**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued the Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment Rules, 2026, to align local regulations with the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026. Published on July 3, 2026, these rules come into force immediately. The primary action is the omission of a specific penalty provision regarding offenses punishable by imprisonment under section 68 of the Act.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Administrative Details**
* **Official Title:** The rules are titled the "Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment Rules, 2026."
* **Effective Date:** The amendments become effective starting from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (July 3, 2026).
* **Legal Authority:** The rules are made in exercise of powers conferred by Section 84 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and in pursuance of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
**Specific Amendments**
* **Modification of Rule 33:** The amendment specifically targets Rule 33, sub-rule (1) of the Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016.
* **Omission of Penalty Provision:** A specific row in the table under Rule 33 has been omitted. This row previously addressed offenses "Punishable with imprisonment under section 68" which carried a penalty of "ten per cent. of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building."
**Impact Analysis**
**Real Estate Promoters and Developers (Chandigarh)**
**Impact**
The regulatory framework governing penalties for offenses under section 68 has changed. The specific rule-based penalty previously tied to imprisonment under this section has been removed to align with the Jan Vishwas Act.
**Action Required**
Promoters should update their legal and compliance records to reflect the changes in the penalty structure as per the 2026 amendment.
**Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Chandigarh**
**Impact**
The Authority’s power to enforce the specific penalty of ten percent of the estimated cost under the omitted provision of Rule 33 is revoked.
**Action Required**
The Authority must ensure that all pending and future enforcement proceedings are conducted in accordance with the omitted provision and the overarching Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
**Legal and Regulatory Practitioners**
**Impact**
Legal professionals must interpret the Chandigarh Real Estate Rules in conjunction with this omission.
**Action Required**
Advise clients regarding the decriminalization or rationalization of penalties resulting from the pursuit of the Jan Vishwas Act amendments.
Key Entities Referenced
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: The legislative act that mandated amendments to Section 68 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, leading to these rule changes.
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016: The parent central act that regulates the real estate sector and provides the statutory powers for framing the subject rules.
Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016: The specific set of regional rules being amended to modify penalty provisions for real estate violations in Chandigarh.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The central ministry that issued this notification and oversees the implementation of real estate regulations.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 497] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 3, 2026/आषाढ 12, 1948
No. 497] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948
आवासन और िहरी कार् यमत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 िुलाई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 555(अ).— केन्द्रीर् सरकार, भू-संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) अजधजनर्म, 2016 (2016 का 16)
की धारा 2 के खडं (छ) के उप-खंड (i) के साथ पठित धारा 84 द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करत े हुए तथा िन जवश्वास
(उपबंधों का संिोधन) अजधजनर्म, 2026 (2026 का 8) की अनुसूची क्रम संख्र्ा 70 के साथ पठित धारा 2 के तहत उि
अजधजनर्म की धारा 68 म ेंदकए गए संिोधनों के अनुसरण म,ें चंडीगढ़ भू-संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) जनर्म,
2016 में और संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनाती है, अथायत्:—
1. (1) इन जनर्मों का संजिप्त नाम चंडीगढ़ भू-संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) संिोधन जनर्म, 2026 ह।ै
(2) र् ेरािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
4993 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
2. चंडीगढ़ भू-संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) जनर्म, 2016 म,ें जनर्म 33 म,ें उप-जनर्म (1) म,ें सारणी म ें
जनम्नजलजखत पंजि का लोप दकर्ा िाएगा, अथायत:् —
“धारा 68 के अंतगयत कारावास का प्लॉट, अपाटयमेंट अथवा भवन िैसा भी मामला हो, की आकजलत लागत का
िंडनीर् 10%”
[फा. सं. ओ-17024/72/2026-आवास-एमओएचर्ूए-भाग(2)/पी-9218776]
कुलिीप नारार्ण, संर्ुि सजचव
ठटप्पणी: चंडीगढ़ भ-ू संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) जनर्म, 2016 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं
3, उप-खंड (i) में अजधसूचना सख्ं र्ा सा.का.जन. 1021(अ), दिनांक 31 अक्टूबर, 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st July, 2026
G.S.R. 555(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 read with sub-clause (i) of clause (g) of
section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016) and in pursuance of the amendment
made to section 68 of the said Act under section 2 read with serial number 70 of the Schedule to the Jan Vishwas
(Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend
the Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment
Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, in rule 33, in sub-rule
(1), in the Table, the following row shall be omitted, namely:-
“Punishable with imprisonment under ten per cent. of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building, as
section 68. the case may be.”
[F. No. O-17024/72/2026-HOUSING-MoHUA-Part(2)/P-9218776]
KULDIP NARAYAN, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Chandigarh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016 were published in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 1021(E), dated the 31st
October, 2016.
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