Whether IBC Section 7 application admitted against a Solvent Company for cheque bounce, does the initiation of Insolvency Proceedings fall within the ambit of the scope, objective and spirit of the Code which is Resolution and not Recovery? – Anita Jindal Vs. M/s Jindal Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. Through The IRP – NCLAT New Delhi
August 5, 2022
NCLAT held that the Preamble of IBC is carefully worded to describe the spirit and objective of the Code to be Reorganisation and Insolvency Resolution, specifically omitting the word Recovery. The Parliament has made a conscious effort to ensure that there is a significant difference between Resolution and Recovery. The Hon’ble Supreme Court has time and again observed that the fundamental intent of IBC is maximising the value of assets in the process of Resolution. In Mobilox Innovations Private Limited Vs. Kirusa Software Private Limited [2017] ibclaw.in 01 SC, the Hon’ble Apex Court has examined in detail the United Nations Legislative Guide on Insolvency, in which the IBC finds its roots. Any Application to commence CIRP can be denied when the Creditor is using Insolvency as an inappropriate substitute for Debt Recovery Procedures. If IBC is purely used for the purpose of Debt Recovery, particularly when the amounts due are small, and the Company is a solvent entity and is a going concern, the question of Reorganising or Resolution of the Company does not arise.