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Proptree Promoters Pvt. Ltd vs Ducturus Resolution Professionals ...

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal19 May 2026

Ratio decidendi

The rule this decision rests on

The Adjudicating Authority rightly held that an operational creditor whose claim has already been admitted in the corporate insolvency resolution process, and whose resolution plan is pending before it, has no locus to maintain an application seeking relief of the kind sought in the interlocutory application, and the statutory character of the 70% amount maintained under the RERA framework does not alter that position at this stage.

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Judgment

As delivered

NATIONAL COMPANY LAW APPELLATE TRIBUNALPRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHIComp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 885 of 2026

IN THE MATTER OF: Proptree Promoters Pvt. Ltd. ...Appellant(s)

Versus Ducturus Resolution Professionals Pvt. Ltd. (IPE), Resolution Professional of Shree Vardhman Infraheights Pvt. Ltd. ...Respondent(s)

Present: For Appellant(s) : Mr. Kshitij Sharda and Mr. Shubhanker Sharda, Advocates.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Abhirup Das Gupta, Mr. Rahul Gupta, Mr. Rahul Dadhich and Ms. Vagisha Tiwari, Advocates. ORDER

(Hybrid Mode)

19.05.2026 This Appeal has been filed against the order dated

23.03.2026 passed by the Adjudicating Authority in I.A. No. 1206 of 2026

filed by the Appellant, who is an Operational Creditor. Various prayers have

been made by the Appellant which is quoted in Para-1 of the order. The

Adjudicating Authority had taken the view that claim of the Appellant has

already been admitted under the CIRP and resolution plan is pending for

adjudication, the Applicant has no locus to file the present application. In

Para-3 of the order of the Adjudicating Authority made following observation:

"The applicant admittedly is an Operational Creditor whose claim has already been admitted by the RP and the resolution plan is pending for adjudication before this Adjudicating Authority. In our view, the applicant has no locus to file the present application."

Ld. Counsel for the Appellant submitted that the 70% account which is

to be maintained as per the RERA Act, 2016 and the Regulation framed thereunder has statutory obligations for use of the amount. There is no

dispute to the preposition that the 70% amount has statutory obligations, the

Appellant, who is an Operational Creditor and whose claim has been admitted

under the CIRP and the Resolution Plan is pending before the Adjudicating

Authority, at this stage, we are of the view that the Adjudicating Authority has

rightly rejected the application filed by the Appellant. However, we observe

that Adjudicating Authority's order dated 23.03.2026 should be treated to

confine to the I.A. No. 1206 of 2026 and shall have no effect in any other

proceedings.

The Appeal is dismissed.

[Justice Ashok Bhushan] Chairperson

[Barun Mitra] Member (Technical) Abhishek/md

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