2024 (2) TMI 142
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....ppeal has been filed against the order dated 29.11.2023 passed in I.A. No.1081/2023 passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh. Brief facts of the case necessary to be noticed for deciding this appeal are: (i) The Appellant before us was appointed as Liquidator on 06.02.2020 with respect to the Corporate Debtor - 'Isolux Corsan India Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd'. The Liquidator filed an I.A. being I.A. No.405 of 2021, where the applicant prayed for following reliefs: "PRAYER Thus, in the light of above-stated facts and circumstances, it is most respectfully prayed, that this Hon'ble Tribunal may be pleased to: A. To authorize the Applicant/ Liquidator to defend all of ....
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....f of the corporate debtor initiated both prior and post the commencement of liquidation proceedings of the corporate debtor. Vide order dated 29.11.2021, learned counsel for applicant was directed to submit a detailed chart of initiation of the legal proceedings/litigation related to corporate debtor and also for making amendment in IA No. 405/2021. The compliance to that effect has been filed vide Diary No. 00633/4 dated 28.12.2021. The said list is Annexure C-2 with the said affidavit. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances mentioned in the application, IA No. 405/2021 is allowed. The applicant-Liquidator is at liberty to defend all the litigation mentioned in the list Annexure C-2 i.e. prosecution or other consequential proceedings ....
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.... has already segregated the documents pertaining to the VAT refund in favour of the Corporate Debtor which are voluminous and incomplete in nature, and is in constant communication with the officials of the VAT department, Sasaram Circle towards procuring the refund amount. If the said amount is not refunded by the Bihar Commercial Tax Department, Sasaram Circle in favour of the CD, the Applicant in his capacity as the Liquidator of the CD will be taking appropriate legal action against the Bihar Commercial Tax Department by filing an Appeal before the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals) procuring the said refund. (v) The Appellant Liquidator subsequently come to know that the Re-Assessment Proceedings has been initiated by the Commercial T....
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....d. B. Grant the Applicant/ Liquidator the de facto approval/ratification/ regularization to pursue/defend/initiate any other incidental and consequential proceedings on behalf of in the name of the Corporate Debtor, which may arise out of the said Writ Petition (as stated in Prayer A). C. Pass any other such Order(s), which this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit in the interest of justice, equity and good conscience. All of which is most respectfully prayed for." (vii) The application I.A. No.1081 of 2023 which was filed by the Liquidator came to be dismissed by the impugned order, aggrieved by which order this Appeal has been filed. 2. Learned counsel for the Appellant challenging the order dated 29.11.2023....
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