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O R D E R
Per: Prabhat Kumar, Member (Technical)
This is an application filed by the Liquidator seeking an Order under Section 54 read with Regulation 45(3) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016 seeking “Dissolution” of Corporate Debtor.
The Adjudicating Authority directed initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against the Corporate Debtor namely “Venerate Trading Private Limited” vide its order dated 29.03.2019 on a Petition filed by the Operational Creditor under Section 9 of the Code.
Thereafter, on 24.11.2020, Liquidation process against the Corporate Debtor was initiated by this Tribunal and the Applicant was appointed as the Liquidator of the Corporate Debtor. As a consequence, Public Announcement in Form-B under Regulation 12 of the IBBI (Liquidation Process) was made on 12.07.2022 in two newspapers namely Navshakti (Marathi), Free Press Journal (English) both circulated in the locality of Corporate Debtor on 27.11.2020.
The applicant has intimated RoC vide Form INC28 about the commencement of Liquidation and for change of status as “Under Liquidation”, the same was approved.
The new bank account opened on 13.01.2021 having account No. 009605000315 with ICICI Bank (for Liquidation) which has been closed on 12.05.2022.
The Liquidator has filed final Report dated 26.05.2022 in relation to liquidation of the Corporate Debtor with the Adjudicating Authority along with Compliance Certificate in Form – H in terms of Regulation 45 of the Liquidation Process Regulation.
Since, the Corporate Debtor does not have any other assets to be liquidated, hence the liquidator filed present Application for the “Dissolution of the Corporate Debtor” u/s 54 of IBC which provides as under :
“54.(1) Where the assets of the corporate debtor have been completely liquidated, the liquidator shall make an application to the Adjudicating Authority for the dissolution of such corporate debtor.
(2)The Adjudicating Authority shall on application filed by the liquidator under subsection (1) order that the corporate debtor shall be dissolved from the date of that order and the corporate debtor shall be dissolved accordingly.
(3)A copy of an order under sub-section (2) shall within seven daysfrom the date of such order, be forwarded to the authority with which the corporate debtor is registered.
In view of facts stated above, this is a fit case for dissolution of the Corporate Debtor under Section 54 of The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Ordered accordingly. The Corporate Debtor stands ‘Dissolved’ from the date of this Order.
Copy of this Order shall be forwarded within 7 (seven) days to the concerned authorities and the Registrar of Companies having jurisdiction, for further necessary action as prescribed under Law.
Accordingly, IA-1586/MB/2022 is hereby allowed and disposed of.
C.P. 3520/MB/2018 to be closed. The Case Records be consigned to Record Room.