An aggrieved person may complain to the Authority or adjudicating officer depending on relief. Proper forum, pleadings, evidence and limitation strategy ma
Finin2min summary
An aggrieved person may complain to the Authority or adjudicating officer depending on relief. Proper forum, pleadings, evidence and limitation strategy matter.
Source review date: 4 July 2026. Read with the official text and the facts of the transaction.
Legal anchors
- Section 31
- Sections 35–40 and 71–72
- State complaint rules
How to analyse it
- Identify violation and relief.
- Select Authority versus adjudicating officer.
- Prepare chronology and indexed evidence.
- Seek interim relief where necessary.
Practical illustration
A buyer seeks possession direction, refund interest and compensation. Different elements may engage Authority and adjudicating functions; state practice and Supreme Court guidance should be reviewed.
What can go wrong?
- Wrong forum
- Unquantified relief
- Missing registered project record
Evidence pack
- Complaint form
- Chronology
- Payment evidence
- Portal and correspondence record
Decision workflow
- Freeze the facts and effective date.
- Identify the controlling Act, rule, notification, circular and jurisdictional overlay.
- Prepare a calculation or exposure note.
- Collect the evidence pack before filing, payment, signing or response.
- Record reviewer conclusion and assumptions.
Quick Q&A
Is the result automatic?
No. Identify violation and relief.
What is the most important control?
Seek interim relief where necessary.
What should be escalated?
Wrong forum, especially where money, deadlines, enforcement, personal liability or irreversible transaction steps are involved.
Official source trail
Secondary commentary may help interpretation, but it is not the source of law.