IBC Weekly Round Up [6th January-12th January 2025]
Mohd Malik Chauhan
14 Jan 2025 12:15 PM IST
NOMINAL INDEX: Harpal Singh Chawla v. Vivek Khanna & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 14708/2024 Drish Shoes Workers Union Versus Drish Shoes Ltd., Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.2281 of 2024 & I.A. No.8501 of 2024 Nabard Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd Versus Dharmendra Kumar, (Official Liquidator for IAP Company Pvt. Ltd.), Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.2196...
NOMINAL INDEX:
Harpal Singh Chawla v. Vivek Khanna & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 14708/2024
Drish Shoes Workers Union Versus Drish Shoes Ltd., Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.2281 of 2024 & I.A. No.8501 of 2024
Nabard Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd Versus Dharmendra Kumar, (Official Liquidator for IAP Company Pvt. Ltd.), Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.2196 of 2024
Indospirit Distribution Limited Vs Kristal Spirits India Pvt Ltd, COMPANY APPEAL (AT)(Ins) No.503 of 2024
Sumati Suresh Hegde & Ors. Versus Anand Sonbhadra, Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 884 of 2024
SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED Versus VARUTHA DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED, I.A. (IB) No. 2409/KB/2024 And I.A. (IB) (Plan) No. 21/KB/2024 In Company Petition (IB) No. 26/KB/2023
Rahat Hussain Versus Divyesh Desai & Ors., Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 2373 of 2024 & I.A. No. 8905 of 2024
M/s Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Versus M/s. Shyam Baba Developers & Builders Pvt. Ltd. and Anr., Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 346 of 2023
State Bank of India Versus Gourishankar Poddar and Anr., Company Appeal (AT) (Ins.) No. 689 of 2024
R.A.J. KRISHNA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Versus NEWERA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED, Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 83 of 2024
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Builder's Plea To Confine Insolvency Process To Single Real Estate Project
Case Title – Harpal Singh Chawla v. Vivek Khanna & Ors.
Case no. – Civil Appeal No. 14708/2024
The Supreme Court recently dismissed an appeal seeking to confine Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of Spaze Towers Pvt. Ltd. (Corporate Debtor) to a single real estate project of the company located in Gurugram.
A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih dismissed an appeal against the decision of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi rejecting an application to confine the CIRP of the corporate debtor to a single project.
NCLAT
Workers' Claims For Layoff Period Dues Under Industrial Disputes Act Cannot Be Decided By Adjudicating Authority: NCLAT
Case Title: Drish Shoes Workers Union Versus Drish Shoes Ltd.
Case Number:Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.2281 of 2024 & I.A. No.8501 of 2024
The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member), Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) and Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) has held that non-computation of salary after lay off by the Resolution Professional cannot be faulted with since the Resolution Professional has no adjudicatory jurisdiction and the Adjudicating Authority has rightly observed that whether the Workers are entitled to claim their dues for the layoff period under provisions of Industrial Dispute Act is not in the domain of the Adjudicating Authority.
Adjudicating Authority While Dismissing Appeal For Non-Prosecution Cannot Add Direction To Dismiss It On Merits As Well: NCLAT
Case Title: Nabard Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd Versus Dharmendra Kumar, (Official Liquidator for IAP Company Pvt. Ltd.)
Case Number: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.2196 of 2024
The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member), Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) and Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) has held that when the appeal is dismissed on the ground of non-prosecution, it cannot be said to be dismissed on merits as well. In this case, the NCLT while dismissing the appeal for non-prosecution added a direction that the appeal is dismissed on merits as well.
Period From 15.03.2020 To 28.02.2022 Shall Stand Excluded As Per SC Judgment In 'Re:Cognizance For Extension Of Limitation': NCLAT
Case Title: Indospirit Distribution Limited Vs Kristal Spirits India Pvt Ltd
Case Number: COMPANY APPEAL (AT)(Ins) No.503 of 2024
The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna (Judicial Member) and Mr. Ajai Das Mehrotra (Technical Member) has held that period from 15.03.2020 to 28.02.2022 shall stand excluded in light of the Supreme Court judgment in In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation for the purpose of calculating the limitation period while filing an application under section 9 of the code.
Eviction Of Tenant From Corporate Debtor's Property Can Be Sought Under Tenancy Law, Not U/S 60(5) Of IBC: NCLAT
Case Title: Sumati Suresh Hegde & Ors. Versus Anand Sonbhadra
Case Number: Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 884 of 2024
The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member) and Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member) has held that eviction of tenant from the property of corporate debtor can only be sought under the Act in which tenancy was created and such power of eviction cannot be exercised by the Adjudicating Authority under Section 60(5) of the Code.
No Title To Immovable Property Can Be Transferred On Basis Of Unregistered Instrument: NCLAT
Case Title: Rahat Hussain Versus Divyesh Desai & Ors.
Case Number: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 2373 of 2024 & I.A. No. 8905 of 2024
The NCLAT New Delhi Bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member) and Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) has held that the fact that the property is shown in the records in the name of the Corporate Debtor, Liquidator has every right to take possession of the shop on which the Appellant could not prove any title. The Appellant on the basis of the unregistered agreement to sell, cannot claim to have acquired any title.
Successful Auction Purchaser Cannot Be Compelled To Pay Pre-CIRP Electricity Dues Before Restoring Electricity Connection: NCLAT
Case Title: M/s Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Versus M/s. Shyam Baba Developers & Builders Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.
Case Number: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 346 of 2023
The NCLAT New Delhi Bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that Successful Auction Purchaser cannot be insisted to pay Pre-CIRP electricity dues which dues were payable by the Corporate Debtor, before restoring electricity connections. Dues if any would have to be paid as per waterfall mechanism under section 53 of the code.
Unilateral Revocation Of Guarantee Does Not Discharge Guarantor From His Obligations When Such Revocation Was Not Accepted By Creditor: NCLAT
Case Title: State Bank of India Versus Gourishankar Poddar and Anr.
Case Number: Company Appeal (AT) (Ins.) No. 689 of 2024
The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Judicial Member), Mr. Naresh Salecha (Technical Member ) and Mr. Indevar Pandey (Technical Member) has held that unilateral revocation of guarantee by the Respondent No.1 does not absolve him from his obligations under the guarantee agreement when the Financial Creditor has not agreed to such revocation. The terms of contract agreement also clearly show that the contract was irrevocable.
Initiation Of Arbitration Proceedings Before Issuance Of Demand Notice Is Sufficient To Reject Application U/S 9 Of IBC: NCLAT
Case Title: R.A.J. KRISHNA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED Versus NEWERA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Case Number: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 83 of 2024
The NCLAT New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that initiation of arbitration proceedings before the issuance of demand notice under section 8 of the code evidences a pre-existing dispute which can be a ground to reject application under section 9 of the code.
NCLT
Unsuccessful Resolution Applicant Has No Locus To Challenge Approval Of Resolution Plan By CoC: NCLT Kolkata
Case Title: SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LIMITED Versus VARUTHA DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED
Case Number: I.A. (IB) No. 2409/KB/2024 And I.A. (IB) (Plan) No. 21/KB/2024 In Company Petition (IB) No. 26/KB/2023