RERA Act grants the remedy to the homebuyers where they can file a complaint under section 31 of RERA Act and can claim interest for delay in possession by the developers. Homebuyers must seek legal assistance without delaying.
At the initiation of CIRP when a public notice is issued under Section 15, claims of creditors are invited; but in some scenarios in real estate cases, homebuyers are often unable to take note of the public announcement of CIRP owing to different factors.
Section 8 of the RERA is an essential clause that guarantees the protection of homebuyers’ interests in the event that the registration of a real estate project is canceled or expires.
The constitution of COC for one project instead of all is against the regular practice of CIRP. In the past two years, the NCLAT has passed similar orders in various cases and called them Reverse CIRP.
The Consumer Protection Act is a wide-ranging provision and it is not a specific resolution like the Insolvency ad Bankruptcy Code and the remedies are simultaneously and mutually exclusive.
Article 137 is having a wider scope than Article 1 of the Limitation Act and is not applicable to the proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Article 1 is also not applicable to the petition filed by the Operational Creditor under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
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.
If a buyer is dissatisfied with the RERA Authority’s judgement, he or she may file an individual appeal or a buyers’ group may file a collective appeal with the RERA Authority.
All allottees approaching before these forums secure reliefs for them but the execution force is a bit low therefore they feel remediless even after winning a long legal battle. A better option which has come forward is where allottees come forward to form a group and then approach these forums.
The RERA Authority has the power to decide and dispose of the complaints as RERA is the best and most expeditious remedy for homebuyers to get justice from the builder when they violate the subvention scheme and delays the possession.
The banks are aware of the builder’s liability to make all the payments to the bank according to the signed agreement among the bank, builder, and buyer. Therefore, the banks cannot chase or harass the buyers for payment of due amounts under the SARFASI Act, 2002.
Since the real estate projects are the turkey projects and take multiple years to get it completed, a normal delay can be accepted. Any delay of more than 1 year from promised date of possession is regarded as ‘extra-ordinary delay’.
According to RERA, grievances filed with the authority must be resolved within 60 days of filing. Complaints have been settled more quickly via the conciliation forum than through the authority. It also cuts down on the expense and time of litigation.
The developer requires huge investments for the development of the project for which he approaches banks for financial help and a buyer approach bank to fulfilling his dream to own a house. This is how builder, buyer and the bank get connected in real estate business.
We often talk about the rapid growth of the real estate sector in India but forget to talk about the legal documents that play a very crucial role in the aforesaid sector. And builder buyer agreement is one of the most important documents for homebuyers.
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