All Assets Reflected In Balance Sheet Of Corporate Debtor Form Part Of Liquidation Estate U/S 36 Of IBC: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna (Judicial Member) and Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) has held that all assets reflected in the balance sheet of the Corporate Debtor form part of the liquidation estate under Section 36 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) and cannot be distributed to creditors outside the framework prescribed under Sections 52 and 53 of the Code. If any asset of the Corporate Debtor has been...

Submission Of Default Record Not Compulsory For Initiating CIRP: NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, consisting of Shri Sameer Kakar (Member - Technical) and Shri Nilesh Sharma (Member - Judicial), passed an order and admitted the Corporate Debtor into the CIRP under section 9 of the IBC. The tribunal addressed the issue of mandatory submission of the record of default from an information utility under Regulation 20(1A) of the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017. The bench held that furnishing the record of the default is not...

Appeal U/S 61 Of IBC Is Maintainable Against Order Passed By NCLT Initiating Insolvency Process Against Personal Guarantors: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member), Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that An appeal under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) can be filed by personal guarantors against an order passed by the Adjudicating Authority under Section 100 of the Code, directing the initiation of the Personal Insolvency Resolution Process (PIRP), as the National...

Adjudicating Authority Cannot Suo Moto Amend Date Of Default In Insolvency Application Unless Amendment Application Is Filed: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member), Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that the Adjudicating Authority cannot suo moto amend the date of default mentioned in the insolvency application unless an amendment application is filed; otherwise, it would tantamount to exceeding its jurisdiction, which is not permissible in law. Brief Facts: A petition under section 9...

Liquidation Order U/S 33 Of IBC Cannot Be Set Aside When Third Party Has Taken Possession Of Property After Sale Conducted By Liquidator: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Mr. Jatindranath Swain (Technical Member) has held that the order passed under Section 33(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), directing the liquidation of the corporate debtor, cannot be set aside once the Successful Auction Purchaser has taken possession of the corporate debtor's property pursuant to the sale conducted by the liquidator. Brief Facts: ...

Committee Of Creditors Not Prohibited From Seeking Multiple Modifications Or Revisions Of Resolution Plans: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member), Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that the Committee of Creditors (CoC) is empowered to seek revisions or modifications in the Resolution Plans submitted by the Resolution Applicants multiple times, as Regulation 39(1A) of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) Regulations, 2016 (CIRP Regulations), restricts only the...

Decree Obtained By Operational Creditors From Civil Court Does Not Mean They Cease To Be Operational Creditors: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), cannot be rejected solely on the ground that the Operational Creditor, having obtained a decree for the debt, ceases to be an Operational Creditor. It further held that just because a decree has been obtained by the Operational Creditor does ...

IBC Weekly Round-Up [24th March - 30th March 2025]

Nominal Index: M/S JSW STEEL LIMITED VERSUS PRATISHTHA THAKUR HARITWAL & ORS., CONTEMPT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 629 OF 2023, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 361 Garden Silk Mills Limited v. Gayatri Industries, INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3540 OF 2021 in FIRST APPEAL NO. 748 OF 2003 United Futuristic Trade Impex Pvt Ltd. v. Varaha Infra Ltd., Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 480 of 2025 Alphabet Inc. & Ors. vs. Competition Commission of India & Anr., Competition Appeal...

Supreme Court Upholds Piramal's Resolution Plan For DHFL, Sets Aside NCLAT Order

The Supreme Court today (April 1) approved the Resolution Plan proposed by Piramal Capita and Housing Finance for the erstwhile Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd(DHFL).The Court held that funds recovered from the fraudulent transactions at Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) will go to Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd.The Court set aside the NCLAT order, which directed the creditors of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) to reconsider the resolution plan...

Petition Filed U/S 9 Of IBC Based On Arbitral Award Cannot Be Entertained After 3 Yrs From Date Of Award: NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai bench of Shri K. R. Saji Kumar (Judicial Member) and Shri Sanjiv Dutt (Technical Member) has held that an application filed under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), based on an Arbitral Award passed in favor of the Operational Creditor, cannot be admitted after three years from the date of the Award, as per Article 137 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (Limitation Act) read with Section 238A of the Code. Brief Facts: ...

Recall Application Filed By Shareholder Cannot Be Entertained When Director Who Pursued Earlier Proceedings Had Resigned: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Mr. Jatindranath Swain (Technical Member) has held that an application filed by a shareholder cannot be entertained when the Suspended Director, who pursued the proceedings leading to the order sought to be recalled, has resigned. A shareholder cannot substitute the Director due to their distinct legal status. Brief Facts: This appeal has been filed seeking recall ...

Third Parties Who Sold Land To Corporate Debtor Cannot Be Held Liable U/S 66 Of IBC: NCLT New Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj (Judicial Member) and Anil Raj Chellan (Technical Member) has held that third parties who sold land to the Corporate Debtor cannot be said to fall within the ambit of expression “any persons who were knowingly parties to the carrying on the business of the Corporate Debtor” as used in Section 66 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”). It observed that an application under the Section may...