Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Insolvency Petition No. 06 of 2025 (INPT-06-2025), decided 07-11-2025 by Jitendra Jain, J. Petitioning creditor Rajkumar Mohansing Bajaj (counsel: Kavita S. Lalwani) sought adjudication of judgment debtor Pulikot Sajith Menon as insolvent. Debtor absent despite service; service through WhatsApp proved by affidavit dated 03-11-2025. Petition allowed ex parte in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c); Official Assignee to take charge of debtor's estate; liquid amounts recovered to be invested in a nationalized bank. Keywords: insolvency petition, ex-parte adjudication, WhatsApp service, judgment debtor, Official Assignee, nationalized bank investment.
What did the court decide?
Insolvency petition allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b) and (c): the judgment debtor Pulikot Sajith Menon is declared insolvent; the Official Assignee to take charge of the debtor's properties; any liquid amount recovered to be invested in a nationalized bank.