A RERA order can indeed be challenged further, though the correct legal pathway matters a great deal, and going straight to the Delhi High Court is not always the first available option. Under Section 43 and Section 44 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, any person aggrieved by an order of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority or an adjudicating officer must first approach the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, which functions as the designated appellate forum specifically created to hear challenges to RERA orders before any higher court steps in.

The appeal to the Appellate Tribunal must ordinarily be filed within sixty days of the RERA order, and the Tribunal has powers to confirm, modify, or set aside the order after hearing both parties. It is only after the Appellate Tribunal has passed its decision that a party can approach the Delhi High Court, and even then, this is typically done through a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution rather than a regular first appeal, since RERA does not provide a further statutory appeal beyond the Tribunal in most cases. The High Court's role at this stage is largely supervisory, examining whether the Tribunal's order suffers from jurisdictional error, violation of natural justice, or is perverse on the face of the record.

There is an important exception worth knowing: where a RERA order itself is passed without jurisdiction, in gross violation of natural justice, or involves a pure question of law that the Tribunal cannot adequately address, courts have in some instances entertained a direct writ petition bypassing the Tribunal, though this is the exception rather than the rule and courts are generally reluctant to allow parties to skip the statutory appellate mechanism. Builders more commonly resort to this route to delay refund or compensation orders passed against them, and buyers should be prepared for such tactics and respond promptly through counsel.

Given the strict limitation periods involved — sixty days for the Tribunal appeal, and reasonable time requirements for any subsequent writ petition — buyers and builders alike should not delay in seeking advice once a RERA order is passed, whether they intend to enforce it or challenge it. Our legal experts at Aapka Legal Advice regularly assist clients in evaluating whether an appeal has genuine merit before committing to further litigation, since frivolous appeals mainly serve to delay relief. For RERA appellate matters and enforcement before the Delhi High Court, the Top Property Lawyers in Delhi | Aapka Legal Advice team has represented both buyers defending favourable orders and, where appropriate, challenging adverse ones.

The firm's panel of retired judges, several with High Court and Tribunal experience, is available for consultation on appeal strategy, alongside experienced criminal lawyers for cases involving allegations of fraud in the underlying RERA proceedings. If you have received an unfavourable RERA order in Delhi, remember that the Appellate Tribunal is your first port of call, and the Delhi High Court remains available thereafter for genuine legal errors — but only when approached within the correct timelines and through the correct procedure.