Once the application of Part II is taken away for debts more ...

High Court Clarifies Tribunal Jurisdiction: IBC Amendments Apply Prospectively for Debts Over Rs. 1 Crore, Not Retroactively.

February 11, 2022

Case Laws     Insolvency and Bankruptcy     HC

Once the application of Part II is taken away for debts more than ₹ 1 Crore, there is no further jurisdiction available under the Statute to the NCLT to act as an Adjudicating Authority under the IBC. It is hence a clear case of total want of jurisdiction - In Ext. P9 order, the Tribunal has held that the notification dated 24.03.2020 is prospective in nature and it is not retrospective or retro-active in nature. It is further stated by the Tribunal that notification will not apply to pending applications before the concerned Adjudicating Authority under the IBC prior to the issuance of the aforesaid notification. - The Tribunal has gone wrong in its interpretation of Section 4 of the Act. Section 4, after amendment on 24.3.2020 clearly says that Part II of the IBC shall apply to matters relating to the insolvency and liquidation of corporate debtors where the minimum amount of default is ₹ 1 Crore. - HC

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