{"id":376163,"date":"2026-02-19T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=376163"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:58:53","slug":"nclat-section7-ibc-application-not-barred-under-section10a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/02\/19\/nclat-section7-ibc-application-not-barred-under-section10a\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 7 IBC application must confine to the defaults committed after Section 10A period: NCLAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT):<\/span> In an appeal filed against order of National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai wherein, CIRP application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001549806\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016<\/a> (IBC) was rejected holding it barred by Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>, the Division Bench of Ashok Bhushan, J., (Chairperson) and Barun Mitra (Technical member) clarified that application under Section 7 had to confine to the default committed subsequent to the period of Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>. Thus, the Tribunal allowed the appeal and held that application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001549806\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> was not barred by Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> and directed the matter to be placed before adjudicating authority for afresh consideration.<\/p>\n<h3>Background:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The appeal was filed by financial creditor-appellant challenging the order passed by the adjudicating authority of National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai by which application filed for Initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process by financial creditor under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001549806\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> by the financial creditor was rejected as was barred by Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>. The appellant submitted that in Part IV of application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001549806\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> date of default was mentioned with respect to both the contracts as 15-4-2021 and even though first default took place on 15-4-2021, default continued after period in accordance with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> was over which was relied on Part IV by the financial creditor. It was submitted that when default was committed subsequent to Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> period, the financial creditor was not precluded from initiating application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001549806\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>. It was further submitted that financial creditor was not supposed to rush and file application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001549806\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> on first date of default and adjudicating authority had not properly considered Part IV of application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001549806\" target=\"_blank\">7<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> while deciding that the application was barred under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The respondent submitted that the objection with regard to Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> was preliminary objection raised by respondent and adjudicating authority after accepting the said objection had dismissed the application as barred by Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> and had not gone into other pleas raised by corporate debtor. It was further submitted that the default admittedly occurred within the period specified in Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Analysis, Law and Decision:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Tribunal noted that the amount claimed in Part IV of application under Section 7 was Rs. 7,28,54, 918 and with respect to two contracts, the dates of default mentioned were 15-1-2021 and 15-2-2021 but default continued on 15-4-2021 and thereafter the date of default was taken by financial creditor was 15-4-2021 with regard to both the contracts. The Financial creditor relied on date of default 15-4-2021 which was subsequent to Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> period and default by the corporate debtor has claimed from 15-4-2021 thereafter and the amount which was in default after 15-4-2021 was much beyond the threshold period. The Tribunal relied on Koncentric Investments Ltd. v. Standard Chartered Bank, 2022 SCC OnLine NCLAT 1254 and observed that when the application under Section 7 was based on default committed subsequent to period specified under Section 10-A of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\">IPC<\/a> and the amount claimed subsequent to Section 10-A period was beyond threshold, application cannot be rejected on the ground that it was barred by application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>. The Tribunal clarified that application under Section 7 had to confine to the default committed subsequent to the period of Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Tribunal held that the order of adjudicating authority rejecting the application as barred by Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a> could not be sustained. The Tribunal set aside the order of adjudicating authority holding that application was not barred by Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000623354\" target=\"_blank\">10-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002802178\" target=\"_blank\">IBC<\/a>. The Tribunal also directed that the matter to be placed before adjudicating authority for fresh consideration in accordance with law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">SREI Equipment Finance Ltd. v. R.S. 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