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Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016

Section 80: Cognizance of offences

Chapter X — Miscellaneous

80. (1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder save on a complaint in writing made by the Authority or by any officer of the Authority duly authorised by it for this purpose.

(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.

Source: official text of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.