According to section 60(5) of the code, the NCLT has the authority to decide any matter pertaining to priorities, laws, or facts that arise from or are connected to the settlement of the corporate debtor’s insolvency
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is empowered to decide an issue whether Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) is liable to pay Pre-Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) electricity dues after the approval of the resolution plan and taking over of the corporate debtor under section 60(5)(c) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code).
By an order dated August 23, 2018, Akums Lifesciences (Corporate Debtor) was subject to the Corporate…