NCLAT rejects insolvency proceedings plea against Aditya Birla Fashion

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday dismissed a plea of an operational creditor to initiate insolvency proceedings against Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL). The appellate tribunal upheld the order of the Mumbai bench, which had on October 11, 2023, dismissed the plea of In Style Fashion on the ground of pre-existing dispute. "Considering the overall facts and circumstance of the present case and in view of the foregoing discussion, we are satisfied that the Adjudicating Authority (NCLT) did not commit any error in rejecting the Section 9 Application filed by the Appellant on the ground of pre-existing dispute," said the NCLAT. In Style Fashion was a franchisee and commission agent for running the showroom of ABFRL. However, the NCLAT also said, "We do not agree with the finding of the Adjudicating Authority that the Section 9 application was time-barred and hit by limitation". Meanwhile, the appellate tribunal said the operational creditor has

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