JUDGMENT

Ritu Bahri, J. -

CM-1060-CWP-2021

Application is allowed and Annexures A-l to A-6 are taken on record.

CWP-17133-2020

2. The petitioner is seeking writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to entertain the appeal of the petitioner without pre-deposit as mandatory under Section 43(5) of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as 'RERA Act').

3. The petitioner in the present case is a promoter who started real estate project in the Name and Style of Thakurji Estates at Village Muradpur & Nangli, Tehsil and District Amritsar in 11.35 Acres land. A certificate of registration bearing No. ACA/ADA/ASR/1778/R-17 dated 22.06.2011 was allotted to the petitioner which was valid upto 22.06.2016 (Annexure P-l). Thereafter license No. LDC/ADA/2011/8 dated 17.11.2011 was issued to the petitioner for setting up real estate Project Thakurji Estate. The said license was valid upto 16.11.2014 and the colony had to be developed within this period. Vide ex-parte order dated 11.07.2019 (Annexure P-4), respondent No. 1 imposed a penalty of Rs. 1.25 Crore on the petitioner for violating Section 3 of the RERA Act. The petitioner came to know about this order in the fir