Case of Kewal Krishan Sharma vs Navneet Gupta, NCLAT Delhi Judgement Dated 6th November 2025. After examining the contractual documents and payment records, the appellate tribunal held that the event of default occurred automatically on 16th March 2020 under Clause 6 of the MoU, when the corporate debtor failed to clear the January 2020 dues within the 45-day grace period. The bench held that contractual grace period did not postpone the ‘occurrence’ of default, it merely gave the debtor additional time to rectify it before triggering the contractual consequences. Section 10A protects defaults of covid period, occurring between March 25, 2020, and March 24, 2021. The bench held that the default was complete and continuing before the Section 10A suspension period, and ruled that the insolvency proceedings were validly initiated.