RERA Order not Complied with: What to Do Next

Reviewed on: 2026-05-30.

If rera order not complied with, collect the account, application, transaction, policy, property, employee, pension, scholarship or bill reference and send one precise written complaint to the office that can correct the record or release the money. Ask for a written reason if the request is refused or kept pending. Escalate with the same evidence bundle to builder CRM, association committee, RERA authority and consumer forum. Use RTI only for records held by a public authority: file movement, deficiency notes, dispatch records, sanction details, payment advice, inspection reports or reasons recorded on file.

Use the correct external forum. Use RERA portal or the other official source linked below where it fits the subject. For consumer-service disputes, consider National Consumer Helpline and e-Daakhil. For public departments, CPGRAMS, state grievance portals and RTI may help. For high-value or time-sensitive cases, take professional advice before limitation expires.

Subject: Request to resolve rera order not complied with

I am facing the following issue: rera order not complied with.

• RERA portal
• National Consumer Helpline
• e-Daakhil

Preserve proof, write a dated complaint with reference numbers, and ask for a written decision or correction instead of relying on calls.

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1. Step 1: What to do when RERA order is not complied with by builder? (a) RERA order: (i) RERA Authority passes order — in favour of buyer, (ii) not complied: builder doesn't comply — ignores order, (iii) consequence: buyer's rights not enforced, (b) keys: (i) RERA Act 2016: order enforcement — RERA Authority, (ii) Section 40: penalty for non-compliance — up to 5% of project cost, (iii) Section 63: imprisonment — up to 3 years, © common scenarios: (i) builder ignores order — no response, (ii) partial compliance — some terms met, (iii) delay tactic — builder seeks extension, (iv) builder insolvent — can't comply, (v) order execution — how to enforce, (d) rights: (i) buyer has right to RERA order enforcement, (ii) right to penalty — on builder, (iii) right to execution petition, (e) authority: RERA Authority + High Court + Supreme Court, (f) law: RERA Act 2016 + Section 40 + Section 63.

1. Step 2: Comparison table — non-compliance scenarios. (a) Ignored: (i) issue: builder ignores order — no response, (ii) remedy: execution petition + penalty, (iii) timeline: 30-180 days, (iv) example: ignored; filed execution; complied, (b) Partial: (i) issue: partial compliance — some terms met, (ii) remedy: execution for remaining + penalty, (iii) timeline: 30-180 days, (iv) example: partial; filed; full compliance, © Delay: (i) issue: delay tactic — builder seeks extension, (ii) remedy: oppose extension + penalty, (iii) timeline: 30-90 days, (iv) example: delayed; opposed; complied, (d) Insolvent: (i) issue: builder insolvent — can't comply, (ii) remedy: IBC + recovery, (iii) timeline: 180-365 days, (iv) example: insolvent; IBC; recovery, (e) Execution: (i) issue: order execution — how to enforce, (ii) remedy: execution petition to RERA, (iii) timeline: 30-180 days, (iv) example: filed execution; enforced. (Note: Execution petition to RERA. Penalty up to 5% project cost. Section 63 imprisonment.)

1. Step 3: How to enforce RERA order. (a) Step 1: File execution petition — to RERA, (b) Step 2: Demand penalty — on builder, © Step 3: RERA hearing — notice to builder, (d) Step 4: RERA order — penalty/direction, (e) Step 5: High Court — if RERA doesn't enforce, (f) Step 6: IBC — if builder insolvent.

1. Step 5: Practical tips. (a) execution petition — primary remedy, (b) penalty up to 5% — project cost, © Section 63 — imprisonment for builder, (d) High Court — if RERA doesn't enforce, (e) Example: A buyer's RERA order was ignored; filed execution petition; builder complied in 90 days + penalty.

1. Step 6: Key provisions. (a) RERA Act 2016, (b) Section 40: penalty, © Section 63: imprisonment, (d) Execution petition, (e) IBC.

See RERA Enforcement and Amenity and How to File RTI.