HRERA: Buyers of abandoned project have superior right to satisfy claims

Aggrieved homebuyers from the Piyush colonizer esteemed developer in the past started a housing project in the City of Faridabad, approached the HRERA bench stating their grievance.

Claims to be filed by homebuyers in case the company of builder goes under Insolvency

Homebuyers to file the claim under IBC rather than adopting a way which is not legally realistic wherein the insolvency orders are passed against the builder’s company.

Status of Homebuyers under IBC and its Mechanism

Homebuyers who have been assured of committed returns from the developer could trigger IBC as a financial creditor under section 7 whereas all the homebuyers have been granted the right to represent themselves as a participant of the committee of creditors.

Initiation of Disciplinary Proceedings against the Insolvency Professional

Any aggrieved person can take a legal action against the Insolvency Professional who contravenes any of the provisions of the Code or violates or deviates from the professional duty entrusted upon him/her.

Difference between Insolvency and Bankruptcy

Insolvency is just the state where the financial inability is reached whereas the bankruptcy is the realization and announcement of that the state of being insolvent.

Insolvency Application viz-a-viz Ongoing Arbitration Proceedings

An application under section 7 filed by the Operational Creditor is barred due to pending Arbitration Proceedings as the on-going arbitration proceedings signifies the pre-existence of dispute

Insolvency proceedings by Allottee/Homebuyer

The insolvency and bankruptcy code, 2016 has seen many ups and downs since the enactment but out of all the most long and debatable topic or issue concerning law was pertaining to the rights of Home buyers/Allottee under the code.

Persons upon whom the Insolvency code is applied

The code is not applicable to corporates in finance sector. Thus no petition shall be entertained by NCLT filed against Banks, Financial Institutions, Insurance Company, Asset Reconstruction Company, Asset Reconstruction Company, Mutual Funds, Collective Investment Schemes or Pension Funds.

When can Insolvency proceedings commence?

When the corporate debtor starts making default in the payment of the amount to its creditors and it goes on for some time, subsequently that corporate debtor/company is deemed as insolvent.

Nirav Modi and ICICI cases to get special attention from Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Nirav Modi scam and the ICICI Bank controversy were amongst the top notch cases that the NCLT is dealing with and Government is taking keen interest in resolving these issues.

Operational Creditors still unable to gain from Insolvency Resolution

According to the terms of loan resolution in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the first preference on recovery is to secured financial creditors, followed by unsecured financial creditors, and then operational creditors.