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In the matter of Ramanasree Consumer Products Private Limited

National Company Law Tribunal15 November 2019

Ratio decidendi

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The corporate debtor's own application under section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is to be admitted where the Tribunal finds that the corporate debtor has committed a default in payment of a financial debt and that the conditions stated in section 10 are satisfied, notwithstanding a creditor's contention that the application has been made to avoid recovery proceedings under the SARFAESI Act, since the Tribunal's inquiry is confined to the existence of default and fulfilment of the statutory conditions.

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NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNALAMRAVATHI BENCH

PRESENT: HON'BLE JANAВ МОНАMMED AJMAL_MEMBER JUDICIAL ATTENDANCE-CUM-ORDER SHEET OF THE HEARING HELD ON 15.11.2019 AT 10.30 AM TRANSFER PETITION NO. COMPANY PETITION/APPLICATION NO. CP(IB) NO. 158/10/AMR/TP/2019 NAME OF THE COMPANY Ramanasree Consumer Products Pvt Ltd

NAME OF THE PETITIONER(S)

NAME OF THE RESPONDENT(S)

UNDER SECTION 10 OF IBC

Counsel for Petitioner(s): Name of the Counsel(s) Designation E-mail & Telephone No. Signature Aiw Aa V. Pavi RUmer Col fneD 996306740y

Counsel for Respondent(s): Name of the Counsel(s) Designation E-mail & Telephone No. Signature

ORDER Company Petition is admitted. Orders passed vide separate sheets.

Member Jndicial) Binnu

NCLT Amravati Bench CP (IB) No.158/10/AMR/2019 Ramanasree Consumer Products Private Limited

AMARAVATI BENCH AT HYDERABAD ***. *** ***

CP (IB) No. 158/10/AMR/2019

In the matter ofa petition under section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 &

IN THE MATTER OF M/s RAMANASREE CONSUMER PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED

Between M/s Ramanasree Consumer Products Private Limited, 18-3-60/С, Road No. 2, Srihari Colony, Santhi Nagar, Tirupati 517 501, – Andhra Pradesh. Petitioner And Bank of India, 18-1-24/C, Vaishnavi Towers, KT Road, Tirupathi 517 501, - Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. Respondent ...

Date of Order: 15.11.2019 CORAM:

Hon'ble Janab Mohammed Ajmal, Member Judicial

Appearance: For the Petitioner: Mr. V. K. Sajith & Mr. V. Ravi Kumar, Advocates. For the Respondent:Mr. V. Sethu Madhava Rao & Ms. V. Dyumani, Advocates. 9 1 / 1 7 5 1

NCLT Amravati Bench CP (IB) No.158/10/AMR/2019 Ramanasree Consumer Products Private Limited

ORDER This is a Petition under section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (the Code for short) seeking to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) for itself due to its default in payment of a financial debt.

2. The Petitioner Company (CIN: U52399AP2010PLC068121) incorporated on 27.04.2010 was established to carry on the business in India or elsewhere the business inter alia to trade, pack, repack, remove, grade, reduce, improve, buy, sell, resell, import, export, develop, design, market, procure, print, supply, work and to act as agent, broker, representative, collaborator, stockist, liaisoner etc. In order to give effect to the objects of the Company it availed a term loan of Rs. 21.59 Lakhs and availed a cash credit facility of Rs. 900 Lakhs from Bank of India, Tirupathi Branch, the Respondent. It defaulted in repayment of the credit facility as early as March, 2016. Having been unable to clear the debts and committed a default, it came up with the present Petition seeking its own CIRP.

3. The Respondent bank in its counter submitted that the Petitioner has approached this authority to avoid action under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) and the recovery proceedings initiated in OA No. 676 of 2019 before the Debt Recovery Tribunal- II, Hyderabad. The Petitioner approached this authority with unclean hands. Thus, its prayer for initiation of CIRP cannot be granted.

4. Admittedly there is a default by the Petitioner (CD) in payment of a financial debt. It has enclosed along with the Petition a copy of the 15/11/19 special resolution passed by the shareholders resolving to initiate CIRP. All the conditions mentioned in section 10 of the Code have been fulfilled. It is thus appropriate, that the Company Petition is admitted. Hence ordered.

NCLT Amravati Bench CP (IB) No.158/10/AMR/2019 Ramanasree Consumer Products Private Limited

ORDER i. The Company Petition be and the same is admitted on contest. ii. The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of the respondent shall commence from this date and shall be completed within 180 days hence. iii. Mr. Pavan Kankani, (Registration No. IBBI/IPA-002/IP- N00368/2017-2018/11062), having office at F-45, First Floor, 5-9- 1121, Agarwal Chambers, King Kothi, Hyderabad 500 001. E- – mail ID: ippavankankani@gmail.com is appointed as the Interim Resolution Professional. No disciplinary proceeding is pending/proposed against him as per the IBBI website. iv. He is directed to take charge of the Petitioner/Corporate Debtor's management forthwith and take necessary steps in furtherance of the CIRP in terms of Sections 13(2), 15, 17, 18 and 20 of Code and Rules made there under. v. Moratorium in respect of the respondent is hereby declared under Section 14 of the Code. vi. The Directors, Promoters or any other person(s) associated with the management of Petitioner/Corporate Debtor shall extend all assistance and cooperation to the IRP as stipulated under section 19 for effectively discharging his functions under the Code. vii. The Registry is directed to communicate the order to the Petitioner/Corporate Debtor and the Respondent/Financial Creditor forthwith. vii. The petitioner and the Registry are also directed to send the copy of this order to IRP for necessary compliance.

1511/19 (MOHAMMED AJMAL) MEMBER JUDICIAL

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