NCLAT Urges Central Government And IBBI To Consider Legislative Change For Payment To Operational Creditor Under Resolution Plan
Live LawThe National Company law Appellate Tribunal bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Ms. Shreesha Merla in the case of Damodar Valley Corporation versus Dimension Steel and Alloys urges the Central Government and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India to consider legislative change regarding the payment to operational creditors under the resolution plan. NCLAT observed that the Appellant is specifically agitating that the payment to the operational creditors under the resolution plan is not fair and equitable. However, the NCLAT noted that in the present case, the Financial Creditors have provided much higher amount that the operational creditors which is as follows; Creditor Admitted Claim Payment under Plan Percentage Financial 245.55 Crores 19.03 Crores 7.74% Operational 85.33 Crores 0.17 Crores 0.19% NCLAT held that; "26. Thereafter, NCLAT noted that time has come to reconsider the payment mechanism to operational creditors under the Resolution plan and urged the Central Government and IBBI to find out if there is any ground to reconsider the legislative change towards payment to the operational creditors under the resolution plan.