The Punjab government has officially withdrawn the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025, reverting to the earlier regulatory framework established by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Building Rules, 2021, and the Punjab Municipal Building Bye Laws, 2018. This decision, effective immediately, follows widespread protests from residents and a legal challenge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had previously stayed the implementation of the 2025 Rules. These rules, introduced on December 15, 2025, aimed to relax building regulations significantly, including increased permissible floor area ratios and greater commercialization in residential areas. However, they faced backlash from urban planners and civil society, who warned that such relaxations could lead to unregulated urban growth and strain civic infrastructure. This retraction marks the fourth major policy withdrawal by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in just eight months. Previous retractions included a controversial land pooling policy and a policy aimed at regularizing farmhouses in environmentally sensitive areas. The government's ongoing policy reversals highlight the challenges it faces in balancing development and public concerns.