Adjudicating Authority's Error: Misplaced Focus on Ease of Business Over Statutory CIRP Process in Operational Debt Case.

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....Initiation of CIRP - The Adjudicating Authority was concerned with the insolvency resolution qua the operational debt, which the Corporate Debtor owed to the Operational Creditor. It was immaterial whether it was solvent or insolvent qua other creditors. - The Adjudicating Authority clearly landed in error by observing that the course adopted by it was warranted on the principle of ease of doing business, ignoring the fact that such course was not available to it, ease of doing business only being an objective of the legislation viz. I&B Code along with other objectives specified in the preamble, which are sought to be achieved through CIRP process. - AT....