NCLT/NCLAT should not pass ad hoc orders regarding fee and expenses payable to Resolution Professionals: SC

Devarajan Raman Vs Bank of India Limited (Supreme Court of India) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has issued a circular on 12 June 2018. The circular, inter alia, requires the insolvency professional to ensure that the fees payable to him during the CIRP are reasonable and the approval of the CoC for the fee or other expenses is obtained, wherever approval is required. In the present case, after the NCLAT set aside the order of the NCLT initiating the CIRP, the proceedings were remitted back for determining the insolvency resolution costs. It is material to note that the appellant...