Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 5th To 11th February 2024

NCLAT NCLAT Delhi: Adjudicating Authority Should Grant Extension Of Time To Consider Resolution Plan Crucial To Fulfill Object Of IBC Case Title: Nimai Gautam Shah, Resolution Professional of Sintex Plastics Technology Ltd. vs. RBL Bank Ltd. Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.82 of 2024 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ('NCLAT') New Delhi, comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), and Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) held that the Adjudicating Authority ought to have granted an exclusion/extension of time when the Resolution Plan received in the process was required to be considered to fulfill the object of the IBC. Section 9 Petition Not Served Upon Corporate Debtor, NCLAT Delhi Sets Aside NCLT Order Initiating CIRP Case title: Satish Kumar Sethi v Varsha & Anr. Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 217 of 2024 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Shri Barun Mitra (Technical Member) and Shri Arun Baroka (Technical Member), has set aside an NCLT order whereby a petition under Section 9 of IBC was admitted and CIRP was initiated without serving a copy of petition to the Corporate Debtor. The Bench has directed that the petition under Section 9 of IBC be revived before the NCLT for fresh consideration and the Corporate Debtor has been granted time to file a Reply. NCLAT Delhi: Payment By Third Party For Corporate Debtor For Raw Material Or Working Capital Is “Financial Debt” Case Title: Mr. Rajeev Kumar Jain vs. Uno Minda Ltd. and Anr. Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 947 of 2022 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ('NCLAT') New Delhi, comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member), has held that the payment of raw material made by a third party at the instructions of Corporate Debtor or financial assistance towards working capital constitutes 'Financial Debt' under IBC. Department Of State Tax Submits Claim Post Approval Of Resolution Plan By CoC, NCLAT Delhi Upholds Rejection Of Claim Case title: Department of State Tax v Dar Media Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 73 of 2024 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Shri Barun Mitra (Technical Member) and Shri Arun Baroka (Technical Member), has held that a claim submitted post approval of resolution plan by the Committee of Creditors (“CoC”) is not liable to be admitted. Accordingly, the Bench has upheld the rejection of claim of Department of State Tax, which was submitted post approval of resolution plan by CoC. NCLT NCLT Ahmedabad: Amount Invested In A Joint Venture Project Of A Promoter And Investor Does Not Constitute Financial Debt Under IBC Case Title: Deccan Charters Pvt. Ltd. vs. GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Case No.: CP(IB)/100(AHM)2022 The National Company Law Tribunal ('NCLT') Ahmedabad, comprising Justice Mrs. Chitra Hankare (Judicial Member) and Mr. Velamur G Venkata Chalapathy (Technical Member), has held that the amount invested in a Joint Venture Project of a promoter and investor is not a Financial Debt under IBC. NCLT Chennai: Liquidation Is A Time-Bound Process And Liquidator Is Accountable To Explain Delay In Liquidation Process Case Title: State of Tamil Nadu vs. S. Rajendran, Liquidator of Daehsan Trading India Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. Case No.: IA/1318/IB/2020 in TCP/111/IB/2017 The National Company Law Tribunal ('NCLT') Chennai, comprising Justice Sanjiv Jain (Judicial Member) and Mr. Venkataraman Subramanian (Technical Member) held that Liquidation is a time-bound process and the Liquidator being made accountable is required to explain if there is any delay caused in the liquidation process. Appeal Under Section 42 Of IBC Would Only Lie Against An 'Adjudicating' Order Of The Liquidator: NCLT Mumbai Case Title: Sai Projects & Engineers Private Limited v Kalpyog Chemicals Private Limited Case No.: C.P.(IB)/1619(MB)/C-III/2019 The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Smt. Lakshmi Gurung (Judicial Member) and Shri Charanjeet Singh Gulati (Technical Member), has held that an appeal under Section 42 of IBC would only lie against an 'adjudicating' order passed by the Liquidator. The Bench has rejected an appeal filed under Section 42 of IBC, whereby Employees Provident Fund Organization challenged a letter sent by the Liquidator at a time when he stood discharged from his duties due to dissolution of the Corporate Debtor. NCLT Mumbai: Society Not Entitled To Recover Past Arrears Of Applicant's Purchase In The Auction From Liquidator Of Corporate Debtor Case Title: Mr. Hitendra Vishanji Nagda and...

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