NCLT Ahmedabad Directs Promoters To Deposit Rs. 7.78 Crores With Corporate Debtor Based On Forensic Audit Report
Live LawThe National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench, comprising of Shri Shammi Khan and Shri Sameer Kakar, has directed the Promoters/Suspended Management of Sysco Industries Ltd. to deposit Rs. The Resolution Professional had filed an application under Section 43 of IBC based on a forensic audit report, seeking reversal of amounts to the Corporate Debtor, in view of preferential transactions undertaken by the Promoters/Suspended Management with a related party. The Transaction Audit Report has highlighted that there is an outstanding of Rs.7,78,31,555/- from M/s Pratap Associates in the books of Corporate Debtor for year ending 31.03.2019. The Suspended Management submitted that the Corporate Debtor had business transactions with M/s Pratap Associates since 2015. On a perusal of Section 43 of IBC, the Bench noted that the definition of ‘property’ would include goods, as supplied by the Corporate Debtor to M/s Pratap Associates.