In the matter of Cosmos Forgings Limited

SL. No.2 NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCH COURT HALL NO: II PHYSICAL HEARING CORAM: JUSTICE TELAPROLU RAJANI– HON’BLE MEMBER (J) CORAM: SHRI. CHARAN SINGH - HON’BLE MEMBER (T) ATTENDANCE-CUM-ORDER SHEET OF THE HEARING OF NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL, HYDERABAD BENCH, HELD ON 10.08.2023, At 02:30 PM TRANSFER PETITION NO. COMPANY PETITION/APPLICATION IA (IBC)/980/2023 in CP (IB) No.228/7/HDB/2020 NO. NAME OF THE COMPANY Cosmos Forgings Ltd NAME OF THE PETITIONER(S) Affluence Engineering and Enterprises Ltd NAME OF THE RESPONDENT(S) Cosmos Forgings Ltd UNDER SECTION 7 of IBC

ORDER IA (IBC)/980/2023 This application is allowed, vide separate orders.

Sd/- Sd/- MEMBER (T) MEMBER (J)

Apoorva

IN THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCH - II, HYDERABAD

I.A. No. 980/2023 in C.P. (IB) No. 228/7/HDB/2020 Under Section 54(1) of the IB Code, 2016 In the matter of M/s. COSMOS FORGINGS LIMITED Mr.K.J.Vinod, Liquidator of M/s.Cosmos Forgings Limited, Flat No.9, Floor No.3, Block-A, Trident Serenity, Najundapuram Road Post, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore -641 036 …Applicant/Liquidator Date of Order: 10.08.20233 Coram: Justice Telaprolu Rajani, Member, Judicial Sri Charan Singh, Member, Technical Counsel present: For the Applicant : Mr.Mayur Mundra, Advocate Ms.Divya Mundra, Advocate Ms.Shreya Mundra, Advocate Ms.Sagarika Koneru, Advocate Heard on : 19.07.2023 Per : Bench

1) This application is filed, seeking for dissolution of the Corporate Debtor and to discharge the Liquidator from his duty as Liquidator.

IA No.980/2023 in CP(IB) No.228/7/HDB/2020 Date of Order:10.08.2023 2) The facts of the case briefly are as follows: a) The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process was initiated by virtue of the Order No CP(IB) No.228/7/HDB/2020 dated 26.08.2021 and an Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) Mr.K.J.Vinod was appointed. In the Third Committee of Creditors meeting held on 8th January, 2022, it was resolved to liquidate the Corporate Debtor as the Corporate Debtor has no active interest in the market and there was no scope of business revival. The Interim Resolution Profession Mr.K.J.Vinod was appointed as Liquidator and liquidation ordered vide Order No.IA(IBC)/123/2021 filed in CP(IB) No.228/7/AHDB/2020 dated 01.06.2022 due to non-receipt of any Resolution Plan before the end of the CIRP period. b) The Liquidator made a public announcement in Form-B of Schedule II attached to the IBBI (Liquidation Process Regulations 2016) on 14.06.2022 in two newspapers. The Stakeholders have submitted their claims within a period of 30 days which were verified by the Liquidator. The Liquidator prepared Preliminary Report, Asset Memorandum, List of Stakeholders, Stakeholders Consultation Committee and submitted to the Tribunal on 09.08.2022 well within the 45 days period stipulated under Regulation 31(2). 3) It is submitted by the Applicant that a preliminary report, inter-alia, containing the estate of the assets and liabilities was prepared and filed before the Tribunal well within the 75 days period stipulated under Regulation 13. Thereafter, Progress Reports as stipulated in Regulation 15 was filed before the Tribunal based on the time lines mentioned in Regulation 15. 4) The Applicant submits that preparation and auditing of books of accounts for the entire period of liquidation have been completed and Registers

IA No.980/2023 in CP(IB) No.228/7/HDB/2020 Date of Order:10.08.2023 are being maintained as per Regulation 6 and a list of assets which are to be liquidated as per the IBC on completion of the process have been collated.

5) The Company does not have any immovable/movable assets (excluding some receivables) as they were sold well before the commencement of the CIRP Process. 6) The Applicant submits that the assets were determined after the formation of the Liquidation Estate which formed the basis for the preparation of the Asset Memorandum to be filed along with the preliminary report before the Tribunal and the assets (only Financial Assets) were valued in accordance with Regulation 35 by registered valuers. Thereafter, the Applicant took steps for recovery of the receivables (Financial Assets) from various sundry debtors, including related parties of the Corporate Debtor. Further, it is submitted that the realization proceeds of Rs.2,31,025/- were only sufficient for payment of the CIRP and Liquidation costs. The financial assets identified as Not Readily Realizable Asset (NRRA) under Regulation 37A of IBBI (Liquidation) Regulations were decided to be assigned to buyers with the consent of the Stakeholder's consultation committee. The Liquidator issued a public notice for assignment of NRRA on 14/12/2022. However, there were no interested buyers for purchasing the NRRA of the Corporate Debtor. 7) The following is the manner of distribution of proceeds to the stakeholders: MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION : S.No SECTION P A R T I C U L A R S A M O U N T 1 36(4)(a)(iii) Priority Payment NIL 2 53(a) CIRP and Liquidation Costs 2,31,025 3 53(b) Secured Financial Creditor NIL

IA No.980/2023 in CP(IB) No.228/7/HDB/2020 Date of Order:10.08.2023 4 Wages and Unpaid Dues to NIL Workmen 5 53(c) Wages and Unpaid Dues to NIL Employees (other than workmen) 6 53(d) Unsecured Financial Creditors NIL 7 53(e) Government Dues NIL 8 Dues to Secured Financial NIL Creditors (to the extent unpaid after enforcement of security interest) 9 53(f) Remaining Dues (Operational NIL Creditors) 10 53(g) Preference Shareholders NIL 11 53(h) Equity Shareholders NIL

8) Pursuant to the distribution of the proceeds, the Applicant herein has prepared a final report as per Regulation 45 containing details of the liquidation of the assets and the distribution of the proceeds. There are no Fixed assets left with the Corporate Debtor. Consequently, the Applicant/ Liquidator is constrained to file this Application under Sec.54 to dissolve the Corporate Debtor.

9) MATTER NOT PENDING WITH ANY OTHER TRIBUNAL ETC: The Applicant declares that the matter regarding this Application /Petition is not pending before any Tribunal of law or any other authority or any other Tribunal.

10) In view of the above submissions, the Applicant prays for the following reliefs : a) Pass an order dissolving the Corporate Debtor namely M/s.Cosmos Forgings Limited as per Section 54 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. b) Pass any further order/orders as may be deemed fit and proper in this to render justice.

IA No.980/2023 in CP(IB) No.228/7/HDB/2020 Date of Order:10.08.2023

10) We have perused the contents of the application and heard the counsel appearing for the Liquidator. We are satisfied that the liquidation process is completed as per the procedure laid-down under IBC, 2016 and hence the dissolution as requested by the Liquidator is allowed and the Corporate Debtor shall stand dissolved. 11) In the Result, the Petition is allowed and Corporate Person shall stand dissolved from the date of this order. In exercise of the powers conferred on the Adjudicating Authority under Section 59 (7) of the Code, we hereby allow the Company Petition with the following directions:

A. The Corporate Person, M/s.Cosmos Forgings Limited is hereby dissolved, with immediate effect. B. The Liquidator is directed to forward a copy of this order within a period of 14 days from the date of this order to the Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad, Telangana for making appropriate remarks for the Corporate Person on MCA website and Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India.

C. The Liquidator is also directed to forward copies of this order to all the Statutory Authorities connected with the affairs of the Corporate Person.

D. The Liquidator is further directed to preserve a physical or electronic copy of reports, registers, books of accounts referred to in Regulation

IA No.980/2023 in CP(IB) No.228/7/HDB/2020 Date of Order:10.08.2023 8 and 10 for at least 8 years after the dissolution of the Corporate Person, either with himself or with the information utility. Accordingly, this I.A. No. 980/2023 in C.P. (IB) No. 228/7/HDB/2020 is allowed and disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (Charan Singh) (Justice Telaprolu Rajani) Member, Technical Member, Judicial