NCLAT offers fresh lease of life to thousands of homebuyers with Jaypee Order
In a recent order given by the NCLAT, thousands of homebuyers have been given a fresh lease of life as the appellate body has ordered fresh round of …
In a recent order given by the NCLAT, thousands of homebuyers have been given a fresh lease of life as the appellate body has ordered fresh round of …
Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process initiated against Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited. Claims have been invited by the IRP from the creditors of the Company.
NCLT Principal Bench vide its order dated 20.08. 2019 has ordered insolvency proceedings U/S 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 against Real Estate Developer, M/S Raheja Developers Limited. Every creditor of M/s Raheja Developers need to file their claims before the Insolvency Resolution Professional(IRP).
Judgment, which is titled Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. upholds the constitutional validity of Section 5(8)(f) of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter as the ‘Code’).
Home buyers are vital stakeholders in building projects. Many home buyers book their property in advance which helps builders raise funds for construction and development of the project.
After observing the current situation of the corporate debtor no creditor is willing to infuse more funds as they are afraid of losing the same through the enforcement of any law or authority under law.
Insolvency and bankruptcy Law 2016, has categorised the home buyers debt as financial debt to the real estate company/builder and therefore, homebuyers can claim their dues as bank claims its debt.
Under section 14 of the code, the moratorium order is passed. Accordingly till the time moratorium period exists no other action or suit or case or proceedings against the corporate debtor can take place.
In the absence of specific evidence relating to invoices actually forwarded by the appellant and there being a doubt, the insolvency petition cannot be entertained under section 9 of IBC.
Money laundering is the term generally used to describe the process by which an individual/entity acquires a property through criminal conduct or illegal means and shows the source of acquisition of the same property as a legal one.
Only those properties in the name of the corporate debtor shall come under the purview of the moratorium and not the personal properties in the name of the corporate debtor.
Approaching RERA has been rightly helpful for the homebuyers who have not received the possession or refund of the amount paid by them to the builders or developers.
The homebuyers who wish to seek refund of their amount are legally entitled to approach National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under IBC.
RERA or IBC- Both the laws provides with the subjective approach depending upon the facts of the case and the situation of the developer.
Home buyers who had invested in housing projects by JIL, were permitted by the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) to submit their claims as ‘other creditors’, subordinate to financial and operational creditors of JIL.