Adjudicating Authority is not required to order of Arbitration: NCLAT

The issue of existence of a dispute when the application under Section 9 of IBC is filed before the Adjudicating Authority. These actions raise doubt regarding the veracity of the dispute and its pre-existence.

What constitutes a “Dispute” under the IBC as per the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court clarified the code’s object while keeping legislative intent in mind. The court, through this judgement, has struck a balance between creditors’ rights and debtor companies’ remedies.

All About- Moratorium and its relevance under IBC

The term Moratorium is nowhere defined in the Code, however, the term in basic parlance means, ”a stopping of activity for an agreed amount of time”. 

Further litigation/alternative remedy cannot be pursued by creditors whose claim is taken into consideration within resolution plan

The Appellants cannot be permitted to pursue alternative remedy of suit/arbitration proceeding even if pending as Resolution Plan is binding on all the stakeholders.

Insolvency Petition can’t be rejected if dispute is raised after Demand Notice

It was held that if the dispute is raised after the time period allowed in the demand notice, then this may not be a ground for rejecting the insolvency petition by operational creditor.

Significance of Submitting demand notice by operational creditor before filing application under Section 9 of IBC

As per section 8 of IBC an operational creditor, if does not receive amount from corporate debtor, has to deliver a demand notice of unpaid amount along with the copy of invoice demanding payment of the amount involved.

Demand Notice significant for admission of application under section 9 of IBC

In the absence of specific evidence relating to invoices actually forwarded by the appellant and there being a doubt, the insolvency petition cannot be entertained under section 9 of IBC.

Resolution Professional (Appointment, Tenure) and his Duties

The officers and managers of the Corporate Debtor, shall report to Resolution Professional. They shall provide him all the documents or records as required by him in the course of his duties.

Insolvency Resolution by Operational Creditor (Section 8)

An operational creditor as defined under s 5(20) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code as a person to whom an operational debt is owed and includes any person to whom such debt has been legally assigned or transferred

Arbitrator- appointment and their multiple aspects

As per the black law dictionary, the arbitrator is a “private, disinterested person, chosen by the parties to a disputed question, for the purpose of hearing their contention, and giving judgment between them; to whose decision(award) the litigants submit themselves either voluntarily, or, in some cases, compulsorily, by order of a court”.