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2017 (9) TMI 1638 - HC - Insolvency and BankruptcyProceeding pending before the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Allahabad simultaneously with corporate insolvency resolution process - Held that:- Entire proceeding before the DRT is completely without jurisdiction precisely in the backdrop that once the proceeding has already been commenced under IBC, 2016 and Moratorium under Section 14 of IBC, 2016 has already been issued and even in the said proceeding the parties have put their appearance before the insolvency professionals, then the impugned proceeding against the guarantors of principal debtor is per se bad. Once the liability is still in fluid situation and the same has not been crystallized, then in such situation two parallel/split proceedings in different jurisdiction should be avoided, if possible. This Court is of the considered opinion that in the aforementioned facts and circumstances once the sufficient safeguards are provided in the IBC, 2016 & the regulations framed thereunder to the bank, and even the liability has not been crystallized either against the principal debtor or guarantors/mortgagors at present, then the proceeding, which is pending before the Debt Recovery Tribunal, Allahabad cannot go on and the same is stayed till the finalisation of corporate insolvency resolution process or till the NCLT approves the resolution plan under sub-section (1) of Section 31 or passes an order for liquidation of corporate debtor under Section 33, as the case may be.
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