As per case facts a supplier filed an insolvency petition against an engineering company that failed to pay for pipes and cables The insolvency tribunal admitted the case but an ... appellate tribunal later reversed this decision claiming there was a pre-existing dispute over the quality of goods The supplier appealed to the Supreme Court to restore the insolvency process The question arose whether minor accounting differences or late-stage quality complaints constitute a genuine pre-existing dispute that prevents the initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process Finally the Supreme Court restored the insolvency proceedings finding that the debtor s own ledger accounts admitted the debt was due The Court ruled that the alleged disputes were minor and did not stop the company from continuing to trade or make partial payments proving they were not a valid reason to deny the insolvency petition

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