The NCLAT held that the date of default for invoking proceedings...

The NCLAT held that the date of default for invoking proceedings u/s 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (I&B Code) should be reckoned from 01.10.2012, when notices u/s 13(2) of SARFAESI Act were issued to the Corporate Debtor. The One-Time Settlement (OTS)/Compromise decree of 03.01.2020 cannot be considered the date of default, as default occurred when notices were issued and accepted by the Corporate Debtor in 2012. Since the application u/s 7 was filed on 19.07.2020, after the limitation period from the date of default in 2012, the NCLAT dismissed the appeal, holding the proceedings barred by limitation.