All Claims Including Subject Matter Of Ongoing Arbitration Proceedings Stand Extinguished After Approval Of Resolution Plan: NCLT Bengaluru

The NCLT Bengaluru bench of K. Biswal (Judicial Member) and Shri Manoj Kumar Dubey (Technical Member) has held that all claims including subject matter of ongoing arbitration proceedings will stand extinguished after the approval of the Resolution Plan under section 31 of the Code. Brief Facts In February 2019, Vikas Telecom Private Limited (Developer/VTPL) appointed Synergy Property Development Services Pvt. Ltd. (Synergy) [currently Colliers International (India) Property Services...

Resolution Professional Cannot Be Faulted To Revise Plans Multiple Times As Per Instructions Of CoC: NCLAT

The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member) and Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that adverse remarks cannot be passed by the Adjudicating Authority against the RP for performing his duties in accordance with the commercial wisdom of the CoC. In this case, the Resolution Plans were revised multiple times for which the Adjudicating Authority found the...

IBC Monthly Digest: November 2024

NOMINAL INDEX Noida Special Economic Zone Authority Vs. Manish Agarwal & Ors., CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5918-5919 OF 2022, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 858 STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ORS. Versus THE CONSORTIUM OF MR. MURARI LAL JALAN AND MR. FLORIAN FRITSCH AND ANR.| C.A. No. 5023-5024/2024 and Connected, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 866 Pratham Expofab Private Limited v. Mr. Anil Matta,...

Limitation Period For Both Corporate Debtor And Personal Guarantor Will Commence From Same Date: NCLT Hyderabad

The NCLT Hyderabad bench of Sri Rajeev Bhardwaj (Judicial Member) and Sri Sanjay Puri (Technical Member) has held that the Personal Guarantor should be treated on an equal legal footing with the Corporate Debtor, as it is clearly established by the law that the liability of Corporate Debtor and Personal Guarantor are co-extensive in nature. Therefore, the provisions of the Limitation...

Related Party Can't Be Allowed Backdoor Entry Into CoC On Account Of Its Operational Debt: NCLT Kolkata

The NCLT, Kolkata bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj has held that once a Financial Creditor had been classified as a “related party”, it could not be allowed to gain entry into Committee of Creditors (CoC) on account of its Operational Debt as it would amount to defeating the legislative intent of keeping related parties out and running of CoC by external creditors. Reliance...

Decision To Consolidate CIRP Can Be Taken By CoC And Not By Suspended Director Of Corporate Debtors: NCLT Hyderabad

The NCLT Hyderabad bench of Sri Rajeev Bhardwaj (Judicial Member) and Sri Sanjay Puri (Technical Member) has affirmed that the decision to consolidate, or not, rests with the CoCs, who are not only better equipped to make such determinations but also have a vested interest in the outcome, and whose commercial wisdom is paramount in insolvency matters and beyond...

IBC Weekly Round-Up [25th November To 1st December, 2024]

Nominal Index: Mr. Bhagawant Narayan Naik, Versus Ritesh R. Mahajan and Ors., Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins.) No. 394/2024 (IA Nos. 1072 & 1074/2024 & 1073/2024) Rakesh J Shah & Ors. Vs. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal & Ors., Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 1490 of 2024 Mapletree Leather Goods Private Limited v. Savan Godiawala, C/o Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India...

Pre-CIRP Dues Cannot Be Recovered After Admission Of Corporate Debtor Into Insolvency: NCLAT

The NCLAT Chennai bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Mr. Ajai Das Mehrotra (Technical Member) has held that pre-CIRP dues cannot be recovered once the corporate debtor is admitted into insolvency due to moratorium under section 14 of the code. Any amount due to the corporate debtor can be recovered by filing claims before the IRP/RP as the case may...

Application U/S 9 Of IBC Cannot Be Admitted For Invoices Covered By Prohibited Period U/S 10A Of Code: NCLAT

The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member), Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) and Arun Baroka (Technical Member) has affirmed that application under section 9 of the code cannot be admitted for the invoices covered by prohibited period under section 10A of the code. Brief Facts This Appeal has been filed against order passed by the...

No Proceedings Against Corporate Debtor Can Be Initiated Or Continued Over Claim Which Is Not Part Of Resolution Plan: NCLT Mumbai

The NCLT Mumbai bench of Anil Raj Chellan (Technical Member) and Kuldip Kumar Kareer (Judicial Member) has affirmed that once a resolution plan is duly approved by the Adjudicating Authority under subsection (1) of Section 31 of the Code, the claims as provided in the resolution plan shall stand frozen and will be binding on all stakeholders. Thereafter, no person will be entitled...

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Does Not Override Public Body's Statutory Authority To Regulate Its Properties: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member), Naresh Salecha (Technical Member) and Mr Indevar Pandey (Member) held a liquidator cannot not create sub-leases over public land without adhering to the statutory requirements. It was further held that Section 238 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 cannot override a...

If Interest On Principal Amount Crosses Threshold Limit, Application U/S 7 Of IBC Can Be Admitted: NCLAT

The NCLAT Delhi bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna (Judicial Member) and Mr. Ajai Das Mehrotra (Technical Member) has affirmed that if interest on the principle amount disbursed to the corporate debtor crosses the threshold limit as provided under section 4 of the IBC, application under section 7 of the code can be admitted as interest is considered to be a disbursal against time value of...