Section 7 IBC| Corporate Debtor Cannot Indirectly Raise “Pre-Existing Dispute” Defence Against CIRP Admission: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that in proceedings initiated by a financial creditor under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, the adjudicating authority is required only to examine the existence of a financial debt and default, and that the defence of a pre-existing dispute is inapplicable. The Court was hearing a Civil Appeal filed under Section…

