Appellate Tribunal's judgment holding that an Insolvency Professional who was in service and getting pension from a financial creditor was disentitled to be a Resolution professional has been rejected by the Supreme Court. In an order passed by a 3-judge bench on 19th August, 2020, the Supreme Court has categorically held that the approach adopted by NCLAT is not correct "that merely Resolution Professional who remained in the service of SBI and is getting pension, was disentitled to be Resolution professional" .
The Court held that since the order of NCLAT does not reflect correct approach, the same shall not be considered as a precedent. Incidentally, following its own judgment, NCLAT, in another case, also followed it and removed another past banker who was drawing pension.
Appellate Tribunal's judgment holding that an Insolvency Professional who was in service and getting pension from a financial creditor was disentitled to be a Resolution professional has been rejected by the Supreme Court. In an order passed by a 3-judge bench on 19th August, 2020, the Supreme Court has categorically held that the approach adopted by NCLAT is not correct "that merely Resolution Professional who remained in the service of SBI and is getting pension, was disentitled to be Resolution professional" .
The Court held that since the order of NCLAT does not reflect correct approach, the same shall not be considered as a precedent. Incidentally, following its own judgment, NCLAT, in another case, also followed it and removed another past banker who was drawing pension.
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