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.

Whatsapp admissible as valid demand notice or pre-existing dispute under IBC

The Hon’ble NCLAT held the validity of the demand notice sent through whatsapp messenger app wherein the blue tick on the text implies the acceptance of the communication.

Insolvency Petition against Emaar MGF Land Ltd.

The Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted the Insolvency Petition against the EMAAR MGF Land Ltd. filed by one of the homebuyers i.e. Mr. Neeraj Gupta.

Admissibility of Insolvency Petition filed by a homebuyer

The application filed by the homebuyers under section 7 of IBC shall be maintainable. Therefore the homebuyers are advised to approach NCLT under IBC to recover their stuck money in a time-bound manner.

Withdrawal of admitted Insolvency process/petition Essar Steel Case

An insolvency petition admitted u/s 7, 9 or 10 can only be withdrawn by the appellant with approval from 90% of the creditors.

What happens once Insolvency application is admitted

What happens once the application by a financial creditor or operational creditor or by corporate applicant is admitted before the NCLT which under the code is termed as adjudicating Authority.

Recovery of Money through Insolvency Laws

If any company is not making the payment as per agreed terms, then an insolvency petition may be filed u/s 7 or 9 based upon the facts, before NCLT to initiate the insolvency proceedings.

Insolvency petition to NCLT by a Homebuyer

An application filed by the homebuyers under section 7 of IBC shall be maintainable. Therefore the homebuyers are advised to approach NCLT under IBC to recover their stuck money in a time-bound manner.

More NCLT benches to be set up with the increase in no. of insolvency cases

According to the various resources that central government is planning to increase the number of NCLT benches from 11 to 24.

Jurisdiction and Powers of NCLT

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) were established due to the notification w.e.f. June 01, 2016, published by Ministry of corporate affairs.

Promoters and Shareholders Promoters are not Creditors under IBC

The shareholders and promoters are not the creditors and thereby the resolution plan cannot balance the maximization of the value of assets of the corporate debtor