MSME's Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process upheld despite delayed filing under Section 54C of IBC

NCLAT upheld the admission of Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PPIRP) for the Corporate Debtor (CD), a registered MSME. While acknowledging that the Section 54C application was filed beyond the 14-day statutory period after the Section 7 application, the Tribunal determined it would not serve stakeholder interests to invalidate the completed resolution. The CD's resolution involved three consortium bank members, with SBI (47.21%), IDBI (26.70%), and Bank of Baroda (26.09%) vote shares. The Tribunal directed the Successful Resolution Applicant to pay any differential amount due to the dissenting financial creditor within 30 days, in accordance with Section 30(2)(b) of IBC. The resolution plan's implementation was maintained, prioritizing the special protection afforded to MSMEs under Chapter III-A of the IBC. .....

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