Authority: National Company Law Tribunal, Division Bench (Court-I), Chennai

Order Date: 22 June 2026

Case Overview

The matter involves an application (IA(IBC)/993(CHE)/2026) filed in the main petition CP(IBC)/103(CHE)/2024. The application was presented by Mr. Krishna Dath as counsel for the applicant, with Mr. Karthik Subramaniam representing Respondent No. 1 (Mr. V. Kannan). The application seeks relief under Section 66 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, alleging fraudulent and wrongful trading by the respondents associated with Corporate Debtor Greenocare Engineering Pvt Ltd.

The principal allegations include: diversion of funds, wrongful withdrawals, execution of undisclosed arrangements, and submission of falsified financial statements. Specifically, the application alleges that Respondent No. 1 (Mr. V. Kannan) and Respondent No. 7 (Mrs. Renuka Kannan) wrongfully derived benefits of Rs. 144.70 lakh; Respondent No. 6 (M/s. Samtek Technologies Private Limited) wrongfully appropriated Rs. 38,05,595 from a JV project; and Respondent No. 4 (Mr. M.P. Saravanan) and Respondent No. 5 (M/s. Unicorp Advisors Pvt Ltd) jointly diverted Rs. 91,65,293 (Rs. 24,97,252 + Rs. 66,68,041) from project receivables. Additionally, the application alleges inflation of Work in Progress (WIP) by Rs. 12,07,89,505 to avail higher credit facilities from secured creditors.

The Tribunal did not make any determinations on the merits of these allegations during this hearing.

Final Outcome

The Tribunal directed the applicant to serve copies of the application on all respondents and file an affidavit of service. The matter has been adjourned and listed for appearance/reply/hearing on 20 August 2026. No interim orders regarding attachment, freezing of assets, or restoration of funds were passed at this stage.

Topics: Insolvency Proceedings, Fraudulent Trading, Corporate Governance