# In the matter of Maharashtra Seamless Ltd. Vs. K.K. Lakshminarayana & Ors. I.A No. 114 of 2019 in CA(AT)(Ins)No. 637 of 2018

> NCLAT judgment dated 2019-02-04. Citation: TCN-2019-NCLAT-00808. The case involves an appeal against an order passed by the Adjudicating Authority under…

- **Court:** NCLAT
- **Order date:** 4 Feb 2019
- **Citation:** TCN-2019-NCLAT-00808
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclat-new-delhi/maharashtra-seamless-ltd-vs-kk-lakshminarayana-ors-ia-no-114-of-2019-in-ca-1864ff81

## Summary

### Background

The case involves an appeal against an order passed by the Adjudicating Authority under Section 31 of the I&B Code. The Adjudicating Authority had already passed a final order on January 21, 2019, subsequent to an earlier order on January 15, 2019.

## Facts

The appellant, Maharashtra Seamless Ltd., filed an appeal. The Adjudicating Authority had already passed a final order under Section 31 of the I&B Code on January 21, 2019, following an order on January 15, 2019. Due to this prior order, the appeal was deemed infructuous.

## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the appeal has become infructuous due to the Adjudicating Authority's prior order under …

**Ratio:** An appeal becomes infructuous if the underlying issue has already been resolved by a

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**Reasoning:** The court reasoned that since the Adjudicating Authority had already passed a final order

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**Interpretation:** The interpretation is that if a subsequent event or order resolves the matter

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**Application:** In this case, the Adjudicating Authority's order under Section 31 of the

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## Parties

- **Judges:** S.J. Mukhop…; Bansi Lal…
- **Appellants:** Maharashtra…
- **Respondents:** K. K. Lakshminaray…

## Timeline

- **2019-01-15 — Prior Or…**: The court mentions an earlier…
- **2019-01-21 — Adjudicating Authority's…**: The Adjudicating Authority passed the final…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 31 — Approval of resolution plan](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-31)

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