Profiteering in construction services for failure to pass input tax credit resulted in repayment exceeding the commensurate benefit and closure of pro...
The central issue was whether initiation of CIRP under Section 7 failed because the alleged debt arose from an oral agreement. The tribunal held that documentary evidence - balance-sheet entries, interest accruals as per the cited agreement, TDS Form-16A and the respondent's own admissions recorded in the impugned order - establish existence of debt and default; therefore the oral-agreement contention is unsustainable. Consequence: the admission of the Section 7 application and initiation of CIRP is upheld and the appeal is dismissed. - NCLAT
The central issue was whether initiation of CIRP under Section 7 failed because the alleged debt arose from an oral agreement. The tribunal held that documentary evidence - balance-sheet entries, interest accruals as per the cited agreement, TDS Form-16A and the respondent's own admissions recorded in the impugned order - establish existence of debt and default; therefore the oral-agreement contention is unsustainable. Consequence: the admission of the Section 7 application and initiation of CIRP is upheld and the appeal is dismissed. - NCLAT
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