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IN THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
MUMBAI BENCH-IV
CP (IB)993/MB/C-IV/2020
Under section 7 of the I&B Code,
2016
In the matter of
Beacon Trusteeship Limited
…Financial Creditor v/s.
Neptune Ventures and Developers Private Limited
[U45202MH2009PTC189590]
…Corporate Debtor Order Delivered on: 07.10.2021
Coram:
Shri Rajesh Sharma Smt. Suchitra Kanuparthi Hon'ble Member (Technical) Hon'ble Member (Judicial) For the Petitioner:Mr. Amit Shah, Advocate For the Respondent: Ms. Geeta Lundwani, Advocate
ORDER
Per:Suchitra Kanuparthi,Member (Judicial)
1. This is a Company Petition filed under section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) by Beacon Trusteeship Limited ("the Financial Creditor"), seeking to
1 initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against Neptune Ventures and Developers Private Limited
("the Corporate Debtor"). The Financial Creditor claiming a sum of Rs.32,08,76,450/- (Rupees Thirty-Two Crore Eight Lakhs Seventy-Six Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Only) as on 31st December, 2019 which is said to be the debt and default.
BRIEF FACTS:
1. The Petitioner and the Corporate Debtor executed the Debenture Trust Deed cum Indenture of Mortgage. The Corporate Debtor with a view of raising debt for the purposes of purchase of FSI, undertakings constructions of duties, creation and maintenance of internet services, meeting issue expenses and another general corporate purposes.
2. The said Debenture Trust Deed was registered on 10th January, 2018 and also registered as charged with Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
3. Both the parties further executed a supplementary Debenture Trust Deed dated 20th September, 2019 to amend terms and conditions of debenture interest rate. The Corporate Debtor defaulted the payment terms of Debenture and Supplementary Debenture Trust Deed and hence an amount of Rs.32,08,76,450/- is claimed by the Financial Creditor as on Page 2|16
2 the debt and default on 31st December, 2019. The Petitioner of Principal amount and Interest in default is as follows:
Sr. No.ParticularsAmount1Principal Amount25,00,00,0002Interest Due @ 16.5% P.A.2,76,88,3563Default Interest @ 36% P. A.4,31,88,093Total Amount Due32,08,76,450
4. The Corporate Debtor issued Series A and Series B Debenture
amount of Rs.25,00,00,000/- in offer past for the list of documents attached to the application are as follows:
a. Offer in pass-4 for issue of Series A and Series B Debentures amounting to Rs.25,00,00,000/-. b. The allotment of Series A and Series B Debentures amounting to Rs.25,00,00,000/- in pass-3. c. Copy of Debenture Trust deed between Financial Creditor and Corporate Debtor.
d. The Corporate Debtor registered the secured charge with MCA in CHG-9 on 20th January, 2020.
5. The Petitioner claimed that the Debenture Trust Deed cum Indenture of Mortgage thus evidences that the Corporate Page 3|16
3 Debtor failed to repay the said amount and hence sought to initiate the CIRP proceedings against the Corporate Debtor.
REPLY OF THE CORPORATE DEBTOR
6. The Corporate Debtor denied the allegations made by the Petitioner in the application as being misconceived in law and as well as on facts. The Financial Creditor pursuant to Debenture Trust Deed cum Indenture of Mortgage dated 10.01.2018 has been appointed as a Trustee for the benefit of Debenture Holder.
7. The Corporate Debtor issued a correct placement of a letter dated 08.01.2018 and issued to Series of Debenture namely Series A constituting 60 Debentures of face value of Rs.10 Lakhs an amounting of Rs. 6 Lakhs and Series B constituting 190 debenture of face value of Rs.10 Lakhs an amounting to Rs.19 crores. The Corporate Debtor had raised of Rs.25 crores from the Debenture Holder. The Debentures carry interest of 16.5% per annum. The Debentures were secured by the registered mortgage of a commercial premises admeasuring 4,011 sq. mtrs. Of carpet area of "Eastern Business District"
situated at L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai. Further, the receivable from the aforesaid premises were also Page 4|16
4 hypothecated...resulting from the operation of law of otherwise subject to the applicable Cure Period, with each event being determined by the Debenture Trustee at its sole and absolute discretion....
17.2: Remedies
17.2.1 The security created hereunder or any other transaction document in favour of the Debenture Trustee shall become enforceable by the Debenture Trustee upon the...