Aggrieved homebuyers should approach NCLT or RERA?
NCLT and RERA have different functioning and approach to tackle cases of homebuyers, often homebuyers are confused on which remedy to choose.
NCLT and RERA have different functioning and approach to tackle cases of homebuyers, often homebuyers are confused on which remedy to choose.
Everyone wishes to live peacefully in a well maintained house of their choice and that is why they invest their life time hard earned money in big projects developed by builders. But does it really fulfill their dreams?
Hon’ble SC clarified the position of the homebuyers similar to that of a “financial creditor” under the IBC, after this the homebuyers were at a par with banks and financial institutions.
Lok Adalat will be held online and complaints filed before the UP-RERA under Section 31 of the RERA Act in which amicable settlement is possible or a party has filed an application for settlement will be heard.
“Supreme Court is playing with the emotion of homebuyers” an unhappy homebuyer of Jaypee Wishtown said after the Superme Courts’s order on Jaypee Infratech.
Disputes between builders and homebuyers in the Maharashtra that went to mediation were successfully settled, preventing time-consuming litigation in RERA Authority.
Homebuyers were promised possession years ago but till date thousands of them are still waiting to get the possession and have faith in the system to get justice.
The reason for stalling of a project can be one or many but the real objective for a homebuyer is to get the best possible remedy which protects the interest of all homebuyers of such a project.
Homebuyers who had taken a loan from the banks to pay for their flats in the Project, were being harassed by the banks who were forcing the homebuyers to pay their EMIs.
Homebuyers while filing the joint petition before NCLT under IBC laws, should chose the legal firm very carefully.
IBC undoubtedly appears to be a better alternative in comparison to RERA. IBC offers a time bound resolution of the grievance of the homebuyers.
There are certain points which are to be taken into consideration whilst filing a petition for the homebuyers under the newly amended Section 7 of IBC.
Conciliation forum is one such mechanism to resolve the issues adeptly. But there are several cases in which a conciliation agreement has not been honored by the builders.
Restructuring plan is a ray of hope for the borrowers. As the borrowers are already being stretched between the loan repayment and pandemic situation.
NBCC took over the project in July on the SC orders after a petition by homebuyers following the Amrapali Group’s failure to deliver more than 30,000 flats in 15 projects. According to NBCC they will hand over at least 150-200 flats every month from august.