Whether assets of the subsidiary companies can be dealt with in Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of holding Company? – Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) Vs. Roma Unicon Designex Consortium – NCLAT New Delhi

The Scheme of the Code has referred the assets of the subsidiary, assets of any Indian or foreign subsidiary of the Corporate Debtor. Thus, assets of the Corporate Debtor and assets of subsidiary of the Corporate Debtor have been separately recognised and dealt with. Section 18, sub-section (1), Explanation further clarifies the law when it says that assets shall include the assets, meaning thereby assets of the Corporate Debtor, shall not include assets of any Indian subsidiary. In the CIRP of Corporate Debtor, thus, assets of subsidiary Company, i.e., Earth Towne were not to be taken into consideration or treated as the assets of the Corporate Debtor. As regards, the law relating to resolution process of a corporate person is concerned, the law is concerned with assets of the Corporate Debtor and its liabilities, so as to focus the resolution on the assets of the Corporate Debtor. The natural corollary to the above provision is that the assets of the subsidiary Company cannot be dealt with, in CIRP of a holding Company. Holding Company and subsidiary Company have separate legal status and the assets of subsidiary Company cannot be taken into consideration.

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