Criteria to determine whether a cost incurred by Resolution Professional during CIRP qualifies as CIRP cost under Section 5(13)(c) of IBC read with CIRP Regulation 31 – Avil Menezes Liquidator of Sunil Hitech and Engineers Ltd. Vs. Abdul Qudduskhan and Anr. – NCLAT New Delhi
May 21, 2024
In this important judgment, Hon’ble NCLAT defined the criteria to determine whether a cost incurred by the Resolution Professional during CIRP qualifies as CIRP cost as:
(a) maintaining the Corporate Debtor as a going concern,
(b) payment to suppliers of essential goods and services, and
(c) direct relation to CIRP with approval from the Committee of Creditors (CoC).
And held that the Respondent’s claim should be classified as non-CIRP cost, falling under Section 53 of the Code for distribution during liquidation.