# ANSAL CROWN HEIGHTS FLAT BUYERS ASSOCIATION (REGD.) & ORS. vs. M/S ANSAL CROWN INFRABUILD PVT. LTD. & ORS.

> SC judgment dated 2026-01-12. Citation: TCN-2026-SC-00086. The Ansal Crown Heights Flat Buyers Association (Regd.) and other flat buyers (appellants) entered…

- **Court:** SC
- **Order date:** 12 Jan 2026
- **Citation:** TCN-2026-SC-00086
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/supreme-court-of-india/ansal-crown-heights-flat-buyers-association-regd-ors-vs-ms-ansal-crown-infrabuil-yaf56

## Summary

### Background

The Ansal Crown Heights Flat Buyers Association (Regd.) and other flat buyers (appellants) entered into agreements with M/s Ansal Crown Infrabuild Pvt. Ltd. (ACIPL) for flats, with possession promised between December 2013 and December 2015. ACIPL failed to deliver possession, leading the appellants to file consumer complaints before the NCDRC. The NCDRC initially directed proceedings only against ACIPL, not its directors/promoters (respondents 2-9). The complaints were allowed in February 2022, directing ACIPL to deliver possession with interest or refund the amounts. Due to ACIPL's non-compliance, appellants initiated execution proceedings. However, a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) was initiated against ACIPL, leading the NCDRC to adjourn execution

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## Facts

The appellant, an association of flat buyers, entered into Flat Buyer Agreements with ACIPL for units in Ansal Crown Heights.

ACIPL promised to hand over possession of apartments within 36 months from the date of agreement execution, which expired between December 2013 and December 2015.

Possession of the flats was not delivered by ACIPL.

The appellant instituted two consumer complaints: CC/2600/2018 (on behalf of 45 flat buyers) on January 10, 2018, and CC/86/2018 (on behalf of 20 flat buyers) on November 26, 2018.

The respondents in the complaints were ACIPL and its directors/promoters (respondents 2 to 9).

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## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether persons who were arrayed as respondents in the consumer complaints but against whom no …

**Ratio:** An executing court cannot go beyond the decree, and liability cannot be shifted or

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**Reasoning:** The NCDRC consciously admitted the original complaints only against ACIPL, declining to

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**Interpretation:** The Court interpreted the scope of execution proceedings, emphasizing that they

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**Application:** In this case, since the directors/promoters (respondents 2-9) were not parties

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## Parties

- **Judges:** DIPANKAR…; AUGUSTINE GEORGE…
- **Appellants:** ANSAL CROWN…; KAMAL GI…; +2 more
- **Respondents:** M/S ANSAL CROWN…; Directors/Promoter…

## Timeline

- **2013-12 — Start of Possession Due…**: Period when possession of flats was due…
- **2015-12 — End of Possession Due…**: Period when possession of flats was due…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 14 — Moratorium](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-14)

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