Dismissal of plea filed u/s 66 for lack of evidence of fraudulent business by Corporate Debtor
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Case Details: Regen Powertech (P.) Ltd. v. Wind Construction (P.) Ltd. - [2022] 145 taxmann.com 383 (NCLAT-Chennai)
Judiciary and Counsel Details
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- M. Venugopal, Judicial Member & Naresh Salecha, Technical Member
- S.R. Raghunathan & B. Thilak Narayanan, Advs. for the Appellant.
Facts of the Case
In the instant case, the CIRP was initiated against the corporate debtor and the appellant was appointed as Resolution Professional (RP). Thereafter, the appellant filed an application u/s 66 of the IBC before the Adjudicating Authority (NCLT) on the ground that the director of the corporate debtor remitted a sum of Rs. 70.82 crores from the bank account of the corporate debtor into the bank account of the respondent – R1.
This was a fraudulent transaction carried out to defraud creditors of the corporate debtor. The appellant submitted that the respondents were liable to contribute a sum of Rs. 75.63 crores together with 18% interest to the assets of the corporate debtor.
However, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) vide impugned order dismissed the said application on the ground that the appellant failed to prove the dishonest intention of respondents to defraud creditors. Further, no documentary proof had been filed in support of the same.
Thereafter, an appeal was made to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
The appellant contended that the Adjudicating Authority had committed an error in not appreciating the conduct of the respondents in diverting the receivables of the corporate debtor which were specifically charged to the creditors of the corporate debtor.
NCLAT Held
The NCLAT held that since there were no convincing tangible/documentary materials to fortify the plea of the appellant that the business of the corporate debtor was carried out by the respondents with a dishonest intention and to defraud creditors, the order passed by NCLT was free from any legal infirmity.
Consequently, the appeal was to be dismissed.
List of Cases Reviewed
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- Regen Powertech (P.) Ltd. v. Wind Construction Ltd. [2022] 145 taxmann.com 382 (NCLT – Chennai) (para 38) affirmed [See Annex].
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