# In the matter of Skylark Arcadia Private Limited C.P(IB) No. 237-BB-2019

> NCLT judgment dated 2019-08-28. Citation: TCN-2019-NCLT-01708. M/s. JCDecaux Advertising India Pvt. Ltd. filed C.P.(IB)No.237/BB/2019 under Section 9 of the…

- **Court:** NCLT
- **Order date:** 28 Aug 2019
- **Citation:** TCN-2019-NCLT-01708
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclt-chandigarh/skylark-arcadia-private-limited-cpib-no-237-bb-2019-587cbd9d

## Summary

### Background

M/s. JCDecaux Advertising India Pvt. Ltd. filed C.P.(IB)No.237/BB/2019 under Section 9 of the IBC, 2016, seeking to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against M/s. Skylark Arcadia Private Limited, the Corporate Debtor, due to a default in payment of Rs. 30,12,692/-. The case was listed for hearing on multiple dates between July and August 2019.

## Facts

M/s. JCDecaux Advertising India Pvt. Ltd. initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against M/s. Skylark Arcadia Private Limited under Section 9 of the IBC, 2016, claiming a default of Rs. 30,12,692/-. The case was registered as C.P.(IB)No.237/BB/2019. The matter was listed for hearing on multiple occasions, specifically on 02.07.2019, 15.07.2019, 16.07.2019, 30.07.2019, 09.08.2019, 16.08.2019, and 29.08.2019. However, neither the petitioner nor their counsel appeared before the Tribunal on 16.08.2019 and 29.08.2019. Due to the petitioner's absence, the case was posted for dismissal on 29.08.2019. On this date, no one appeared for the petitioner, leading the Tribunal to conclude that the petitioner was not interested in prosecuting the case.

## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the Tribunal was justified in dismissing the case for default due to the petitioner's …

**Ratio:** The Tribunal has the inherent power to dismiss a case for default when the petitioner

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**Reasoning:** The Tribunal reasoned that the repeated absence of the petitioner and their counsel

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**Interpretation:** The interpretation of the law allows the Tribunal to dismiss a case if the

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**Application:** In this specific case, the petitioner's absence on multiple hearing dates,

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Rajeswara Rao…; Ashok Kumar…
- **Appellants:** M/s.JCDecaux…
- **Respondents:** M/s.Skylark…

## Timeline

- **2019-07-02 — Hearing…**: Case listed for…
- **2019-07-15 — Hearing…**: Case listed for…

## 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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