Delhi-NCR real estate: NBCC on February 21 had said it got approval from Noida Authority to develop five Amrapali projects worth Rs 10,000 crore.
There are pending issues over buyers’ unpaid dues and the utilisation of unused floor area ratio
Homebuyers hope the uncertainty over the land dues will end now and the authorities will find a way to ensure that the process of registry starts at the earliest without any further delay and no undue burden is passed on to them
The Amrapali matter was listed before the bench on December 2 for fixing the next date of hearing. The case will now be taken up on December 8.
The next date of the Amrapali case is on September 3.
On the issue of sale of floor area ratio in compliance of an earlier order dated July 22, 2022, the court receiver on August 8 submitted an action plan for all seven projects of the erstwhile Amrapali Group
Dhoni had moved to the Delhi High Court which, on October 16, 2019, had appointed its former judge Veena Birbal as sole arbitrator to arbitrate the commercial dispute between the cricketer and the embattled real estate firm.
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A bench of Justices UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi took note of the 'serious objections' raised by homebuyers’ counsels to the creation of such reserve cum sinking fund and that the creation of a reserve fund or sinking fund would put an additional burden on the buyers.
This was needed as without there being clarity over unclaimed inventory, the flats could not be sold to raise funds for completion of unfinished units. This will also help the court receiver in implementing swapping of units.
Cricketer MS Dhoni, who was the brand ambassador of the erstwhile Amrapali group, moves the top court seeking direction in the ongoing arbitral proceedings.
The court directed banks that no penalties be charged from homebuyers for default of EMI payment
In compliance with the order dated March 28, 2022, the banks had disbursed a sum of Rs. 150 crore on March 31, 2022, though the actual requirement/request by NBCC was for Rs. 540 crore
On March 29, an agreement has been signed between Amrapali Stalled Projects and Investment Reconstruction Establishment and the consortium of seven public sector banks for the disbursal of a Rs 1,500-crore loan for stalled projects.
The NBCC has been tasked by the Supreme Court to complete the stalled projects of Amrapali Group. NBCC has undertaken the completion of over 650 units in Noida and more than 4,500 units in 23 projects in Greater Noida.
The top court also retained a direction in its earlier order dated August 13, 2021, on the plea of the Reserve Bank of India regarding a blanket ban on declaration of non-performing asset (NPA) accounts.
At the hearing on March 21, the Reserve Bank of India questioned the funding by the consortium of banks for the incomplete Amrapali projects.
NBCC told the top court that it will conduct structural audit of under-construction projects of Amrapali through two agencies VNIT Nagpur and NIT Jalandhar as a “matter of prudence and precaution”.
On February 21, the Supreme Court was informed by the court-appointed receiver that several rounds of discussions with banks had taken place, the documentation work is completed and funds worth Rs 1,500 crore have been arranged.
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The court also directed banks to finalise bank funding for Amrapali projects within two weeks and asked banks to file their compliance report.
The hearing remained inconclusive and will now be taken up on October 1
“The first unused FAR has been successfully auctioned for Rs 43 crore,” sources said, adding the payment would be made in the next six months.
The court asked the forensic auditor to ascertain how much amount was diverted by the Amrapali Group to Prem Mishra and how much of it was spent in acquiring project assets.
Court receiver R Venkataramani informs the bench that six banks have formed a consortium to fund the stalled projects of Amrapali Group and are likely to start funding the stalled projects within a month