How to Execute RERA Order through NCLT under IBC
The RERA Act at present is still a toothless tiger due to lack of execution process of RERA orders. The reliefs under RERA at the moment rest only in paper.
The RERA Act at present is still a toothless tiger due to lack of execution process of RERA orders. The reliefs under RERA at the moment rest only in paper.
The pendency of actions under the SARFAESI Act or actions under the RDDBFI Act, 1993 does not create an obstruction for applying Section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, especially given Section 238 of IBC.
Forum for People’s Collective Efforts, has approached the parliamentary standing committee on finance with its objection to a proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
A judgement has been held by Hon’ble Supreme Court that the powers of the NCLT under the IBC do not extend to adjudicating disputes relating to quasi- judicial or statutory authorities.
The recovery rate has increased almost three times i.e. from 26.5% in 2018 to 71.6% in 2019 and the time taken for recovery improved from 4.3 years to 1.6 years within a short span of one year.
Flipkart approached the Karnataka High Court for a stay on the CIRP process initiated by the NCLT. Further, the Karnataka High Court stayed the CIRP process.
This proactiveness has been further accelerated by the landmark judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Pioneer case.
As the majority of the builders have not delivered the possession of the property as promised made by them and breached the terms and conditions on the agreement executed with the homebuyers.
In the year of 2016, a new set of laws as RERA Act have been implemented, specifically to protect the homebuyer and ensure the growth of real estate sector.
Moratorium Period under section 14 of the code shall not apply upon such proceedings under the prevention of money laundering act.
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.
If some other recovery proceedings are pending or the amount of claim is disputed before other tribunal or adjudicating body that won’t empower the adjudicating authority to reject the petition.
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.
An application filed by the homebuyers under section 7 of IBC shall be maintainable. Therefore the homebuyers are advised to approach NCLT under IBC to recover their stuck money in a time-bound manner.
NCALT in the appeal filed in the matter of Kamineni’s reversed the order passed by NCLT and remanded the matter back to go through the liquidation process.