In relief to homebuyers, govt likely to tweak bankruptcy code – Hindustan Times

The central government is likely to step in to protect the interest of homebuyers whose investments face uncertainty when bankruptcy proceedings are filed against builders. The government is considering two options. First, amend the bankruptcy law so that homebuyers do not lose out to banks and financial institutions when a defaulting builders properties are liquidated…

Now Jaypee Wish Town home buyers move SC, demand builder to deposit construction, compensation money – Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Around 2,300 home buyers of Jaypee Infratechs Wish Town project in Noida moved the Supreme Court on Friday, requesting it to ensure the builder deposited the money needed to complete the project with the court or in an escrow account before lifting a stay on insolvency proceedings at the company. They also want…

Tamil Nadu police starts probe into chit cheating case – Deccan Chronicle

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Tamil Nadu police initiated a preliminary inquiry against Nirmal Krishna Nidhi Limited at Palukal on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border area of Kanayakumari district after protests by investors turned violent on Friday. Hundreds of investors, both from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, have been gathering in front of the firm since Thursday. By Friday, the number…

Special counsel appointed in St. Joseph Health Services pension fund case – The Providence Journal

Patrick Anderson Journal Staff Writer patrickanderso_ PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A judge Friday assigned Max Wistow, the lawyer who sued architects of Rhode Island’s 38 Studios deal, to investigate the insolvency of a pension plan for Our Lady of Fatima employees. The St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island pension was placed in receivership last…

Insolvency cases may hit home financiers – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Home finance companies are jittery about the National Company Law Tribunal’s decision to initiate insolvency proceedings against real estate companies like Jaypee Infrastructure and Amrapali’s Silicon City because the insolvency and bankruptcy code (IBC) does not treat home loan financiers as secured lenders. With the implementation of the IBC in regard to a…

Amend insolvency code to protect home buyers: Consumer groups petition PM Modi – Hindustan Times

Consumers groups have petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for protecting the interest of home buyers after insolvency proceedings were initiated against Jaypee Infratech cast an uncertainty over the fate of some 30,000 people, who have invested in flats belonging to the realty major. Fight for RERA, an umbrella group of some 100 homebuyers association and…