# In the matter of Shankar Ganapathy Vs. K.R. Sundaresan & Ors. CA(AT)(Ins) No. 944 of 2019

> NCLAT judgment dated 2020-01-10. Citation: TCN-2020-NCLAT-00551. The case is an appeal under Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 944 of 2019 before the…

- **Court:** NCLAT
- **Order date:** 10 Jan 2020
- **Citation:** TCN-2020-NCLAT-00551
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclat-new-delhi/shankar-ganapathy-vs-kr-sundaresan-ors-ca-9fc157cb

## Summary

### Background

The case is an appeal under Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 944 of 2019 before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi. The appellant is Shankar Ganapathy, and the respondents are K. R. Sundaresan & Ors. The appellant's counsel has been repeatedly absent, including on multiple prior dates.

## Facts

The appellant, Shankar Ganapathy, filed an appeal (Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 944 of 2019) before the NCLAT. The respondents are K. R. Sundaresan & Ors. The appellant's counsel failed to appear on multiple occasions, including 22.10.2019, 11.12.2019, 09.01.2020, and 10.01.2020, despite repeated calls. The respondent's counsel, Mr. S. Santanam Swaminadhan, was present. Due to the appellant's repeated absence, the NCLAT dismissed the appeal and vacated the interim order.

## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the appeal should be dismissed due to the appellant's repeated absence despite repeated …

**Ratio:** A party's consistent failure to appear in court, especially after repeated notifications,

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**Reasoning:** The court reasoned that the appellant's repeated absence, despite repeated calls and

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**Interpretation:** This legal issue concerns the procedural consequences of a party's failure to

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**Application:** In this specific case, the appellant's repeated absence, despite notifications,

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## Parties

- **Judges:** S.J. Mukhop…; Bansi Lal…
- **Appellants:** Shankar Gan…
- **Respondents:** K. R. Sundaresan…
- **Advocates:** S. Santanam…

## Timeline

- **2019-10-22 — Appellant Counsel…**: Counsel for the…
- **2019-12-11 — Appellant Counsel…**: Counsel for the…

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