Tamil Nadu omits the section 68 imprisonment row from rule 36 of its RERA Rules, 2017

In short

The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department has amended the Tamil Nadu Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017. In rule 36, sub-rule (1), the table row 'Imprisonment under section 68' with 'Up to 10% of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building' has been omitted. The order is G.O.Ms. No. 202 dated 5 November 2026, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary of 6 November 2026 as SRO A-20(d)/2026.

Authority

Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department

Order

G.O.Ms. No. 202 [UD3(2)] dated 5 November 2026; SRO A-20(d)/2026

Gazette

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 481, 6 November 2026

Made under

Section 84 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016

Provision amended

Rule 36(1), Table, of the Tamil Nadu RERA Rules, 2017

Effect

One row omitted: 'Imprisonment under section 68' - up to 10% of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building

What changed

The notification is one sentence long. It does not give a reason, does not state an effective date other than publication, and does not say how the offence under section 68 is to be dealt with after the omission. The text of rule 36 as it stood is not reproduced beyond the omitted row.

Who it applies to

• Promoters and developers in Tamil Nadu
• Home buyers and allottees
• Lawyers and CAs advising on RERA enforcement
• Tamil Nadu RERA practitioners

What to do

1. Update the rule 36 table in internal compliance notes.
2. Lawyers handling compounding or penalty matters under section 68 should read the amended rule against the Act.

Reference

Government of Tamil Nadu, G.O.Ms. No. 202, Housing and Urban Development (UD3(2)), 5 November 2026, SRO A-20(d)/2026, Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary of 6 November 2026.

Written by TaxByKK from the official notification. Check the official text before you act on it.

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