Polyblend India Pvt. Ltd vs Chaudhary Rubbers & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd
- CitationCompany Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 206 of 2019
Ratio decidendi
The rule this decision rests on
The appeal filed by the corporate debtor against the admission of the insolvency application was not maintainable, and the appeal is disposed of on that footing. Where the parties have settled and no Committee of Creditors was constituted before the settlement, the matter is left to the Adjudicating Authority to verify those facts and pass appropriate orders on any application for withdrawal, in line with the Supreme Court's observation in Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India, paragraph 79.
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Judgment
As delivered
Polyblend India Pvt. Ltd. ...Appellant
Versus
M/s. Chaudhary Rubbers & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. ...Respondent
Present:
For Appellant : Mr. Rama Shanker and Ms. Preeti Yadav, Advocates
For Respondent : Mr. Kumar Aditya, Advocate
ORDER
01.03.2019 While there is no merit in the appeal and the appeal at the
instance of the 'Corporate Debtor' is not maintainable, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the appellant submits that the parties have settled the
matter on 28th February, 2019. He wanted to file the 'Terms of Settlement'.
2. The aforesaid fact is already admitted by the learned counsel appearing on
behalf of M/s. Chaudhary Rubbers and Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.' (Operational
Creditor). It is also submitted that the 'Committee of Creditors' have not been
constituted, as on the date of settlement. In the circumstances, as the appeal
at the instance of the 'Corporate Debtor' is not maintainable, any of the
Shareholder or Director of the 'Corporate Debtor' may bring to the notice of the
Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal), New Delhi Bench if
any application is filed by the parties for withdrawal of the application as per
'Terms of the Settlement' and in view of the fact that 'Committee of Creditors' -2-
have not been constituted prior to the date of settlement, the Adjudicating
Authority will verify the same and pass the appropriate order in terms of the
observation made by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in 'Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd. &
Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors. - Writ Petition (Civil) No. 99 of 2018' (2019
SCC OnLine SC 73) (paragraph 79).
3. The appeal stands disposed of with aforesaid observations.
[Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya] Chairperson
[ Justice Bansi Lal Bhat ] Member (Judicial)
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Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 206 of 2019
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