of RERA Act with an objective to amicably resolve disputes between the allottee and promoter had its first hearing today in the city.
There were total 6 cases referred to the Pune Forum. Out of which 2 cases were heard in detail and successfully/ amicably resolved. The balance 4 cases were also heard and 2 weeks time was granted by the Conciliators for resolution of the matter. This Conciliation Forum will prove to be a success considering the response from allottees (flat purchasers) and developers.
A conciliation panel comprising representatives of CREDAI and consumer organisation Mumbai Grahak Panchayat – MGP (Pune Division) has been set up under the mechanism and a bench with one representative from each side will be formed for every complaint that comes to the panel. There were 4 benches to hear the grievances of customers/ home buyers filed with MahaRERA.
The constitution of 4 benches consisted of:
Bench 1: Amar Manjrekar (CREDAI) and Sanjeev Kulkarni (MGP-Pune Division)
Bench 2: I. P. Inamdar (CREDAI) and Keshav Barve (MGP-Pune Division)
Bench 3: Manish Jain (CREDAI) and Tanuja Rahane (MGP-Pune Division)
Bench 4: Anil Pharande (CREDAI) and Kalpita Ranade (MGP-Pune Division)
About Conciliation Forum– MahaRERA, an authority formed under the real estate regulation and development act 2016 for Maharashtra State is undertaking an important step towards resolving the disputes amicably i.e. by conciliation of disputes by setting up a Conciliation Forum for the state of Maharashtra. Sec 32 (g) of Maharahstra Real Estate Regulation Act (MahaRERA) provides for such conciliation, which is an Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) for disputes under the Act. Any aggrieved Allottee or a developer will be able to invoke the Conciliation mechanism by lodging a complaint on dedicated website set up by MahaRERA or on the MahaRERA website and pay a fee of Rs 1000 online. The other party will have to convey his consent for Conciliation within 7 days. The Conciliation Forum Link went live on the official website of MahaRERA from February 1, 2018.
