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Appeal tribunal stays insolvency case against Polycab over ₹2.79 crore claim
An insolvency court admitted a supplier’s ₹2.79 crore claim against Polycab India on 7 October.
The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal acted on a claim by Asier Metals for unpaid operational debt.
Two days later, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal stayed the admission order.
India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code lets suppliers and other operational creditors start proceedings over defaults of at least ₹1 crore, if legal requirements are met and there is no genuine earlier dispute.
Experts say insolvency proceedings can pressure companies to settle debts, even when the claim is small compared with their finances.
For listed companies, admission can affect investor confidence, lenders and business operations, while unpaid bills can also put pressure on smaller suppliers.
Courts have warned that the code is not a debt-recovery tool; the case’s next steps are not stated.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal stayed insolvency proceedings against Polycab India over a supplier’s ₹2.79 crore claim.
The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal admitted the insolvency plea on 7 October.
The appeal tribunal issued its stay on 9 October.
The case has raised concerns about using insolvency proceedings to pressure companies over relatively small debts.
- Who
- Polycab India and supplier Asier Metals.
- What
- The NCLAT stayed an insolvency case against Polycab over Asier Metals’ alleged operational debt of ₹2.79 crore.
- When
- The NCLT admitted the plea on 7 October; the NCLAT stayed the order on 9 October.
- Where
- The admission order was issued by the Ahmedabad bench of the NCLT.
- Why
- Asier Metals claimed Polycab owed it ₹2.79 crore in operational debt.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Ahmedabad bench of the NCLT admitted an insolvency plea against Polycab over Asier Metals’ alleged ₹2.79 crore debt.
The NCLAT stayed the NCLT’s admission order against Polycab.
- Claim
- ₹2.79 crore
- Supplier
- Asier Metals
- Company
- Polycab India
- Admission order
- 7 October, Ahmedabad bench of the NCLT
- Stay
- 9 October, NCLAT
What people are saying
The case highlights an important concern in the existing IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code) framework. Even a financially sound company may find itself facing insolvency proceedings over a relatively small operational debt.
While the inherent ethos of the code has always been to shun recovery tactics, it is true that IBC proceedings are more often than not employed as a pressure tactic to induce repayment
The possibility of insolvency proceedings being used as leverage in commercial payment disputes is a legitimate concern. The consequences of admission can create substantial commercial pressure on a corporate debtor to settle outstanding claims, even where the amount involved is relatively modest