2019 (9) TMI 1265

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.... Jasveen Kaur, Advocates. JUDGMENT 'IDBI Bank Limited' ('Financial Creditor') filed an application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("I&B Code" for short) for initiation of the 'Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process' against 'M/s. Odisha Slurry Pipeline Infrastructure Limited'- ('Corporate Debtor') alleging default in paying financial debt of Rs. 471,59,37,171/- (Rupees Four Hundred Seventy-One Crore Fifty-Nine Lakh Thirty-Seven Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-One only), which has been admitted. 2. 'M/s. SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited' filed an intervention petition to oppose the prayer. However, it was not entertained by the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal), Cuttack Bench, Cuttack....

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....nt Appellant). The Adjudicating Authority admitted the application under Section 7 by impugned order dated 14th May, 2019 which is under challenge. 7. In the present appeal, the Appellant has taken similar plea as was taken by 'M/s. SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited' before the Adjudicating Authority. However, as we find that 'IDBI Bank Limited' had also granted loan to the 'Corporate Debtor'- 'M/s. Odisha Slurry Pipeline Infrastructure Limited', we hold that the application under Section 7 filed by the 'IDBI Bank Limited' has been rightly admitted. 8. Similar plea was taken by the 'Corporate Debtor' that the 'IDBI Bank' had filed its claim before the 'Resolution Professional' of 'Essar Steel India Limited. However, from the record and ....