# In the matter of Praise Communications Pvt. Ltd.  (IB)-660-ND-2020

> NCLT judgment dated 2021-10-12. Citation: TCN-2021-NCLT-00749. The case involves an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).…

- **Court:** NCLT
- **Order date:** 12 Oct 2021
- **Citation:** TCN-2021-NCLT-00749
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclt-chandigarh/praise-communications-pvt-ltd-ib-660-nd-2020-6c25e79b

## Summary

### Background

The case involves an application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The Court Officer was directed to send notice to the Corporate Debtor on 15.04.2021. Despite the registry sending notice and providing a last chance, neither the applicant nor the Corporate Debtor appeared before the court.

## Facts

The applicant, Entertainment Network India Ltd., filed an application under Section 9 of the IBC against the respondent, Praise Communications Pvt.Ltd. On 15.04.2021, the Court Officer was directed to send notice to the Corporate Debtor. On 17.08.2021, no one appeared for the applicant. The registry sent notice and gave a last chance to the Corporate Debtor. On the day of the order, neither the applicant nor the Corporate Debtor appeared. As a result, the application was dismissed for default. The key fact is the absence of both parties despite prior notice, leading to the dismissal.

## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the application under Section 9 of the IBC should be dismissed due to the non-appearance of …

**Ratio:** When neither the applicant nor the respondent appears before the court despite due

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**Reasoning:** The court reasoned that the absence of both parties indicates a lack of interest in

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**Interpretation:** This interpretation highlights the importance of parties actively participating

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**Application:** In this case, the applicant and the Corporate Debtor failed to appear despite

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## Parties

- **Judges:** DEEPTI M…; K.K. V…
- **Appellants:** Entertainment…
- **Respondents:** Praise Communicati…

## Timeline

- **2021-04-15 — Direction to Se…**: The Court Officer was directed to…
- **2021-08-17 — Applicant's…**: None appeared for the…

## Legal provisions

- [Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Section 9 — Application for initiation of corporate insolvency…](https://caseease.in/legal-provisions/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-2016/section-9)

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