Corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) initiated against ...
CIRP against debtor & guarantor. Creditor loan secured by guarantee. Guarantor CIRP, haircut. Creditor filed Sec 7 for remaining dues against debtor.
July 30, 2024
Case Laws Insolvency and Bankruptcy SC
Corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) initiated against corporate debtor and corporate guarantor. Financial creditor granted loan to corporate debtor, secured by corporate guarantee. CIRP completed for corporate guarantor, creditor accepted haircut. Creditor filed Section 7 application against corporate debtor for remaining dues. Held: Liability of guarantor and principal debtor co-extensive. Creditor can proceed against either. Corporate debtor's liability not extinguished by CIRP of guarantor. Creditor subrogated to rights of guarantor against corporate debtor u/s 140 of Contract Act, limited to amount recovered from guarantor. Application maintainable for remaining dues. Appeal dismissed.
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