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In the matter of Shree Rajeshwar Weaving Mills Private Limited

National Company Law Tribunal19 December 2023

Ratio decidendi

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Where the assets of a corporate debtor have been completely liquidated, the liquidator must apply to the Adjudicating Authority for the dissolution of the corporate debtor under section 54(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and the Adjudicating Authority, on such an application, orders dissolution from the date of its order under section 54(2).

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Judgment

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IN THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNALMUMBAI BENCH -IIA 708/2021inCP (IB) No. 15/MB/2017Under Section 54(1) read with section 60(5) ofInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 readwith Rule 11 of the National Company LawTribunal Rules, 2016Interlocutory Application of:Hemant SharmaLiquidator of Shree Rajeshwar Weaving MillsPrivate Limited… Applicant/LiquidatorIn the matter ofShree Rajeshwar Weaving Mills PrivateLimitedCIN : U1729MH2011PTC222793… Corporate ApplicantOrder pronounced on : 19/12/2023Coram:Mr. Prabhat Kumar Justice V.G. Bisht (Retd.)Hon’ble Member (Technical) Hon’ble Member (Judicial)Appearances:MUMBAI BENCH – 1CP (IB) No. 15/MB/2017 IA 708/2021For the Liquidator : Mr. Mukul Bhagtani, Ld. Advocate a/w Ms.Princi Jaiswal, Advocate i/bDhir & Dhir AssociatesORDERPer: Coram

1. This Interlocutory Application is filed for “Dissolution” of the Corporate Debtor under Section 54 (1) read with Section 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) by the Applicant/Liquidator, viz. Mr. Hemant Sharma bearing IP registration no. IBBI/IPA-002/IP-N00015/2016-17/10019 having his address at D-54, First Floor, Defence colony, New Delhi - 110024 of the Corporate Debtor in the original application CP (IB) 15/2017, wherein the Corporate Applicant had sought to initiate its own Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) under Section 10 of the Code.

2. Vide order dated 27.11.2017, Liquidation process against the Corporate Debtor was approved by this Tribunal and the Applicant was appointed as the Liquidator of the Corporate Debtor on the same date. Consequently, Public Announcement in Form-B under Regulation 12 of the IBBI (Liquidation Process) was made on 21.01.2020 in two newspapers namely Navshakti (Marathi), Free Press Journal (English). 3. The Applicant has submitted ten quarterly progress reports in the liquidation process of the Corporate Debtor before with respect to the period between the date of commencement of MUMBAI BENCH – 1 CP (IB) No. 15/MB/2017 IA 708/2021 liquidation proceedings i.e. from 16.01.2018 till 31.09.2020. The same have been taken on record.

4. The new bank account having account No.920020007153698 with Axis Bank (In Liquidation), New Delhi branch, which has been closed on 03.09.2021. 5. The Liquidator has filed the preliminary report dated 20.08.2018 and final report submitted along with this application dated 05.02.2021 on the date of filing of the present application, i.e. in relation to liquidation of the Corporate Debtor with the Adjudicating Authority along with Compliance Certificate in Form – H in terms of Regulation 45 of the Liquidation Process Regulation.

6. Since, the Corporate Debtor does not have any other assets to be liquidated, hence the liquidator filed present Application for the “Dissolution of the Corporate Debtor” u/s 54 of IBC which provides as under: “54. (1) Where the assets of the corporate debtor have been completely liquidated, the liquidator shall make an application to the Adjudicating Authority for the dissolution of such corporate debtor. (2) The Adjudicating Authority shall on application filed by the liquidator under subsection (1) order that the corporate debtor shall be dissolved from the date of that order and the corporate debtor shall be dissolved accordingly. (3) A copy of an order under sub-section (2) shall

MUMBAI BENCH – 1 CP (IB) No. 15/MB/2017 IA 708/2021 within seven days from the date of such order, be forwarded to the authority with which the corporate debtor is registered.

7. In view of facts stated above, this is a fit case for dissolution of the Corporate Debtor under Section 54 of The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Ordered accordingly. The Corporate Debtor stands ‘Dissolved’ from the date of this Order.

8. Copy of this Order shall be forwarded within 7 (seven) days to the concerned authorities and the Registrar of Companies having jurisdiction, for further necessary action as prescribed under Law.

9. Accordingly, IA 708/2021 is hereby allowed and disposed of.

Sd/- Sd/- Prabhat Kumar Justice V.G. Bisht Member (Technical) Member (Judicial) /MK/

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