# In the matter of Cape Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Nupower Renewable Pvt. Ltd. C.R.P.PD. No. 2864-2017

> HC judgment dated 2017-11-24. Citation: TCN-2017-HC-00005. The Civil Revision Petition was filed against the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal…

- **Court:** HC
- **Order date:** 24 Nov 2017
- **Citation:** TCN-2017-HC-00005
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/high-courts-chandigarh-bench/cape-infrastructure-pvt-ltd-vs-nupower-renewable-pvt-ltd-crppd-no-2864-2017-98541e99

## Summary

### Background

The Civil Revision Petition was filed against the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Division Bench, Chennai, which admitted an application in TCP/3(IB)/CB/2017 dated 07.07.2017 without notice to the corporate debtor. The petitioner, Cape Infrastructure Private Ltd., is the corporate debtor, while the respondent, Nupower Renewables Private Ltd., initiated action before the NCLT for default in payment. The operational creditor (Nupower Renewables) sent a notice to the branch office of the respondent at Chennai, and the Tribunal admitted the matter and passed consequential orders. The petitioner challenged the adherence to the mandatory provisions of the rules by the National Company Law Tribunal.

## Facts

M/s. Cape Infrastructure Private Ltd. (the petitioner and corporate debtor) filed a Civil Revision Petition against an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai. M/s. Nupower Renewables Private Ltd. (the respondent and operational creditor) initiated insolvency proceedings against the petitioner for default in payment. The operational creditor sent a notice to the branch office of the corporate debtor in Chennai, not the registered office in Nagercoil. The NCLT admitted the application without ensuring proper notice was served at the registered office. The petitioner argued that this violated Section 8 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and related rules, which mandate notice to the registered office. The petitioner challenged the

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## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) erred in admitting the application without …

**Ratio:** The ratio is that when a statute prescribes a particular act to be done in a particular

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**Reasoning:** The court reasoned that Sections 8 and 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC),

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**Interpretation:** The interpretation is that the requirement of serving notice at the registered

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**Application:** In this case, the operational creditor served notice at the branch office of

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## Parties

- **Judges:** M.GOVIN…
- **Appellants:** M/s.Cape Infrastru…
- **Respondents:** Cape Infrastructur…; M/s.Nupower…

## Timeline

- **2017-07-07 — Order by…**: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai, passed an order in TCP/3(IB)/CB/2017…
- **2017-08-09 — Interim…**: The High Court granted an interim stay of the NCLT's order dated 07.07.2017 for a period…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 8 — Insolvency resolution by operational creditor](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-8)

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