# In the matter of NTPC Ltd. (Simhadri Project) Vs. Rajiv Chakraborty Civil Appeal No (s). 2798-2020

> SC judgment dated 2020-08-11. Citation: TCN-2020-SC-00048. The case involves a civil appeal (No. 2798/2020) filed by NTPC LTD. (SIMHADRI PROJECT) against…

- **Court:** SC
- **Order date:** 11 Aug 2020
- **Citation:** TCN-2020-SC-00048
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/supreme-court-of-india/ntpc-ltd-simhadri-project-vs-rajiv-chakraborty-civil-appeal-no-d936a1a6

## Summary

### Background

The case involves a civil appeal (No. 2798/2020) filed by NTPC LTD. (SIMHADRI PROJECT) against Rajiv Chakraborty. Several interlocutory applications (IAs) are associated with the appeal, primarily concerning exemptions from filing certified copies of the impugned judgment and filing affidavits, as well as permissions to file additional documents. The case is related to other civil appeals (C.A. No. 2809/2020, C.A. No. 2832/2020, C.A. No. 2810/2020, C.A. No. 2813/2020), which also involve similar IAs for exemptions and permissions.

## Facts

NTPC LTD. (SIMHADRI PROJECT) filed a civil appeal (No. 2798/2020) against Rajiv Chakraborty. Several IAs were filed by NTPC, including requests for exemption from filing certified copies of the impugned judgment (IA No.67341/2020) and exemption from filing affidavits (IA No.67343/2020), as well as permission to file additional documents (IA No.67345/2020). The case was heard on 2020-08-11, where the court issued a notice returnable in four weeks and stayed the CIRP proceedings. The matter is to be listed in September 2020. The case is related to other civil appeals (C.A. No. 2809/2020, C.A. No. 2832/2020, C.A. No. 2810/2020, C.A. No. 2813/2020), which also involve similar IAs for exemptions and permissions. The relevance of these facts lies in the procedural aspects of

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## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the appellant should be granted exemption from filing certified copies of the impugned …

**Ratio:** The ratio is based on the court's discretion to waive procedural requirements in certain

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**Reasoning:** The court's reasoning for granting or denying the exemption would depend on its

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**Interpretation:** The interpretation involves understanding the procedural rules regarding the

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**Application:** The application involves assessing whether the appellant has provided

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Arun Mi…; B.R. G…; +1 more
- **Appellants:** NTPC…
- **Respondents:** Rajiv Chakr…
- **Other parties:** Over Tu…

## Timeline

- **2020-08-11 — Hearing…**: The matters were called…
- **2020-09-01 — Listing…**: The matter is to be listed in…

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