Quantification dispute over balance operational debt left for adjudicating authority after appellate forum declined merits review.

A dispute over the quantified balance payable to an operational creditor depended on scrutiny of evidence, documents and the effect of the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council order. The appellate forum found that the exact amount remained unresolved and that the earlier order had already preserved liberty to seek redress before the adjudicating authority. As the controversy turned on factual calculation and determination of the balance claim, the matter was left for fresh examination by the adjudicating authority in accordance with that liberty. The appeal was therefore not entertained on merits and was dismissed.

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Issues: Whether the appeal should be entertained in view of the dispute regarding quantification of the outstanding amount and the liberty earlier granted to approach the adjudicating authority for redressal.

Analysis: The dispute centred on the balance amount payable to the operational creditor and required consideration of evidence, documents, and the effect of the order passed by the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council. The order under challenge had already left it open to the appellant to re-approach the adjudicating authority if dissatisfied with the amount paid, and the appellate forum found that the issue of exact determination of the amount remained open. Since the controversy involved factual scrutiny and calculation of the balance claim, it was considered appropriate for the adjudicating authority to examine the matter afresh in accordance with the liberty already granted.

Conclusion: The appeal was not entertained on merits and was dismissed, with liberty preserved for the appellant to approach the adjudicating authority for determination of the balance claim.

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