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IBC | Homebuyers Can't Be Denied Flat Possession If Their Claims Were Verified & Admitted By Resolution Professional : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Sep.9) observed that once a claim is verified and admitted by the Resolution Professional (RP), it cannot be treated as “belated” to deny substantive relief under a resolution plan. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma ruled in favour of the homebuyers, holding that their verified and admitted claims could not be downgraded to 'unverified' merely because of delayed filing, especially when such treatment had wrongly denied them flat possession...
Any Defect In Title Of Security Does Not Vitiate Duly Executed Personal Guarantee: NCLT Mumbai
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, Court VI, comprising Justice Nimesh Sharma (Member-Judicial) and Sameer Kakar (Member-Technical), has held that any defect in the title of the security does not vitiate the personal guarantee, duly executed, specifically when the person admits the execution. The application under rule 11 of the NCLT Rules, 2016, was filed by the personal guarantor, Rinki Prakash Kumar, praying for dismissal of the section 95 petition filed by the...
Approval Of OTS Proposal By One Member Of Consortium Subject To Approval Of Other Lenders Can't Bar Petition U/S 7 Of IBC: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, Justice Mohd Faiz Alam Khan and Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member) has held that an One Time Settlement (OTS) proposal submitted by the corporate debtor, and approved by one consortium member subject to approval by all members, cannot bar the filing of an application under Section 7 of the IBC merely because the OTS is pending consideration before other lenders. The present appeal has...
Interest Accrued During & After S.10A Period Can Be Combined With Principal Amount To Meet ₹1 Crore Threshold U/S 4 IBC: NCLT Kolkata
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata Bench, comprising Justice Bidisha Banerjee (Member-Judicial) and Siddharth Mishra (Member-Technical), has held that if the default is committed prior to or during the section 10A period and liability to pay interest is accrued during the section 10A period and continued thereafter, such interest could be counted to meet the threshold of Rs. 1 Cr. The operational creditor supplied kraft paper to the corporate debtor on the basis of...
Claims Of EPFO Based On Inspection Conducted During CIRP Are Unenforceable: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that the claims of the EPFO based on inspection conducted subsequent to initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) are unenforceable and cannot be admitted. The present three appeals have been filed against orders passed by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) by which it dismissed applications filed by both the Resolution...
Shareholders & Guarantors Have No Locus To Intervene In CIRP Based On Private Unregistered MoU: NCLT Kochi
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kochi Bench, comprising Justice Vinay Goel (Member-Judicial) and Madhu Sinha (Member-Technical), has held that any private agreement between the corporate debtors, borrowers, and guarantors is not binding on the financial institutions unless the institutions are parties to the agreement and have explicitly consented to it. The Corporate Insolvency Process (CIRP) of the corporate debtor was going on, and during the resolution plan certain...
Unconditional Consent By Sole Financial Creditor Satisfies Requirements Of S.12A IBC & Regulation 30A Of CIRP Regulations: NCLT New Delhi
The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi, Court-IV, comprising Justice Jyotsna Sharma (Member-Judicial) and Anu Jagmohan Singh (Member-Technical), has held that if there is a stay on the meetings of CoC, then the unconditional consent of the sole financial creditor is sufficient for the withdrawal of the CIRP. The resolution professional filed an application u/s 12A of the IBC read with regulation 30A of the CIRP Regulation, seeking withdrawal of the CIRP of the corporate debtor....
Lease Dues Incurred During CIRP Prior To Vesting Date Are Payable To Financial Creditor, Do Not Belong To Successful Resolution Applicant: NCLT Hyderabad
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Hyderabad Bench, comprising Justice Rajeev Bhardwaj (Member-Judicial) and Sanjay Puri (Member-Technical), has held that the lease dues incurred during the corporate insolvency resolution period prior to the vesting date are payable to the financial creditor and don't belong to the Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA). Background of the Case The State Bank of India advanced a loan of Rs. 33.5 Cr. to the corporate debtor. As security for the...
Personal Guarantors Cannot Seek Disclosure Of Resolution Plan Details U/S 60(5) IBC Or Rule 11 Of NCLT Rules: NCLT Mumbai
The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, comprising Justice Sushil Mahadeorao Kochkey (Member-Judicial) and Prabhat Kumar (Member-Technical), has held that personal guarantors cannot seek disclosure of resolution plan details u/s 60(5) or Rule 11 of the NCLT Rules. The CIRP of the corporate debtor, Prabhat Technologies (India) Ltd., was initiated in furtherance of the section 7 IBC application. After the approval of the resolution plan by the CoC, it was pending before the...
Settlement Agreement Between Parties Merely Acknowledging & Structuring Repayment Doesn't Change Nature Of Debt: NCLT Mumbai
The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, Court-III, comprising Justice Lakshmi Gurung (Member-Judicial) and Hariharan Neelakanta Iyer (Member-Technical), has held that a settlement agreement entered between the parties merely for the purpose of acknowledging the debt and structuring the repayment schedule doesn't necessarily change the nature of the debt when it is concreted with sufficient evidence. The petition under section 9 of the IBC was filed by M.K. Metals (operational ...
Specific Pleadings U/S 9 Of IBC Regarding Part Payments, Supported By Written Acknowledgment Resets Limitation Period: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that when there are specific pleadings under Section 9 of the IBC regarding part payments made by the Corporate Debtor, further supported by a written acknowledgment in the reply to the demand notice, the limitation period for filing the application is reset in terms of Section 19 of the Limitation Act. The present appeal has been filed under...
Unconditional Consent By Sole Financial Creditor Satisfies Requirements U/S 12A Of IBC: NCLT New Delhi
The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi, Court-IV, comprising Justice Jyotsna Sharma (Member-Judicial) and Anu Jagmohan Singh (Member-Technical), has held that if there is a stay on the meetings of CoC, then the unconditional consent of the sole financial creditor is sufficient for the withdrawal of the CIRP. The resolution professional filed an application u/s 12A of the IBC read with regulation 30A of the CIRP Regulation, seeking withdrawal of the CIRP of the corporate debtor....