New Delhi: Companies that are under the adjudication proceedings before the NCLT have been directed to inform the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) about their outstanding export obligations and liabilities.
The companies shall inform the concerned regional authorities of DGFT and NCLT about their export liabilities, a notification said.
"Any firm / company coming under the adjudication proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) shall inform the concerned Regional Authority (RA) and NCLT of any outstanding export obligations/liabilities under any of the schemes under FTP (foreign trade policy)," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade
said.
It said that the total outstanding duty saved amount / dues along with interest, and any penalty imposed under Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, or any other dues, shall be counted as part of the dues to the government against the said firm / company.
Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, National Company Law Tribunal deals with cases of payments defaults.