# In the matter of Reliance Infratel Ltd. IA No. 920 & 1056-2020 in CP (IB) 1385-MB-2017

> NCLT judgment dated 2020-07-23. Citation: TCN-2020-NCLT-00981. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, was operating under special…

- **Court:** NCLT
- **Order date:** 23 Jul 2020
- **Citation:** TCN-2020-NCLT-00981
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclt-chandigarh/reliance-infratel-ltd-ia-no-920-1056-2020-in-cp-ib-1385-mb-2017-94bed838

## Summary

### Background

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, was operating under special circumstances due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to the closure of the Tribunal and subsequent hearings being conducted via Video Conference (VC). The Principal Bench had constituted this specific bench to address urgent matters. The present application pertains to the urgent listing of IA 920 of 2020, which is related to the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) of Reliance Infratel Ltd.

## Facts

Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. initiated a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against Reliance Infratel Ltd. An application, IA 920 of 2020, was filed for the approval of a Resolution Plan. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NCLT was operating through video conferencing. The applicant's counsel requested an urgent listing of IA 920 of 2020. The Committee of Creditors (CoC), represented by SBI, also filed a similar application for urgent listing of the Plan Approval Application. The court disposed of IA No. 1056 of 2020 and directed that IA No. 920 of 2020 be taken up for hearing on 05.08.2020 along with IA 1960 of 2019 and IA No 3055 of 2019. The CoC's application was disposed of without being numbered.

## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether IA No. 920 of 2020, filed for approval of the Resolution Plan, warrants an urgent listing …

**Ratio:** The court has the discretion to determine the urgency of matters brought before it,

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**Reasoning:** The court acknowledged the submissions of the applicant's counsel and the parties present

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**Interpretation:** This issue involves the interpretation of procedural rules and the court's

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**Application:** The court applied its discretion by directing that IA No. 920 of 2020 be taken

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Janab Mohammed…; Ravikumar…; +1 more
- **Appellants:** Ericsson India…
- **Respondents:** Reliance Infratel…

## Timeline

- **2020-03-22 — Tribunal C…**: The Tribunal was closed due…
- **2020-06-15 — Principal Benc…**: The Principal Bench constituted a special bench for hearing urgent matters through Video…

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