Special Court presided by a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge will have jurisdiction to try the complaint under the Code | Any amendment to Section 435 of Companies Act, 2013, after the date on which the IBC came into effect would not have any effect on the provisions of Section 236(1) of the Code | Provision with regard to Special Court under Section 236 is a case of ‘legislation by incorporation’ and not ‘legislation by reference’ – Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) Vs. Satyanarayan Bankatlal Malu and Ors. – Supreme Court
In this case, the question before the Hon’ble Supreme Court was whether the Special Court under the Code (Section 236 of IBC) would be as provided under Section 435 of the Companies Act as it existed at the time when the Code came into effect, or it would be as provided under Section 435 of the Companies Act after the 2018 Amendment.
The Hon’ble Court:
(i) Interpreted Section 236 of IBC and Section 435 of Companies Act, 2013 with various amendments.
(ii) Listed distinction between ‘legislation by reference’ and ‘legislation by incorporation’.
(iii) Quashed and set aside the order of Bombay High Court reported in (2022) ibclaw.in 40 HC.