chandigarh haryana real estate regulatory authority hrera gurugram has imposed a penalty of rs 225 crore on three builders besides ordering demolition by the municipal corporation of gurugram of unauthorised construction the action has been taken against the builders for advertising and selling their projects without getting them registered under the rera actthe orders were passed by k k khandelwal chairman hrera gurgaon for violation of section 3 1 of the real estate regulation and development act 2016 by sps homes builders and developers vistaar group and royal infra buildtech they have been asked to pay penalty of rs 1 crore rs 75 lakh and rs 50 lakh respectively mcg commissioner has been asked to demolish the unauthorised constructionthe main allegation against these builders was that they were advertisingmarketing and selling apartments in their projects sps homes sector 30 saffron homes sector 67 and royal homes sector 39 respectively through online portals and indulging in unauthorised constructionthe real estate regulation and development act 2016 which came into force on may 1 2017 states that promoters are required to register the project before advertisementmarketingselling of any plot apartment or building as the case may be in any real estate projectthe authority had taken serious view of the malpractices being carried out by promoters without getting their real estate projects registered with hrera gurugramstrict action of the authority will send the right signal to errant builders and go a long way in reposing faith of the allottees such strict action will also act as a deterrent for other builders who remain noncompliant towards the act and the directions passed by the authority said an officialthe rera act was enacted for regulation and promotion of the real estate sector and to ensure sale in an efficient and transparent manner to protect the interests of consumers