The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai bench of Shri Anil Raj Chellan (Judicial Member) and Shri K. R. Saji Kumar (Technical Member) while disallowing the Liquidator’s application for the private sale of the Corporate Debtor’s assets, it was held that the Liquidator must not restrict the private sale to a single buyer but should strategize to attract the maximum number of buyers to maximize realization from the asset sale.
Brief Facts:
The Corporate Debtor was admitted to the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) vide order dated 23.11.2017. However, as no Resolution Plan was approved by the Committee of Creditors (CoC), the Adjudicating Authority ordered liquidation pursuant to an Order dated…