The article provides a summary of the Judgement passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of Indian in Indus Biotech Private limited v. Kotak India venture fund .2 wherein the court has discussed that whether an Application filed under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act , 1996 be maintainable if a petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is pending ?
FACTS OF THE CASE :
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 brought in a substantial financial discipline among Indian Companies. Prior to the said Code, taking advantage of delay in litigations due to high pendency of cases in the courts, companies were always dragging the payments. The above said Code mandated that if a company is not able to make the payment within 10 days from the date of receipt of a demand notice from the creditor, it is treated as default. Hence, the creditor can approach National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking to initiate insolvency proceedings against the defaulter.