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Appeals and promoter pre-deposit

Appeals to the RERA Appellate Tribunal are subject to limitation, and promoter appeals require the statutory pre-deposit before being entertained.

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Appeals to the RERA Appellate Tribunal are subject to limitation, and promoter appeals require the statutory pre-deposit before being entertained.

Source review date: 4 July 2026. Read with the official text and the facts of the transaction.

Legal anchors

  • Sections 43–58
  • State appellate rules

How to analyse it

  1. Calendar limitation from receipt of order.
  2. Compute pre-deposit under the order and statute.
  3. Prepare stay and merits strategy.
  4. Preserve High Court question-of-law route.

Practical illustration

A promoter challenges a refund order but does not deposit the required amount. The tribunal may not entertain the appeal.

What can go wrong?

  • Assuming filing alone stays order
  • Incorrect pre-deposit base
  • Late certified copy request

Evidence pack

  • Order/service proof
  • Pre-deposit computation
  • Appeal memo
  • Stay application

Decision workflow

  1. Freeze the facts and effective date.
  2. Identify the controlling Act, rule, notification, circular and jurisdictional overlay.
  3. Prepare a calculation or exposure note.
  4. Collect the evidence pack before filing, payment, signing or response.
  5. Record reviewer conclusion and assumptions.

Quick Q&A

Is the result automatic?

No. Calendar limitation from receipt of order.

What is the most important control?

Preserve High Court question-of-law route.

What should be escalated?

Assuming filing alone stays order, 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.

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