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2017 Supreme(SC) 1099

ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL
Alchemist Asset Reconstrution Company Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Hotel Gaudavan Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Sidhartha Luthra, Mr. Abhirup Das Gupta, Ms. Swati Sharma, Manmayi Sharma, Mr. Rahul Pratap
For the Respondents: Mr. Jayant Bhushan, Ashu Kansal, Anushree Prashit Kapadia, Suvidutt M.S.

ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard the learned Senior Counsel/Counsel appearing for the parties.

3. The facts of the present case disclose a very sorry state of affairs. Several proceedings had been taken and ultimately a petition filed under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 was admitted on 31.03.2017 by the National Company Law Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi. As a result, the moratorium that is imposed by Section 14 came into effect on that date and Respondent No.3 has been appointed as the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP). A Writ Petition was filed against this order, which was admitted only to the extent of the challenge to the vires of the Insolvency Code, is pending. A Special Leave Petition against this order was dismissed on 26.04.2017. Meanwhile, despite the moratorium, a letter was issued by Respondent No.1 to Respondent No.2 invoking the arbitration clause between the parties and Shri Pankaj Garg, an Advocate, was appointed as Sole Arbitrator. Shri Garg entered upon the reference. In an other order dated 31.05.2017, the National Company Law Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi referred to Section 14 (1)(a) of the Insolvency Code and stated that given the m





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