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2022 (9) TMI 685 - NATIONAL COMPANY LAW APPELLATE TRIBUNAL , PRINCIPAL BENCH , NEW DELHIMaintainability of application - Initiation of CIRP u/s 9 of IBC - default of instalment of Settlement Agreement - Operational debt or not - HELD THAT:- The Adjudicating Authority has considered the Settlement Agreement and rightly come to the conclusion that default of instalment of Settlement Agreement does not come within the definition of ‘operational debt’ as it does not fall within the definition of additional debt as per Section 5(21) of the IBC and further prayer made by the Corporate Debtor that the matter be referred to the Arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Adjudicating Authority has also rightly held that the role of National Company Law Tribunal is very limited while exercising its power under Section 7, 9 and 10 of the IBC, 2016, it is beyond the scope of Section 9 of the IBC. The Adjudicating Authority has taken note of the submissions of Corporate Debtor that the Commercial Civil Suit No. 2/2020 is pending for consideration before the Court of competent jurisdiction and rightly rejected the claim of the Appellant. The impugned order passed by the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi Bench Court-V) is hereby affirmed. The Appeal is hereby dismissed.
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