they said the proceedings under the 2016 code debarred any investor secured or unsecured from moving any forum other than nclt for recovery of their monies from the realtor in addition the bench directed unitech to pay litigation cost of rs 80000 to each of the 39 homebuyers an emotional crowd of homebuyers watched the proceedings from the visitors gallery which is barricaded and separated from the action area of the court room the buyers 107 in number are spread across various towns in many states uttar pradesh delhi maharashtra bihar andhra pradesh west bengal jharkhand haryana and rajasthan the sc has taken an unprecedented humanitarian approach to ensure that homebuyers were not left high and dry when big banks fight for recovery of loans advanced to the realtors who later defaulted on monday the cjiheaded bench had said depending on the irp report it might ask the holding company to deposit rs 10000 crore to 15000 crore to ensure that no homebuyer was left in distress a middleaged woman took permission from the security guards entered the courtroom and stood before the cji expressing loudly the gratitude of the homebuyers for helping them get back their hardearned money relief for unitech buyers a bench of chief justice dipak misra and justices amitava roy and a m khnwilkar on wednesday ordered unitech to refund the principal amount invested by 39 homebuyers with 14 interest new delhi encouraged by the supreme courts humanitarian approach in assuring protection of the interests of homebuyers who questioned insolvency proceedings against jaypee infratech over 100 flat buyers in amrapali silicon city project took a similar step on wednesday amrapali silicon city and amrapali centurion park were found in serious breach of their obligations to deliver possession of flats within 36 months that is by 2013 and in some cases by 2016 they alleged and sought stay of nclt proceedings to safeguard their right to seek recovery of investment with interest from consumer forums these flat buyers through advocates m l lahoty and himanshu shekhar questioned the september 4 decision of the national company law tribunal nclt admitting a petition by bank of baroda under insolvency and bankruptcy code 2016 against amrapali silicon city pvt ltd and appointing an interim resolution professional irp the sc while staying nclt allahabad proceedings against jaypee infratech had directed its holding company jaiprakash associates to deposit rs 2000 crore in apex court for helping homebuyers get back their money they said flat buyers had already moved the national consumer disputes redressal commission seeking refund with 18 interest after being frustrated by the long delay in handing over of flats in amrapali centurion park low rise amrapali centurion park terrace homes and amrapali centurion park tropical garden which were to comprise 5000 flats in 40 towers in tech zone iv greater noida