BEFORE THE MAHARASHTRA REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY

                                                 MUMBAI

                                  SUO MOTO COMPLAINT NO : 10/2018

Secretary, MahaRERA Versus Parinee Buitding Properties
                              MahaRERA Reg. No: P51800001334 Parinee Essence

Coram: Shri Gautam Chatterjee, Hon'bte Chairperson
                                                  Order
                                              6thMarch 2018

   1. Section 11(2) of the Reat Estate (Regutation and Development) Act, 2016, states that 'The
      advertisement or prospectus issued or pubtished by the promoter shatl mention prominentty the
      website address of the Authority, wherein att detaits of the registered project have been entered
      and inctude the registration number obtained from the Authority and such other matters incidentaI
      thereto'


   2. With a view to having uniformity, MahaRERA had through scrotls on its website
       httDs: / / maharera. mahaon[ine .qov.in and also by sending emaits, informed atl the promoters of
       registered project, the manner MahaRERA Regn No. and MahaRERA website address shoutd be
       dlsptayed in various advertisements or brochures made by registered promoters.


   3. ln spite of the same, it has come to the notice of MahaRERA that the aforementioned promoter
       has pubtished an advertisement in the newspaper Times of India, Mumbai saturday dated 20th
       January, 2018. The mentioned advertisement has prima facie viotated the section 11 (2) of the Act
       by not mentioning the website address of MahaRERA.


   4. Taking suo moto cognizance of the matter, the promoter was catted upon on 6th March 2018, by a
       notice, to exptain why they shoutd not be penatized for the atteged viotation of the provisions of
       the Act.

    5. On the date of the hearing, the promoter appeared and was represented by their advocate. They
       accepted that the atteged viotations of the provisions of the Act are totalty inadvertent and they
       did not have any intention to show non-comptiance towards the provisions of the Act
                                                                                               or rutes or

       regu[ations made there under. They offered unconditional apotogy and requested of not
                                                                                                 imposing

       any penatty for the atteged violation. They have further provided an undertaking that
                                                                                             no such

       violation of the Act woutd happen in the future and the promoter witt strictly comply with
                                                                                                  the

       provisions of the Act, rutes, regutations and orders/ circulars issued there under.

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6. Section 61 of the Act states: lf any promoter contravenes any other provisions of this Act, other
   than that provided under section 3 or section 4, or the rutes or regutations made thereunder, he
   shatt be tiabte to a penatty which may extend up to five per cent. of the estimated cost of the reat
   estate project as determined by the Authority.

7. MahaRERA accepts the contention of the promoter that the aforesaid viotations of the provisions
   of the Act have happened unintentionalty. Therefore, only a token penatty, under the provisions
   of section 61 of the Act, is imposed and the Promoter is hereby directed to pay a penalty of Rs
   2,00,000/ - (Rupees two takh onty) and further warned to ensure that such viotation is not repeated
   in future.




                                                                                           Chatterjee)
                                                                               Chai        , MahaRERA




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