Authority: National Company Law Tribunal Kochi Bench
Order Date: 16 July 2026
Case Overview
This Interlocutory Application (IA(IBC)/311/KOB/2026) was filed in the main petition CP(IBC)/04/KOB/2024 by Shajikumar PA against M/s Plumbers Choice Plastics Pvt Ltd and three others. The applicant sought several reliefs related to his claim as a workman in the liquidation process of Plumbers Choice Plastics Pvt Ltd. The applicant requested that his claim application (Annexure A-5), which was previously submitted to the Interim Resolution Professional during the Corporate Interim Resolution Process, be deemed as duly submitted to the Liquidator under Section 38 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. This request was made in accordance with Regulation 12(2)(c) of the IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations 2016.
The applicant further sought directions to the Liquidator (3rd respondent) to accept and verify this claim under Section 39 of the IBC read with clauses 19(4) and 30 of the IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations 2016, and to pass appropriate orders under Section 40 of the IBC. Additionally, the applicant requested that the Liquidator be directed not to distribute the sales proceeds pending adjudication of his claim and to communicate the decision regarding admission or rejection of the claim within a specified timeframe.
Final Outcome
The NCLT Kochi Bench, comprising Shri Vinay Goel (Member Judicial) and Shri Ravichandran Ramasamy (Member Technical), adjourned the case to 22 July 2026 at the request of the applicant's counsel, Mr. Hazan K A, who appeared physically and sought an adjournment. No substantive decision was made on the merits of the application during this hearing.
Topics: Insolvency Proceedings, Workman's Claim, Liquidation Process