# In the matter of Ashok Kriplani vs. T. Krishna Valli & Anr.

> NCLAT judgment dated 2025-01-06. Citation: TCN-2025-NCLAT-00285. This case involves a contempt application filed by Ashok Kriplani, the Ex-Resolution…

- **Court:** NCLAT
- **Order date:** 6 Jan 2025
- **Citation:** TCN-2025-NCLAT-00285
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclat-new-delhi/ashok-kriplani-vs-t-krishna-valli-anr-6cd71f9e

## Summary

### Background

This case involves a contempt application filed by Ashok Kriplani, the Ex-Resolution Professional of Dreamz Infra India Ltd., against the members of the Adjudicating Authority for allegedly violating an order dated 13.01.2021 passed by the NCLAT in Company Appeal (AT) (Ins.) No. 34 of 2020. The applicant contends that the Adjudicating Authority's admission of a Section 7 application for the Dreamz Samhita project on 24.08.2023, despite the earlier order protecting his fees, constitutes contempt. The applicant had previously been involved in the CIRP of Dreamz Infra India Ltd. and sought to recover unpaid CIRP costs.

## Facts

The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of Dreamz Infra India Ltd. commenced on 20.08.2019. Ashok Kriplani was appointed as Interim Resolution Professional (IRP). On 09.11.2019, the Committee of Creditors (CoC) replaced Kriplani with K.P. Raju as RP. The Adjudicating Authority did not approve this resolution on 17.12.2019, offering Kriplani to work as RP at Rs.6.75 lakhs per month. The NCLAT, on 13.01.2021, set aside the Adjudicating Authority's order, directing that fees paid/payable be protected. Kriplani handed over charge to K.P. Raju. The Adjudicating Authority confined CP(IB)84/2019 to the Dreamz Sumadhur Project on 04.09.2020. Dreamz Sneh Project Allottees Welfare Association filed a Section 7 application, which was admitted on 15.02.2023. Kriplani's

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## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the Adjudicating Authority committed contempt of court by admitting a Section 7 application …

**Ratio:** Civil contempt requires willful disobedience of a court order. The order must be clear,

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**Reasoning:** The NCLAT reasoned that the Adjudicating Authority's admission of the Section 7

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**Interpretation:** The court interpreted the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, specifically Section

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**Application:** The NCLAT applied the principles of civil contempt to the facts of the case,

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Ashok Bh…; Barun M…; +1 more
- **Appellants:** Ashok Kri…
- **Respondents:** Dreamz Infra…; T. Krishna…

## Timeline

- **2019-08-20 — CIRP Comm…**: Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process…
- **2019-08-20 — Applicant Appointed as…**: Ashok Kriplani was appointed as…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 7 — Initiation of corporate insolvency resolution…](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-7)

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