The case involves an appeal against an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, which dismissed an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. The NCLT dismissed the application on the grounds that the appellant was not authorized to initiate the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) on the date the notice was issued. The appellant, Software One India Private Limited, an operational creditor, filed an appeal under Section 61 of the IBC.
Software One India Private Limited, an operational creditor, filed an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against Magnamious Systems Pvt. Ltd. The Adjudicating Authority (NCLT, Mumbai Bench) dismissed the application because the person who issued the notice under Section 8 of the IBC, Ms. Meetu Bajaj, was not authorized to do so at the time of issuance. The Appellant argued that a subsequent Board Resolution dated 29.01.2019 ratified the actions taken by Ms. Meetu Bajaj, thereby validating the notice. The Adjudicating Authority relied on a Supreme Court judgment stating that an act by an incompetent authority is invalid and cannot be rectified by ratification. The
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The case involves an appeal against an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, which dismissed an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. The NCLT dismissed the application on the grounds that the appellant was not authorized to initiate the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) on the date the notice was issued. The appellant, Software One India Private Limited, an operational creditor, filed an appeal under Section 61 of the IBC.
Software One India Private Limited, an operational creditor, filed an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against Magnamious Systems Pvt. Ltd. The Adjudicating Authority (NCLT, Mumbai Bench) dismissed the application because the person who issued the notice under Section 8 of the IBC, Ms. Meetu Bajaj, was not authorized to do so at the time of issuance. The Appellant argued that a subsequent Board Resolution dated 29.01.2019 ratified the actions taken by Ms. Meetu Bajaj, thereby validating the notice. The Adjudicating Authority relied on a Supreme Court judgment stating that an act by an incompetent authority is invalid and cannot be rectified by ratification. The
…Minutes of Meeting of the Board of Directors…
Board of Directors expressly authorised Ms…