RERA registry cannot decide upon maintainability of complaints, says Karnatak high court

The Karnataka High Court stated that the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) registry cannot decide upon the maintainability of complaints. The court clarified that the RERA registry's role is primarily administrative, focused on the registration of projects and the filing of complaints. The authority to determine whether a complaint is maintainable under the RERA Act rests with the adjudicating officers or the RERA authority itself, who possess the judicial or quasi-judicial powers necessary for such decisions. This ruling delineates the functions of the RERA registry from the adjudicatory functions of the RERA authority, ensuring a clear separation of administrative and judicial responsibilities within the regulatory framework.