# In the matter of Fivebro Water Services Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. vs. Bijay Murmuria (Liquidator) and Ors.

> NCLAT judgment dated 2026-01-07. Citation: TCN-2026-NCLAT-00017. The appeals arise from an order dated 21.06.2024 passed by the Adjudicating Authority…

- **Court:** NCLAT
- **Order date:** 7 Jan 2026
- **Citation:** TCN-2026-NCLAT-00017
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclat-new-delhi/fivebro-water-services-pvt-ltd-and-anr-vs-bijay-murmuria-a72892ac

## Summary

### Background

The appeals arise from an order dated 21.06.2024 passed by the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench-I) in I.A. No. 63/2022 and I.A. No. 94/2022 in C.P. (IB) No. 59 of 2019. The Adjudicating Authority allowed I.A.s filed by the Liquidator and directed the Appellants to handover possession of leased/licensed premises and pay rental/licence fees.

## Facts

Corporate Debtor, Doshion Pvt. Ltd., executed an unregistered lease deed on 29.09.2020 in favor of its subsidiary, Fivebro Water Services Pvt. Ltd., for its Ahmedabad premises.

Corporate Debtor executed another license agreement on 20.07.2021 in favor of its subsidiary, Gondwana Engineers, for its Mumbai premises.

Corporate Debtor was admitted into CIRP on 31.08.2021, and a moratorium was declared under Section 14 of the IBC.

The Resolution Professional (RP) sent a mail on 24.11.2021 to Fivebro and Gondwana Engineers to deposit monthly rent and license fee into the CIRP account.

The RP filed IA No. 63 of 2022 and IA No. 94 of 2022 seeking possession of the premises and payment of pending arrears.

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## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the Adjudicating Authority exceeded its jurisdiction by adjudicating disputes arising out …

**Ratio:** Section 60(5) of the IBC vests a wide jurisdiction on the Adjudicating Authority to

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**Reasoning:** The Adjudicating Authority has the power to decide on matters relating to recovery of

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**Interpretation:** The jurisdiction of the Adjudicating Authority extends to disputes that have a

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**Application:** The Adjudicating Authority rightly exercised its jurisdiction under Section

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Ashok Bh…; Barun M…
- **Appellants:** Fivebro Water…; Gondwana Engineers…
- **Respondents:** Doshion Pvt…; Bijay Mur…; +2 more
- **Advocates:** Arjun S…; Somya…; +2 more

## Timeline

- **2019-N/A — Initiation of CP (IB)…**: CP (IB) No. 59 of 2019…
- **2020-09-29 — Unregistered L…**: Corporate Debtor executed an…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 14 — Moratorium](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-14)

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