![[BREAKING] Supreme Court strikes down West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017 for being in conflict with Central law, RERA 2016](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2Fimport%2F2019%2F01%2Fsupreme-court-10.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the West Bengal Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017 (WBHIRA) as unconstitutional for being in conflict with Central legislation already occupying the field, i.e. the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA).