The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday directed three aircraft lessors of Go First to approach NCLT over their claims for possession of aircraft, whose leases were terminated by them prior to initiation of insolvency proceedings against the Wadia group entity. The appellate tribunal directed Accipiter Investments Aircraft 2, Eos Aviation 12 (Ireland) and ACG Aircraft Leasing Ireland to go to NCLT over the applicability of the moratorium on their aircraft. "The facts and submissions raised in these appeals are same as has been considered and decided by our judgment and order dated May 22, 2023" hence these "also deserve to be decided in the same terms". On May 22, the NCLAT upheld the order of the Delhi-based Principal bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had earlier this month admitted the plea of Go First to initiate voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings and appointed an interim resolution professional (IRP) to suspend the company
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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday upheld an NCLT order allowing crisis-hit Go First's voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings. A two-member NCLAT bench asked several aircraft lessors of Go First opposing insolvency, to approach National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for any remedy. "The order dated May 10, 2023 allowing insolvency is upheld," said the NCLAT bench headed by Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan. The direction came on a batch of four petitions filed by aircraft lessors opposing Go First's insolvency proceedings. The lessors are SMBC Aviation Capital Ltd, GY Aviation, SFV Aircraft Holdings and Engine Leasing Finance BV (ELFC).
Lender has the option to move appellate tribunal to appeal against the order
The CoC had provided two options in the EoI and the last date for submission was April 7
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NCLT had on May 10 barred lessors from repossessing their planes from insolvent Go First
This means that nobody would be able to touch the aircraft for any work until a final order is passed by the Tribunal. The next hearing is on Monday
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It has also granted Go First protection under a moratorium from recovery by lessors and creditors
It has also granted Go First protection under a moratorium from recovery by lessors and creditors