Section 9 IBC Pre-Existing Dispute: GLS Films v Chemical Suppliers
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, prescribes a stringent mechanism for the initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process by an operational creditor. A fundamental safeguard embedded within Section 9 of the Code is the mandatory rejection of applications where a pre-existing dispute is evident. In a recent and significant pronouncement, the Supreme Court of…

