T.N. Real Estate Regulatory Authority reconstituted; retired IAS officer Phanindra Reddy appointed chief

The Tamil Nadu government has reconstituted the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) and appointed retired IAS officer K. Phanindra Reddy as its chairperson.

According to a government order issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department, retired IAS officers Reeta Harish Thakkar and Mythili K. Rajendran, retired district judge S. Kirubaharan Mathuram, and retired engineer-in-chief K. P. Sathyamurthy have been appointed as members of the authority.

Mr. Reddy had earlier been appointed chairperson of TNRERA, while retired district judge A. Nazir Ahmed and Ms. Thakkar had also been appointed as members for a period of six months or until the State government reconstituted the authority, by exercising the superseding powers conferred under Section 82 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.

Now, their appointments were made following the recommendations of the selection committee constituted for the purpose. TNRERA is a statutory body established under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.

The appointments followed the resignations of retired IAS officer Shiv Das Meena, who had served as TNRERA chairperson since August 18, 2024, and members retired IAS officer L. Subramanian, D. Jagannathan, advocate M. Krishnamoorthy and Sukumar Chittibabu, a former Chief Revenue Officer of the Greater Chennai Corporation. They resigned following the change of regime in the State.