Limitation is continuous in cases of Homebuyers

If a homebuyer failed to file his/her case then will his/her case will not be taken and his grievances won’t be solved? The answer to this question is “NO”! The reason here is that the limitation period in the case of a homebuyer is continuous in view of the non-handing over of the possession of the unit.

NOIDA: A FINANCIAL CREDITOR OR AN OPERATIONAL CREDITOR

Both operational creditors and financial creditors own certain advantages over each other. But Financial creditors are given some priorities over other creditors such as they are members of the creditor’s committee and have voting power etc and operational is not a member of the creditor’s committee.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is not Interest Recovery Code

NCLT held that the “interest” component alone cannot be claimed or pursued, in absence of the debt, to trigger a CIRP against the corporate Debtor. Further, the application pursued realization of the interest amount alone is against the intent of the IBC, 2016.

Do NCLT is vested with the power to classify a transaction as a “preferential transaction”!

The Hon’ble NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi held that the IBC does not vest the power to NCLT to Suo-moto classify a transaction as Preferential Transaction under Section 44 r/w Section 45 of IBC.

Breach of clause of the agreement, terming it as Default?

Delhi-based bench of NCLT passed an order by allowing a plea filed by the Residents Association for breach clauses of the agreement between the builder and the association, terming it as default. 

Possibility of extending the CIRP beyond the stipulated time of 330 days

The time specified for the completion of the corporate insolvency resolution process is 330 days as has been laid by the legislature. The intention behind keeping process in a time bound manner is to guarantee relief to the already aggrieved creditors of the company.

PRE-PACKAGED INSOLVENCY PROCESS FOR MSMEs

To provide a relief to MSME and to offer them some respite from this pandemic, the process of pre-packaged insolvency resolution was introduced. This PIRP was introduced by way of ordinance dated 04.04.2021 by the Ministry of Law and Justice.

WORKING REPORT OF RERA AFTER ITS ENACTMENT

In the past five years of RERA, it has been successful to tackle the issues between the Home Buyers and Builders or Developers and providing transparency into the real-estate projects.

Rights and Duties of the Allottees

Neither the promoter nor the allottee can deny such rights & duties as mentioned in this article no matter what has been documented by the Builder or agreed by the Allottee.

Position of home buyers in the case of Insolvency

The allottees are left helpless when the developers stands either insolvent or incapable of delivering the possession even after passage of years beyond the date of delivery.

Unreasonable maintenance charges charged by builder

Real Estate sector has grown beyond expectations in recent times, it has also brought various duties and responsibilities for all the people involved. One of such responsibility lies on the shoulder of the promoter or the developer.

Power and Duties of Company Liquidator

The Liquidator has a fiduciary responsibility with the Company and its creditors. The major goal of choosing a Liquidator is to resurrect a failing firm and operate professionally.

Revocation of Registration under Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016

The Competent Authorities hold the power to revocate the registration of such promoters along with the publication of the name of such promoter in the defaulter’s list.

Why to choose Arbitration?

There are a number of distinguishing features that often persuade parties to choose arbitration as opposed to court litigation for the resolution of their dispute.

Entries in balance sheet amounts to acknowledgement of debts

The Supreme Court overturn decision of the a 5-Judge Bench order of the NCLAT that balance sheet entries do not amount to the acknowledgment of a debt and thus do not extend limitation under Section 18.