In the matter of Nayek Paper Industries Limited
- CitationIA(I.B.C)-72 & 78(KB)2025 in C.P. (IB)-48(KB)2019
Ratio decidendi
The rule this decision rests on
The Tribunal has jurisdiction to recall its own admission order and dismiss a Section 9 petition as withdrawn, even where the Interim Resolution Professional has already been appointed, where the parties have settled the default and the settlement amount has been paid, and where no Committee of Creditors has yet been constituted. Costs incurred in the insolvency process, including the advertisement expenses and the proportionate fees of the Resolution Professional for steps taken under the admission order, are to be borne by the Operational Creditor who initiated the frivolous or speculative petition, and where the Resolution Professional declines such payment, the amount is to be deposited with the National Defence Fund.
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Judgment
As delivered
1. Ld. Counsel appearing for theparties present. 2. IA(I.B.C)/78(KB)2025: a. This application has been preferred by Interim Resolution Professional of Nayek Paper Industries Private Limited, the Corporate Debtor, namely, Anil KumarDubey (IRP)to seek thefollowing reliefs:- “i. To allow the withdrawal of the application filed by the Respondent No.1/Operational Creditor under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 being CP(IB) No.48/KB/2019 in terms of Regulation 30A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for S.G.(Steno)
Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 before the constitution of the Committee of Creditors, Subject to the payment of INR 3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs) as per order dated 21/11/2024 under Section 12A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 read with Regulation 30A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for CorporatePersons)Regulations, 2016. ii. To order the Respondent No.1 to pay the litigation fees to the present InterlocutoryApplication. iii. To pass such other or further order/order(s) as may be deemed fit and properin thefacts andcircumstances of theinstantcase.” b. The said application records that a settlement has been arrived at between the Operational Creditor and the Corporate Debtor and an amount of Rs. 55 lakhs has been paid by the Corporate Debtor to the Operational Creditor Tirupati Commercials, the Operational Creditor has duly acknowledged the receipt of thedemand draft for thesaid amount. c. It is also submitted that the settlement agreement was entered into and a memo of settlement arrived at on 22ndNovember,2024and upon request made bythe Operational Creditor, this application has been preferred to seek withdrawal of the CP under Section 12 A of IBC. However, the IRP has prayed that the application be allowed subject to payment of Rs.3 lakhs that was ordered to be paid in terms of our order dated 21.11.2024, initiating CIRP against the Corporate Debtor, it is also an admitted fact that the CoC has not yet been constituted as yet. The IRP appearing in person also submits that the information so stop advertisement was received at 6:50 p.m. on 22nd November, 2024. The IRP immediately e-mailed to stop public announcement at 7:01 p.m and received a mail on 23rd November, 2024 at 9:52 a.m. that advertisement was processed and sent a mail on 23rd November, 2024 at 9:52 p.m.expressing his inability to stop theadvertisement from being processed as perinformation received on23rdNovember,2024from thenewspaper agency. 3. IA(I.B.C)/72(KB)2025: a. This application has been preferred by the Director of the Suspended Board of the Corporate Debtor prayer for recalling of the order dated 18.12.2024 passed by this Tribunal whereby IA 2339 of 2024 to seek withdrawal of the application that was filed by the Operational Creditor was dismissed on the S.G.(Steno)
ground that the Operational Creditor did not have the locus to seek withdrawal when IRPwas already appointed. b. Ld. Counsel, Mr. Rishav Banerjee, appearing for the Corporate Debtor would vociferously hurl aspersions on the IRP that the IRP demanded payment in terms of the admission order and refused to file an application under Section 12A without the same being paid. However, no such communication is on board except the fact that the IRP by way of an e-mail has requested for payment ofthe sameinterms oftheadmission order. c. The IRP, appearing in person very fairly submits that the payment that was directed to be made towards CIRP costs, amounting Rs.3 lakhs in terms of the admission order be directed to be paid as costs for filing of the speculative CP and wasting our time and the Costs to be paid to the National Defence Fund, sincethisTribunal isattempted tobe reduced to arecovery forum. d. We have heard Ld. Counsel for the parties and the IRPappearing in person. In view of the fact that advertisement has been published, we direct the Operational Creditor to re-imburse / make good to the payment incurred towards the said advertisement and in addition to pay proportionate fees of the RP for the steps he has diligently undertaken pursuant to the admission order upon his appointment as an IRP which may be find at Rs.1,00,000/-. In the event IRP refuses to accept the said payment let the said be deposited to the National Defence Fund. e. Thus, we record that the petition was preferred for a default amount of Rs.80 lakh and the parties have settled their dispute at Rs.55 lakhs which stands already paid bytheCorporate Debtor. 4. Accordingly, CIRPorder stands recalled, and the CPstands dismissed as withdrawn. Both theapplications thusstand disposed of MadhuSinha BidishaBanerjee Member (Technical) Member (Judicial)
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