Story Behind Jaypee’s Failure

Shri. Jaiprakash Gaur, the founder of Jaypee Group, had a single-minded focus after graduating from IIT Roorkee with a diploma in civil engineering. He decided to contribute to nation-building by branching off as a civil contractor in 1958 and founded Jaypee Group. The Group’s business interests include engineering and construction, cement, power, real estate, expressways, fertilizer, hospitality, healthcare, sports, and information technology. This article covers the story behind Jaypee’s failure. How did Jaypee start, what all the good things it did, what exactly went wrong, and what is the future now? One thing is for sure, if everything would have gone well, Jaypee would have completely changed the situation in Noida. It could have become the DLF of Noida. But could not. More than 20000 buyers are still struggling to get the homes of their dreams. Let us look at the story behind the making of Jaypee.

Work done by Jaypee:

Jaypee Infratech was founded in 2007 and it is the part of the Jaypee Group. So, let’s look at some of the successful works done by Jaypee Infratech.

1. Yamuna Expressway project:

The Group entered into the construction of expressways with a 165 km access controlled 6 lane super expressway along the Yamuna River connecting Greater Noida and Agra. You would know how well-developed the Yamuna expressway is if you have been to it. It has become a big boon for Noida. Jaypee has also built the Zirakpur-Parwanoo Himalayan Expressway. 

2. Jaypee’s Hotels and Resorts:

In New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, the hospitality division of the Group owns and manages five hotels. 

3. Jaypee’s Hospital:

The Jaypee Hospital is well-developed and offers excellent health facilities. The hospital is now commissioning 525 beds in the first phase of its intended 1200-bedded tertiary care multi-specialty complex.

4. Jaypee’s F1 Sports:

The Group hosted the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix of India on October 30, 2011. The track is anticipated to hold more top-tier international racing competitions in addition to F1. Though this was unsuccessful as F1 races did not succeed in India. 

5. Jaypee’s Real Estate:

The first real estate project of the group, Jaypee Greens Greater Noida, covers 452 acres. This distinguished municipality includes an 18-hole Greg Norman golf course, upscale homes, shopping centers, etc. 

India’s First Wish Town, a premier township featuring an 18 + 9 Hole golf course, world-class residences, commercial developments, numerous entertainment amenities, and acres of greenery, was Jaypee Greens’ second project when it was unveiled in Noida in November 2007. The group then started construction on Jaypee Greens Sports City and Jaypee Greens Wish Town Agra, two townships along the Yamuna Expressway and Jewar International Airport, which is scheduled to open soon, and is a 20-minute drive from the city center. 

But destiny was against Jaypee’s prosperity, and Jaypee’s fantasy township became a failure. So let’s talk about this township’s swindling and how many house buyers lost their dream homes.

Jaypee’s Failure in Real Estate:

Who doesn’t want to be the owner of their own home? All of us do. Not just any house, either. A perfect home must be spacious, well-connected to the rest of the city, have a room with a view, and have the best amenities. However, it has been more than 12 years since thousands of Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL) home buyers in Noida were victims of the mother of all real estate failures in India. The long-drawn legal battles are ongoing, leaving more than 20,000 Jaypee home seekers running from pillar to post and many giving up.

Jaypee got the land of the wish town in return for building the Noida expressway for Rs 400 crores. The company launched 32000 flats, still, 70% of apartments are in the under-construction stage. This project did not show any signs of readiness for the completion date. Around 90% of buyers made their payment, but it was still claimed that progress has been made on this project, although there was nothing to show for it.

A total of 18,767 people paid a total of Rs.8,676 crores to the company. 1410 people received possession worth 528 crores with no registrations. 413 people canceled their booking and their refund of Rs 64 crores is still pending.

Reasons for the failure:

 The reason behind the Real estate failure of Jaypee are:

  1. Jaypee group took the money that buyers had paid for homes and invested it in other projects.
  2. The company invested the money in other businesses.
  3. The government changed at that time.

 Future of Jaypee’s Failure:

After a super-lengthy resolution process, Mumbai-based Suraksha realty group got the approval of financial creditors and home buyers to take over the company in June 2021. Furthermore, in its offer, Suraksha promised to deliver all Jaiprakash Associates’ pending housing units within 42 months. It has offered to pay Rs 125 crore upfront and infuse Rs 3,000 crore within 90 days for completing the stalled projects. It will also put Rs 300 crore receivable from Jaiprakash Associates for completing the pending housing unit. Since Jaypee was an extraordinary case, the finalization of the bids is pending before NCLT for more than 17 months for approval. After the approval, the 20,000 home buyers who have been waiting for their units in various housing projects of Jaypee can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Revised bids submitted by Suraksha group for Jaypee Infratech

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The state-owned NBCC and the Suraksha group are seeking to acquire Jaypee Infratech. They have submitted revised proposals and improved their proposals to financial lenders as part of the insolvency resolution process. According to sources, NBCC and the Suraksha group presented their revised proposal on Monday. Suraksha group has now offered a credit of Rs 3,000 crore as working capital for the construction of the project compared to the previous offer of Rs 2,000 crore.

It has also given undertaking or promised to cover any shortcomings from dissenting creditors.

NBCC offers up to 1,903 acres of land, and Suraksha Group has offered over 2,600 acres to lenders. The Suraksha Group has allocated 1,486 acres to dissident lenders out of the total land area proposed in the proposal.

NBCC has offered an additional 377 acres of land in the event that dissenting financial lenders are dissatisfied with their original 1,525-acre offerings bringing their total offer to around 1,903 acres.

Fourth round bidding 

The Suraksha group has offered to keep the Yamuna Expressway project, NBCC has offered to transfer more than 80 percent of its stake in the project to lenders.

This is the fourth round of the Jaypee Infratech bidding process, which began insolvency proceedings in August 2017. The lawsuit was initiated following a plea bargain by a consortium led by IDBI. In March this year, the Supreme Court referred the CoC (Committee of Creditors) to approve Jaypee Infratech’s resolution plan. Which states that no new expressions of interest are expected to acquire the company and only NBCC and Suraksha Realty could submit revised proposals.

The Supreme Court also decided to extend the conciliation process by 45 days, which has now expired. In March 2020, NBCC received approval from the NCLT to acquire Jaypee Infratech.

Jaypee Insolvency 

Jaypee Infratech went into insolvency proceedings or filed for bankruptcy in August 2017. Anuj Jain has been appointed a temporary Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) to handle the bankruptcy proceedings as well as manage the company’s affairs.

In the first round of insolvency proceedings, lenders rejected an offer of Rs 7350 crore from Lakshadweep, a member of the Suraksha group. CoC rejected bids from Suraksha Realty and NBCC in the second round, held in May-June 2019.

The case then referred to the National Company Law Court of Appeals (NCLAT) and then to the Supreme Court. On November 6, 2019, the Supreme Court decided to end Jaypee Infratech’s bankruptcy proceedings within 90 days. And ordered that the revised liquidation plan should only be invited to NBCC and Suraksha Realty.

In December 2019, the CoC, consisting of 13 banks and about 21,000 home buyers, approved NBCC’s resolution plan and received 97.36% of the votes in the third round of the bidding process.

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