NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court moved on Monday to protect buyers of homes sold by builder Jaypee Infratech, which is being pursued in a bankruptcy court over unpaid loans, telling its parent Jaiprakash Associates to deposit 20 billion rupees ($313 million) with it by Oct. 27.
Many buyers of apartments in a mega township project being built by Jaypee Infratech
The buyers had asked the Supreme Court for protection as Jaypee Infratech is one of 12 companies being pursued by its lenders under the direction of India's central bank.
Two lawyers involved in the case said the Supreme Court had ruled the deposit was intended to ensure Jaiprakash
The top court further asked a court-appointed professional overseeing Jaypee Infratech to take into account the interest of home buyers, the lawyers told Reuters.
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($1 = 63.8875 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Suchitra Mohanty; writing by Devidutta Tripathy; editing by Alexander Smith)
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