Between The Lines – Page 13 – Vaish Associates Advocates

Supreme Court: In the absence of any period of time and limitation prescribed by the enactment, every authority is to exercise power within a reasonable period

The Hon’ble Supreme Court (“SC”), in Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Sunil Krishna Khaitan and Others [Civil Appeal No. 8249 of 2013], examined the question of delay and laches in initiating proceedings and held that in the absence of any period of time and limitation prescribed by the enactment, every authority is to […]

Supreme Court: There cannot be two proceedings with respect to the same contract/transaction

The Hon’ble Supreme Court (“SC”) in M/s. Tantia Constructions Limited v. Union of India [Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 10722/2022] (“SLP”) observed that it is of the “firm opinion that there cannot be two arbitration proceedings with respect to the same contract/transaction”. The SC stated that when a dispute has earlier been […]

NCLT: Guarantor cannot enjoy ‘right of subrogation’ after corporate insolvency resolution process against the principal debtor gets concluded

The National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad (“NCLT/Adjudicating Authority”) has in its judgement dated July 7, 2022 (“Judgement”), in the matter of State Bank of India v. Shri Ghansham Surajbali Kurmi [CP (IB) 297/95/HBD/2021] held that the guarantor cannot enjoy the ‘right of subrogation’ after corporate insolvency resolution process against the principal debtor gets concluded under […]

Supreme Court: NCLT has discretion to not admit Financial Creditor’s CIRP Application even if Corporate Debtor is in default

The Hon’ble Supreme Court (“SC”) has in its judgment dated July 12, 2022 in the matter of Vidarbha Industries Power Limited v. Axis Bank Limited [Civil Appeal No. 4633 of 2021] held that it is not mandatory for the adjudicating authority to admit an application to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) even if the […]

NCLT: Material facts are to be pleaded in preferential, fraudulent or avoidable transactions

The National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata (“NCLT”), in its order dated May 30, 2022, in the matter of Star India Private Limited v. Advance Multisystem Broadband Communications Limited (I.A. No. 841/KB/2020) combined with Shri Kuldeep Verma, Resolution Professional of Advance Multisystem Broadband Communications Limited v. IndusInd Media and Communications Limited and Others (I.A. No. 1288/KB/2020) held […]

Gujarat High Court: Proceedings under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be used for enforcement of the conditions of a contract

The Gujarat High Court (“GHC”) has in its judgment dated June 10, 2022 (“Judgment”), in the matter of Kanhai Foods Limited v. A and HP Bakes [R/First Appeal No. 2638 of 2021], held that issues involving enforcement of the conditions of a contract cannot be the subject matter of an application for interim measures under […]