Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Every suit for recovery of money from Sick Co. doesn't require prior permission of BIFR, rules HC


Facts:

a) The petitioner-company filed an application under section 22 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (‘SICA’) but same was dismissed by impugned order holding that a simple suit for recovery of moneys was not barred by section 22 of SICA.

b) The Trial court in the impugned order also recorded that in spite of repeated directions to the petitioner/defendant, no document was filed to show that the debt of the respondent/plaintiff was included in the scheme of rehabilitation of the petitioner-company

On writ, the High Court of Delhi held as under:

Since every suit for recovery of money does not require permission under section 22 of SICA and despite repeated directions of Court petitioner-company failed to show that debt of the respondent was included in scheme of rehabilitation, application filed by petitioner under section 22 of SICA was to be dismissed. - Kusum Products Ltd. v. Hitkari Industries Ltd. [2014] 52 taxmann.com 230 (Delhi)

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