JUDGMENT :

ANIRUDDHA BOSE, J.

The appellant before us has described himself as the managing director of the Respondent No.2, Totem Infrastructures Limited (corporate debtor) against whom proceedings have been initiated on account of default in repaying financial facilities extended to them by several banks in the form of loans and bank guarantees. The total claim on account of default as made before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) was for a sum of Rs.613,27,01,598.23/. Several banks had extended these facilities, being (i) Union Bank of India, (ii) IDBI, (iii) Oriental Bank of Commerce, (iv) Bank of Baroda, (v) Karnataka Bank, (vi) Syndicate Bank and (vii) Punjab National Bank as also the State Bank of India, who is the first respondent in this appeal. The State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur and State Bank of Patiala, had also extended such facilities, but they had merged with the State Bank of India on 01.04.2017. Hence, the State Bank of India is now prosecuting the composite claims of these banks. I