Appointment of Liquidator and his fees- Recovery of bad debts

Liquidation of Corporate Persons can also be considered as an effective method of recovering bad dues. Lately Insolvency Code has taken a trend in the business sector.

Importance of Invoice/GR number in recovery of debt

You have a statutory right to claim interest and compensation on late commercial payments. But are you still not being served the payment that your invoice states very clearly?

CIRP proceedings could be initiated against both corporate co-borrowers, but the recovery of the same amount could not be made from both parties: SC

CIRP proceedings under section 7 can be initiated against corporate debtors who are co-borrowers but there can be no double recovery of the same amount from both.

The Corporate Guarantor can initiate CIRP against the Corporate Debtor under “Right to subvention”

Proceeding against the Corporate Debtor for the recovery of the dues and hence can file a petition against the Corporate Debtor under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 before the Adjudicating Authority.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is not Interest Recovery Code

NCLT held that the “interest” component alone cannot be claimed or pursued, in absence of the debt, to trigger a CIRP against the corporate Debtor. Further, the application pursued realization of the interest amount alone is against the intent of the IBC, 2016.

Entries in balance sheet amounts to acknowledgement of debts

The Supreme Court overturn decision of the a 5-Judge Bench order of the NCLAT that balance sheet entries do not amount to the acknowledgment of a debt and thus do not extend limitation under Section 18.

Harassment by Recovery Agents

Harassment by the bank and agents are situation which makes an individual suffer through mental and sometimes physical damage too. Keeping such situation in mind a conduct is been laid for the agents to perform under.

Summary suit for Recovery of Money

summary suits are straightforward and ease to go for the plaintiff and stiffer for the defendant to defend as comparative to ordinary suits.

Recovery can be permitted against the assets of group companies: Bombay High Court

If the non-payment of a clear undisputed amount is being illegally and dishonestly avoided, whilst at the same time very large sums of money are being raised and spent by the same group or carrying on large real estate development projects.

Corporate Debtor cannot be blamed for delay in delivery of possession when delay occurs due to Force Majeure

Whether the delay in delivering possession is due to the Corporate Debtor & in case the delay is not due to the Corporate Debtor, but force majeure, it cannot be alleged that the Corporate Debtor has defaulted in delivering the possession.

Employee Benefits Constitute Operational Debt

A claim was made in respect of the non-payment of pending salary and other settlement benefits such as leave encashment, Leave Travel Allowance, and bonus.

Claims towards the lease of immovable property do not fall within the definition of Operational Debt under IBC

NCLAT, New Delhi Bench has held that claims towards rent of leasehold property do not fall within the definition of the operational debt under IBC.

How Operational Creditors can revive their time-barred debt: An analysis of the Mekko Steel Case

There is a certainty that the time-barred debt can be revived even after the lapse of an initial period of limitation which is 3 years.