the jurisdiction of the Appellate Tribunal stands confined to consideration of challenges raised against orders passed by either the Real Estate Regulatory Authority or the Adjudicating Authority under the RERA

 In the matter of PRAVEEN CHHABRA V/s REAL ESTATE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL W.P.(C) 14552/2021 Decided on 26.05.2022, THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI held that the Court quashed the suo motu proceedings initiated by the Appellate Tribunal (case titled (Suo Motu Case) REAT/0002/2021 titled as “Court of Its Own Motion Vs. Commissioners of all the Municipal Zones & Anrs ) to monitor construction activity in the National Capital Territory. The court held that under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), the jurisdiction of the Appellate Tribunal stands confined to consideration of challenges raised against orders passed by either the Real Estate Regulatory Authority or the Adjudicating Authority under the RERA. The High Court also said that the Appellate Tribunal being a creation of statute, is not part of traditional judicial institutions. The High court also held that According to Sections 43 and 44 of the RERA Act, which provide for the establishment of tribunals and the definition of what disputes can be brought before such tribunals, the Appellate Tribunal was established as a forum whose jurisdiction could be invoked by a person aggrieved by an order, decision, or direction of the Authority.