Dr. Rajendra M. Ganatra - Approved RP
Dr. Rajendra M. Ganatra - Approved RP
Dr. Rajendra M. Ganatra - Approved RP
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CP(IB) No. 1015 of 2019
Under Section 30 of the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 r/w Regulation 39 of the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
(Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate
Persons) Regulations, 2016
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In the Application of
Dr. Rajendra M. Ganatra
…Resolution
Professional/Applicant
In the matter of
Shailen S Gala (HUF) and Ors.
…Financial Creditors
Versus
Coram:
Hon’ble Member (Judicial) : SH. Justice Virendrasingh G. Bisht (Retd.)
Hon’ble Member (Technical) : SH. Prabhat Kumar
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Appearances:
For the Applicant : Mr. Vinod Kothari, Mr. Aayush Kothari,
Mr. Mahendra Rahlan, Ms. Suyesha
Kakarla, Mr. Chinmay Bhojane,
Advocates
ORDER
Brief Facts
2. The Corporate Debtor’s CIRP was initiated vide this Tribunal’s Order
dated 19.09.2019 and Mr. Arundeep Singh Pathania was appointed as
the Interim Resolution Professional (“IRP”) of the Corporate Debtor.
3. At the 1st CoC meeting dated 22.10.2019, the CoC resolved to appoint
Dr. Rajendra M. Ganatra, the Applicant herein, as the Resolution
Professional. The Application for confirmation of IRP as the Resolution
Professional of the Corporate Debtor was allowed by this Tribunal vide
Order dated 24.09.2019.
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5. On 11.11.2019, the CoC approved the appointment of Mr. Jigar Shah and
Mr. Puneet Tyagi (“Registered Valuers”) as valuers for valuation the
Corporate Debtor. The average fair value of the Corporate Debtor was
determined as Rs. 98,93,33,793/- (Rupees Ninety Eight Crores, Ninety
Three Lakhs, Thirty Three Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety Three
Only). The average liquidation value of the Corporate Debtor was
determined as Rs. 78,98,63,738 (Rupees Seventy Eight Crores, Ninety
Eight Lakhs, Sixty Three Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight
Only).
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12. Consequently, at the 9th CoC meeting held on 04.09.2022, and which
concluded after two adjournments on 25.10.2022, the CoC resolved to
undertake the following –
a) pray to the Tribunal for rejection/withdrawal of the Resolution Plan
of the SRA which was pending adjudication
b) request further 90 days for issue of fresh Form-G for CIRP of the
Corporate Debtor
c) forfeit the Rs. 10 lakhs deposited by the SRA as Performance
Guarantee in accordance with the RFRP terms and use that amount
to meet the CIRP cost.
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16. Their Resolution Plan was approved by the CoC with 99.36% votes
through the e-voting conducted between 31.01.2024 and 03.02.2024.
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in accordance with the RFRP. The amount has been kept as Fixed
Deposit with the lien of the creditors till continuance of the Performance
Security.
Sr.
No. Sources Rs. Crore
1 CIRP cost 5.000
Allocation to secured financial creditor
2 15.800
to be paid upfront
Allocation of 5% of admitted claims to
unsecured financial creditors to be paid
3 2.400
in the form of RERA carpet area (535
sq.ft.)
Allocation to operational creditors to be
4 0.031
paid upfront
Loan and working capital infusion
5 43.000
(Need-based, from RA)
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Total 66.231
ii) The height of the project has been restricted to 15.24 metres due to
the presence of the Signal Transmitting Station of Defence Forces in
terms of Defence Ministry’s notification No. SRO 150 u/s 7 of Works
of Defence Act, 1903. Since a number of buildings had already been
allowed unrestricted height earlier, the Corporate Debtor moved
Bombay High Court by way of a Writ Petition (L) No. 337 of 2015.
The matter is yet to be disposed of.
Sr.
No. Sources Rs. Crore
1 CIRP cost 5.000
Allocation to secured financial creditor to
2 15.800
be paid upfront
Allocation of 5% of admitted claims to
3 unsecured financial creditors to be paid in 2.400
the form of RERA carpet area (535 sq.ft)
Allocation of the remaining 95% of
4 45.690
admitted claims to unsecured financial
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Total 111.921
iv) The payment of CIRP cost, and allocation to the creditors (with
restricted height approval), as envisaged under the Resolution Plan
shall be made in the following manner as summarized at Clause 10.3
of the Resolution Plan.
Settlement
Admitted
Sr. No. Particulars of Claim Type of Claim Amount
Amount (INR)
(INR)
Secured Financial
2. Secured 1,57,85,77,747 15,80,00,000
Creditors
Employees and
5. NA (No claim) NA NIL
Workmen
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Resolution Plan -
ii) In phase 2, the SRA will allocate 10,153 sq. ft. area the value of which
is estimated to be Rs.45,68,51,134/- (Rupees Forty Five Crores Sixty
Eight Lakhs Fifty One Thousand One Hundred and Thirty One
only) (Clause 7.1). The allocation will be in following manner as set
out in Schedule II of the Resolution Plan -
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iii)The above claim covers statutory claims received from Income Tax
Department of Rs. 2,98,58,950/- (Rupees Two Crores Ninety Eight
lakhs Fifty Eight Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty only).
ii) Apart from Working Capital mentioned above, the equity and loan
from the promoters will be Rs.21,05,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty One
Crores and Five Lakhs only) to meet the upfront payment
commitment of Rs.20,83,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Crores and Eight
Three Lakhs only) towards CIRP costs and payment to creditors.
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b.In para 13.3, the SRA has sought immunity from any past and
existing defaults / non-compliance/ lapses in relation to the CD
or by the CD or by its erstwhile promoters, board of directors,
management and any other person.
c. In para 13.4, the SRA has sought certain tax and stamp duty
related exemptions / waivers.
ii) It is pertinent to mention that in para 13, the SRA has stated that any
disallowance or non-grant of the reliefs (by the Adjudicating
Authority) will not impact the effectiveness or implementation of
the Resolution Plan and the same should not be viewed as
conditionalities to the implementation of this Resolution Plan or any
time line for such implementation.
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Debtor.
ii) Mr. Mayur Gandhi and Mr. Kaushal Doshi shall be in management
and control of the Corporate Debtor.
Statutory Compliance
19. In compliance of Section 30(2) of IBC, 2016, the Resolution
Professional has examined the Resolution plan of the Successful
Resolution Applicant and confirms that this Resolution Plan:
a) Provides for payment of Insolvency Resolution Process cost in a
manner specified by the Board in the priority to the payment of
other debts of the corporate debtor;
b) Provides for payment of debts of Operational Creditor in such
manner as may be specified by the board which shall not be less
than
(i) the amount to be paid to such creditors in the event of
liquidation of the Corporate Debtor under Section 53; or
(ii) the amount that would have been paid to such creditors, if
the amount to be distributed under the Resolution Plan
had been distribute in accordance with sub-section (1) of
Section 53 in the event of liquidation of the corporate
debtor.
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FORM H
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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3. I have examined the Resolution Plan received from Resolution Applicant Krishnir
Realtors Private Limited in consortium with Mr. Mukesh M. Doshi, and approved
by Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Mayurpankh Fine Builders Private Limited.
(i) the said Resolution Plan complies with all the provisions of the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
(Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 (CIRP
Regulations) and does not contravene any of the provisions of the law for the time
being in force.
(ii) the Resolution Applicant Krishnir Realtors Private Limited in consortium with
Mr. Mukesh M. Doshi, has submitted an affidavit pursuant to section 30(1) of the
Code confirming its eligibility under section 29A of the Code to submit resolution
plan. The contents of the said affidavit are in order.
(iii) the said Resolution Plan has been approved by the CoC in accordance with the
provisions of the Code and the CIRP Regulations made thereunder. The Resolution
Plan has been approved by 99.36% of voting share of financial creditors after
considering its feasibility and viability and other requirements specified by the CIRP
Regulations.
(iv) The voting was held pursuant to the meeting of the CoC on January 30, 2024
where I sought vote of members of the CoC by electronic voting system which was kept
open at least for 24 hours as per the regulation 26.
7. The amounts provided for the stakeholders under the Resolution Plan is as under:
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*If there are sub-categories in a category, please add rows for each sub-category.
# Amount provided over time under the Resolution Plan and includes estimated
value of non-cash components. It is not NPV.
@ In case the Corporate Debtor receives full building height approval, the total
settlement value payable to unsecured financial creditors will be 4677.97 lakhs
(treating the solitary non-voter’s share as zero since the liquidation value to
unsecured creditors is zero). In that case the % of amount provided to amount
claimed for unsecured financial creditors will be 66.17%, and the % of amount
provided to amount claimed for total claims will be 27.1% (of total claims, and
31.80% of admitted claims) instead of 7.60%.
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11. The time frame proposed for obtaining relevant approvals is as under:
Name of
Authority who
Sl. Nature of Name of will grant When to be
No. Approval applicable Law Approval obtained
1 Full building The Works of Ministry of Within one
height approval Defence Act, Defence, Govt. year
1903 (Section 3) of India
2 NOC or approval Maharashtra Slum Within one
for change in Slum Areas Rehabilitation year
control of the (Improvement, Authority
Corporate Debtor Clearance and
(if required) Redevelopment)
Act, 1971
12. The Resolution Plan is subject to the following contingencies (Elaborate the
contingencies):
i. In terms of the SRA approval, the sale building was proposed to be constructed
as Basement + Ground Floor + 6 upper storied towers with a total built up
are under free sale building of 4,758.58 sq.m. (51,220 sq.ft.). However, in
January 2012, the Defence Ministry sent a letter to Municipal Corporation of
Greater Mumbai, insisting on construction restriction, for projects in 500
yards periphery of its Signal Transmitting Station close by, in terms of
Defence Ministry’s notification No. SRO 150 u/s 7 of Works of Defence Act,
1903. This resulted in the Corporate Debtor’s building height being restricted
to 15.24 metres. The height restriction has left the Corporate Debtor with less
than 50% of the sale area.
ii. The height restriction has been challenged by the Corporate Debtor in
Bombay High Court by way of Write Petition 337 or 2015, based on the plea
that the project falls outside the prescribed 500 yards periphery, and reported
shifting of the Singal Transmitting Station, etc.
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iii. Owing to the uncertainty of the outcome of the Writ Petition, the Resolution
Plan has been formulated based on the current approved height of Ground +
3 floors and the sale area of 22,781 sq.ft. of RERA carpet area.
iv. If the height restriction is lifted and full height is permitted after disposal of
the writ petition, the Resolution Plan envisages Phase-II in which further
three floors would be constructed, when the remaining carpet area of about
40,351 sq.ft. (after acquiring and consuming 35% of fungible FSI) would be
constructed. In such a case, the Resolution Plan envisages payment of the
remaining dues of the unsecured creditors aggregating Rs. 45,68,51,134/- by
way of allocation of 10,153 sq.t. at a rate of Rs.45,000/sq.ft.
v. While the allocation for CIRP cost and creditors (described as total Bid Value
by the Resolution Applicant) of Rs.23,23,50,492/- constitutes full and final
settlement of all the admitted claims, the Resolution Applicant’s commitment
of allocating 10,153 sq.ft. of RERA carpet area will enhance the total
allocation to Rs. 68,92,01,626/-.
22. On perusal of the Resolution Plan, we find that the Resolution Plan
provides for the following:
a) Payment of CIRP Cost as specified u/s 30(2)(a) of the Code.
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23. The RP has complied with the requirement of the Code in terms of
Section 30(2)(a) to 30(2)(f) and Regulations 38(1), 38(1)(a), 38(2)(a),
38(2)(b), 38(2)(c) & 38(3) of the Regulations.
24. The RP has filed Compliance Certificate in Form-H along with the
Plan. On perusal the same is found to be in order. The Resolution
Plan has been approved by the CoC by majority of 99.36%.
25. The Resolution Applicant has sought certain reliefs and concessions,
which we have dealt with below –
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26. The Resolution Applicant has also assumed that the IBC is a complete
code and NCLT is empowered to grant a single window clearance for
all actions contemplated under this Resolution Plan, which shall be
granted upon the approval of the Resolution Plan by the NCLT.
However, this cannot be allowed as it shall be subject to adherence of
procedure and compliances of relevant laws.
27. In K Sashidhar v. Indian Overseas Bank & Others (in Civil Appeal
No.10673/2018 decided on 05.02.2019) the Hon’ble Apex Court held
that if the CoC had approved the Resolution Plan by requisite percent
of voting share, then as per section 30(6) of the Code, it is imperative
for the Resolution Professional to submit the same to the Adjudicating
Authority (NCLT). On receipt of such a proposal, the Adjudicating
Authority is required to satisfy itself that the Resolution Plan as
approved by CoC meets the requirements specified in Section 30(2).
The Hon’ble Apex Court further observed that the role of the NCLT
is ‘no more and no less’. The Hon’ble Apex Court further held that
the discretion of the Adjudicating Authority is circumscribed by
Section 31 and is limited to scrutiny of the Resolution Plan “as
approved” by the requisite percent of voting share of financial
creditors. Even in that enquiry, the grounds on which the
Adjudicating Authority can reject the Resolution Plan is in reference
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28. In view of the discussions and the law thus settled, the instant
Resolution Plan meets the requirements of Section 30(2) of the Code
and Regulations 37, 38, 38 (1A) and 39 (4) of the Regulations. The
Resolution Plan is not in contravention of any of the provisions of
Section 29A of the Code and is in accordance with law. The same
needs to be approved. Hence, ordered.
29. The Resolution Plan along with the Addendum thereto annexed to
the Application is hereby approved. It shall become effective from this
date and shall form part of this order with the following directions:
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(iii) consequently, all the dues including the statutory dues owed
to the Central Government, any State Government or any local
authority, if not part of the resolution plan, shall stand
extinguished and no proceedings in respect of such dues for the
period prior to the date on which the adjudicating authority
grants its approval under Section 31 could be continued.”
iv. The moratorium under Section 14 of the Code shall cease to have
effect from this date.
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vi. The Applicant shall forward all records relating to the conduct of
the CIRP and the Resolution Plan to the IBBI along with copy of
this Order for information.
vii. The Applicant shall forthwith send a certified copy of this Order
to the CoC and the Resolution Applicant, respectively for
necessary compliance.
Sd/- Sd/-
Prabhat Kumar Justice V.G. Bisht
Member (Technical) Member (Judicial)
/SP/
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