Stay granted does not lead to an automatic revival of Company Petition which had already been closed by NCLT

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Corporate insolvency resolution process

Case details: Binay Kumar Singhania Resolution Professional, In re - [2021] 128 taxmann.com 334 (NCLAT- New Delhi)

Judiciary and Counsel Details

    • A.I.S. Cheema | Chairperson and DR. Alok Srivastava | Technical Member.
    • Dhanajaya Sud, Aditya Gauri and Naresh Kumar Agarwala, Advs. for the Appellant.

Facts of the Case

In the given case, the appellant was appointed as Resolution Professional (RP) in Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against the corporate debtor. The CIRP started and appellant-Resolution Professional took all necessary steps in time as required under the procedure in IBC.

Thereafter, one ex-director of corporate debtor moved Appellate Tribunal in an appeal against the admission of the application under section 7 of the code. However, the Appellate Tribunal set aside an order of admission which had been passed by Adjudicating Authority.

Subsequently, the Adjudicating Authority vide order dated 27-1-2020, closed proceedings against the corporate debtor and the Financial creditor bank appealed against the said order before Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court passed orders staying orders of Appellate Tribunal. Thereafter, the financial creditor bank sought resumption of CIRP and extension of the CIRP period.

NCLAT Held

However, the Adjudicating Authority declined the prayer sought, observing that stay granted does not lead to an automatic revival of Company Petition which had already been closed by Adjudicating Authority. Thus, without restoration of the Company Petition which was closed by Adjudicating Authority vide order dated 27-1-2020, CIRP could not have continued.

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