Auction sale of corporate debtor as going concern: purchaser must pay post-sale electricity true-up charges; challenge dismissed.

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....Where a corporate debtor was sold as a going concern in liquidation, the auction purchaser was held liable for electricity "true-up" charges levied after issuance of the sale certificate, since under the Liquidation Process Regulations the purchaser bears post-sale operational liabilities and "as per law" does not negate such statutory/regulatory dues; reliance on the regulator's order provision to claim absolution was rejected, and the challenge to the levy failed. The appeal challenging observations relating to a contempt petition was held not maintainable because any alleged contempt of the adjudicating authority's order must be examined only by that adjudicating authority, leaving no surviving cause in appeal. - NCLAT....