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2022 (6) TMI 873 - Tri - Insolvency and BankruptcyMaintainability of application - initiation of CIRP - Corporate Debtor failed to make repayment of its dues - Operational Creditors - existence of debt and dispute or not - HELD THAT:- The corporate debtor in its reply letter dated 14.05.2016 to the legal notice of the Petitioner dated 22.04.2016, the Respondent has admitted that the claims in furtherance of the debit notice of Rs.15,60,326.94 was revised and reduced to Rs.10,43,923.20, this by itself is also an admission of liability by the Corporate Debtor. However, the Corporate Debtor has contended that the payment thereof is subject to the condition of the Petitioner returning the defective spare parts to the Corporate Debtor. In this regard, Petitioner has already submitted that all the defective goods lying with them were returned to the Corporate Debtor on 21.10.2015 by courier, and the same was communicated to the Corporate Debtor vide email dated 24.10.2015. Moreover, the Petitioner has filed the copy of the said e-mail. Hence the Petitioner has proved the ‘existence of debt’ and ‘default’ on the part of the Corporate Debtor. The Petitioner has filed the present Petition before this Tribunal on 22.06.2018 and as such the Notification effected in increasing the threshold limit from Rupees One Lakh to Rupees One Crore as on and from 24.03.2020 does not apply to the present case. Under the said circumstances, since the debt and default on the part of the Corporate Debtor being proved and also by looking at the consent given by an Insolvency Professional, this petition is hereby admitted. Petition admitted - moratorium declared.
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