The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said insolvency proceedings cannot be triggered on the basis of debt that has been converted into capital such as equity of a company. The appellate tribunal also said any investment cannot be financial debt and the provisions of Section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code provides for initiation of CIRP by a financial creditor only and that too, if there is debt and default. CIRP is Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.
The observations from a two-member NCLAT bench came as it upheld an order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which on November…
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