WHETHER INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION PROCESS AGAINST GUARANTOR COULD BE INITIATED ON DEFAULT IN REPAYMENT TO CREDITOR
Power is given to Operational Creditor’s u/s 8 and 9 to file application against the corporate debtor in case of default in payment. As per language of Section 8 An operational creditor may, on the occurrence of a default, deliver a demand notice of unpaid operational debtor copy of an invoice demanding payment of the amount involved in the default to the corporate debtor in such form and manner as may be prescribed
During the month June – August ROC has struck off the 200,000 (Two Lakh) Companies from its record. List of Companies struck off from record of ROC available on the website of the ROC. Even Our Honble Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi in his speech at ICAI on CA day has confirmed that scrutiny of 300,000 (Three Lakh) Companies are going on, which can be struck off u/s 248(1).
With the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code inching in reality, the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) will resolve individual bankruptcy cases, the National Company Law Tribunal will work on corporate insolvency. The reasons for the pile-up of cases varied from legal lacunae to insufficient technical expertise in dealing with such cases. Labour and infrastructure issues also played a big role in hindering resolution. The time taken to close such cases was another major hindrance.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs along with Ministry of Finance has taken actions against the Shell Companies in other words the Companies which has not filed the Financial Statement and Annual Return with ROC. They have taken the action step wise step like; MCA has cancelled the registration of around 2010 lakh (209,032) defaulting Companies from the records of ROC
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs by Notification NO. S.O. 2751(E) Dated: 24th August, 2017 has notified that [1]Section 212 sub-section (8), (9) and (10) shall come into force w.e.f. 24.08.2017. MCA further vide [2]notification no. G.S.R. 1062(e) Dated: 24th August, 2017 has published rules called the Companies (Arrests in connection with Investigation by Serious Fraud Investigation Office) Rules, 2017.
In this Flash editorial, the author referring amendment i.e. Secretarial Standard -2 (here after referred as SS-2) issued on July, 1st, 2015 (here after referred as Old SS) and Revised version of SS-2 effective from 1st October, 2017 issued by issued by Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI) dated 30th August, 2017.
Revised Secretarial Standard shall be effective w.e.f. 1st October, 2017. There are some alterations made in the revised SS-1 in comparison to former SS-1.This Standard prescribes a set of principles for convening and conducting Meetings of the Board of Directors and matters related thereto.
In this Flash editorial, the author begins by referring the provisions of section provisions of section 252(1) and Section 252(3) relating to REVIVAL OF COMPANIES STRUCK off from the record of the Registrar due to order of ROC or application of the Company.
Whether Flat Buyer can initiate Insolvency process against Builders under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) or Whether Flat buyer can claim for refund of their dues from Insolvency Professional.
