Shimla, February 16 The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Monday passed the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill again, without any changes, despite objections raised by the governor.
The Bill was passed during the Winter session of the assembly and was awaiting the governor's assent.
However, the governor returned the Bill for reconsideration with some objections, but the House passed the bill again without any changes.
The amendment Bill was introduced by Town and Country Planning Minister Rajesh Dharmani. It proposes to make the Chief Secretary the chairperson of the committee that appoints the chairman and members of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) – instead of the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
The Bill was passed by voice vote without any changes.
The assembly also passed the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, seeking to extend the terms of mayors and deputy mayors from two and a half to five years.
The Bill, replacing the Ordinance, was also returned by the governor for reconsideration, but the assembly passed it again in its original form.