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2022 (9) TMI 802 - 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:- On perusal of the pleadings, it is found that the operational creditor filed the present application on the basis of demand notice dated 06.06.2019, which was duly served on and replied by the Corporate Debtor on 22.06.2019 and therefore, this contention raised above has no basis. It is an admitted fact that the applicant in the present petition has supplied the goods; therefore, the applicant falls within the definition of the Operational Creditor. The debt and default are also not denied by the Corporate Debtor. The only issue left before this Adjudicating Authority is whether there was any 'pre-existing dispute' raised by the corporate debtor before issuance of section 8 notice by the Operational Creditor - In the present matter demand notice u/s. 8 of IBC, 2016 was sent on 06.06.2019 by the operational creditor and same was replied by the corporate debtor on 21.06.2019, wherein, the corporate debtor has raised objection with respect to deficiency in services, misrepresentation of facts and losses suffered by corporate debtor and also raised the objection with respect to format of demand notice u/s. 8 of IBC, 2016. In order to establish that there is pre-existing dispute pending, the corporate debtor relied on the emails dated 20.03.2017, 23.03.2017, 28.03.2017, 03.04.2017, 28.08.2017, 10.09.2017, 25.10.2017, 01.11.2017, 04.11.2017, 05.12.2017, 12.12.2017, 13.08.2018. It is pertinent to discuss herein, that the corporate debtor has made payments of an amount of Rs. 3,98,958/- on 08.02.2018, Rs. 22,36,225/- on 15.02.2018 and Rs. 10,00,000/- on 12.06.2018 i.e., even after raising dispute through emails as evident from ledger account annexed as Annexure A-2 - there is no preexisting dispute pending on the date when the operational creditor sent the demand notice u/s. 8 of IBC, 2016 and therefore the judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court relied upon by the Corporate Debtor is not applicable in the present matter. Therefore, this Adjudicating Authority is inclined to initiate the CIR Proceeding of the Corporate Debtor. Application admitted - moratorium declared.
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