# In the matter of Indian Bank vs. T. Prabhakar

> NCLAT judgment dated 2025-04-30. Citation: TCN-2025-NCLAT-00075. The case involves an appeal against an order passed by the NCLT, Chennai Bench, which…

- **Court:** NCLAT
- **Order date:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Citation:** TCN-2025-NCLAT-00075
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclat-new-delhi/indian-bank-vs-t-prabhakar-3c064831

## Summary

### Background

The case involves an appeal against an order passed by the NCLT, Chennai Bench, which dismissed a petition filed by the Appellant, Indian Bank, under Section 95 of the I&B Code, 2016. The dismissal was based on the fact that personal insolvency proceedings had already been initiated against the Respondent, T. Prabhakar, the Personal Guarantor of the Corporate Debtor, by IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited. The NCLT held that Section 96 of the I&B Code, 2016, creates a bar against initiating further legal proceedings by another Financial Creditor during the subsistence of an interim moratorium.

## Facts

Indian Bank, the Appellant, is a Financial Creditor. They filed a petition under Section 95 of the I&B Code, 2016, against T. Prabhakar, the Respondent, who is the Personal Guarantor of a Corporate Debtor. The NCLT, Chennai Bench, dismissed Indian Bank's petition because personal insolvency proceedings had already been initiated against T. Prabhakar by IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited under C.P. (IB) No. 785/2020, and an interim moratorium was in place. The NCLT based its decision on Section 96 of the I&B Code, 2016, which bars the initiation of further legal proceedings by another Financial Creditor during the interim moratorium. The Appellant argued that Section 96 should be interpreted using the 'mischief rule', but the Appellate Tribunal rejected this

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## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether, at the stage when the moratorium has been imposed under Section 96 of the I & B Code, …

**Ratio:** Section 96(1)(b) of the I&B Code, 2016, explicitly provides that for any legal

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**Reasoning:** The Tribunal reasoned that the constitutional validity of Section 96 of the I&B Code,

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**Interpretation:** Section 96 of the I&B Code, 2016, imposes an interim moratorium when an

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**Application:** In this case, since an interim moratorium was already in place due to the

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Sharad Kumar…; Jatindranat…
- **Appellants:** Indian…
- **Respondents:** T. PRAB…

## Timeline

- **2020-01-01 — Initiation of…**: IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited initiated personal insolvency proceedings against T.…
- **2023-01-18 — Discussion Paper by Ministry of Corporate…**: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued a 'Discussion Paper' regarding the restrictions…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 95 — Application by creditor to initiate insolvency…](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-95)

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