(1.) Rule. The rule is made returnable forthwith. Learned counsel for the respondents waive service.
(2.) The petitioner mounts a challenge under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to the appointment of respondent no.3 as a 'Member' of the Goa Real Estate Regulatory Authority under the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act',
(3.) In a nutshell, the petitioner's case is that the duly constituted Selection Committee under the RERA Act recommended the petitioner for appointment as a 'Member'; however, for reasons which do not stand the scrutiny of the provisions of Rule 4 of the Goa Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (Appellate Tribunal Members, Officers and Employees Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Rules' for short), the Government appointed respondent no.3, which was not according to the order of preference in terms of the Selection Committee's recommendations.