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Power To Directly Proceed To Liquidation Without Taking Any Steps For Resolution Of The Corporate Debtor

IN THE MATTER OF Sunil S. Kakkad vs Atrium Infocom Private Limited, the question before the NCLAT in appeal was whether the Resolution Professional, with the approval of CoC with 66% vote share, directly proceed for the liquidation of Corporate Debtor Company without taking any steps for Resolution of the Corporate Debtor.

Appellant shareholder/promoter and erstwhile Director of the Corporate Debtor, „Atrium Infocomm Private Limited‟ has assailed the liquidation order passed under Section 33(2) of the I&B Code by the Adjudicating Authority. The Appellants contends that liquidation is the last resort and it cannot and should not be passed without following due process of Resolution of the Corporate Debtor. It is alleged that impugned order is passed in gross violation of the Principles of Natural Justice. It is further contended that the Learned Adjudicating Authority has failed to appreciate that the Committee of Creditors with 100% vote share took a decision to liquidate the Corporate Debtor, without even issuing notice in Form-G for inviting Expression of Interest for submission of Resolution Plan. It is also pointed out that neither the Resolution Professional nor the CoC took any steps for Resolution of the Corporate Debtor.

Rejecting the appeal and referring to various sections of the Insolvency Code and the judgement of the Supreme Court in K. Sashidhar v. Indian Overseas Bank, (2019) 12 SCC 150: (2019) 4 SCC (Civ) 222: 2019 SCC O, the NCLAT held that it is clear that the decision of CoC to liquidate the Corporate Debtor without taking any steps for Resolution of the Corporate Debtor is covered under explanation to sub-clause (2) of Section 33 of the I&B Code and the same being decision on commercial wisdom, is non-justiciable given the law laid by Hon‟ble Supreme Court of India in case of K. Sashidhar (supra). Thus, it is clear that there is no illegality in the decision of CoC in liquidating the Corporate Debtor before taking any steps for inviting Expression of Interest for submission of Resolution Plan.

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