NCLT directs initiation of insolvency proceedings against Raheja Develipoers

The National Company Law Tribunal has directed to initiate insolvency proceedings against realty firm Raheja Developers on a petition filed by flat allottees of its Gurgaon-based Shilas project. The NCLT said Raheja Developers has a "debt due and default" against the flat allottees, who had made their payments and delivery of the units was not on time and referred it for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP). The Application bearing... filed by the Applicants under Section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, for initiating CIRP against Raheja Developers Ltd is, hereby, admitted," the NCLT said. A two-member NCLT bench, comprising its President Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and AK Srivastava, has also appointed Manindra K Tiwari aslo appointed Manindra K Tiwari as the Interim Resolution Professional for Raheja Developers. Further, possession was to be given in the year 2012-2014 with a grace period of 6 months. However, it was extended further. This debt has been acknowledged via various emails, and the default is continuing, it said. The matter relates to the Raheja Shilas project located at Sector 109, Gurugram, Haryana. Over 40 flat buyers have claimed a default of Rs 112.90 crore against the realty firm. The petitioners had submitted that they have paid over 95 per cent of the total sale price and 100 per cent of all the demand made to date as per the demand letter issued by Raheja Developers in the majority of cases. Advocate Aditya Parolia represented the association of Revanta, Vanya and Aranya projects of Raheja Developers in the matter. Earlier also, insolvency proceedings were initiated against Raheja Developers in 2019 over a delay in its Raheja Sampada project. However, in January 2020, it was set aside as the delay in the project was on account of the absence of clearance by the competent authorities, which was beyond its control.
 

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