Srlk Enterprises Llp vs Jalan Transolutions (India) Limited
- CitationReview Application No. 04 of 2021
Ratio decidendi
The rule this decision rests on
A review under Section 420(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the NCLAT Rules, 2016 lies only to correct a mistake apparent on the face of the record; an alleged failure to notice a document filed before the earlier judgment, where the tribunal's observation is a considered view on the effect of the withdrawal, is not such a mistake, and the remedy for a party aggrieved by that judgment is an appeal, so the review application is not maintainable and is rejected.
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Judgment
As delivered
SRLK Enterprises LLP ...Appellant/Applicant
Versus
Jalan Transolutions (India) Ltd. ...Respondent
Present: For Appellant: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Ms. Preeti Kashyap and Mr. Ankit Sharma, Advocates For Respondents:
ORDER
(Virtual Mode)
22.02.2022: This is a Review Application filed by the Applicant under
Section 420(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the NCLAT
Rules, 2016. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that Applicant had
filed the Settlement Deed along with I.A. No. 567 of 2019 whereas in the
Judgment of this Tribunal dated 08th April, 2021 this fact was not noticed and
observations of the Court in this Judgment at Paragraph 6 are to the effect
that "Settlement was not brought on record".
2. We have perused the Judgment of this Tribunal dated 08th April, 2021
where earlier Order passed by Ld. Adjudicating Authority on 09th May, 2019
has been extracted and observations have been made at paragraph 6 to the
effect as follows:
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"6. Going through the Impugned Order dated 26th February, 2021 which seeks to recall the Order dated 09th May, 2019 which also we have seen, we find it difficult to take a different view from the Adjudicating Authority. There is difference between withdrawal simplicitor making statement that parties have settled. It is different when bringing the settlement on record, and making it a part of the Order of withdrawal liberty is taken and brought on record to restore the proceedings in case of default. IBC is not a recovery proceeding where because the money or part of it has not come, the party may repeatedly come to the Court. Adjudicating Authority has rightly observed that no liberty to revive was there and so declined to interfere. The Appellant would be at liberty to pursue other remedies in law."
3. We are of the view that there is no mistake committed by the Court
which can be corrected in exercise of power under Section 420(2) of the
Companies Act, 2013. The remedy of the Applicant was to challenge the
Judgment of this Tribunal by way of an Appeal if he was so aggrieved. This
Application which is Review Application under Section 420(2) of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of NCLAT Rules, 2016 is not
maintainable and accordingly rejected.
[Justice Ashok Bhushan] Chairperson
[Dr. Alok Srivastava] Member (Technical)
Basant/nn
Company Appeal (AT) Ins. No. 294 of 2021
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