M/s. Pawan Chemicals v. Rushabh Dhanesh Mehta
Case brief
What is this about?
INPT 02 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (OOCJ, Insolvency Jurisdiction); M/s. Pawan Chemicals (petitioning creditor, ex parte) v./re Rushab Dhanesh Mehta (judgment debtor); Coram: Jitendra Jain, J.; decision dated 07-11-2025. Keywords: ex parte adjudication of insolvency; judgment debtor absent despite service; WhatsApp service ordered 10-10-2025; affidavit of service dated 27-10-2025; petition allowed; debtor declared insolvent; Official Assignee appointed (Ms. C.J. Bhatt noted as Official Assignee in caption); properties vested in Official Assignee and made available for payment to petitioning creditor; investment of funds, if any, in nationalized bank. Counsel: Girish Kedia with Krushang Kedia for petitioning creditor. No statutes cited; no precedents cited; no monetary quantum stated; no impugned prior order (originating petition).
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed ex parte: judgment debtor Rushab Dhanesh Mehta adjudicated insolvent; Official Assignee appointed and properties of the insolvent vested in him, made available for payment to the petitioning creditor; Official Assignee to invest any amount in a nationalized bank.