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Corporate Law : The article explains how the NCLAT interpreted Section 66(1) to extend liability beyond company insiders to third parties who know...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that individuals investing for financial returns rather than home ownership cannot invoke Section 7 of the ...
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Corporate Law : IBBI has proposed amendments to CIRP, Liquidation, and Personal Guarantor Regulations to improve valuation, clarify RP duties, sim...
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Corporate Law : The IBBI has announced contractual vacancies for Research Associates and Consultants in law and business management disciplines. T...
Corporate Law : 2026 Guidelines streamline selection of Insolvency Professionals for IRP, RP, Liquidator, and Bankruptcy Trustee roles, ensuring t...
Corporate Law : The amendments replace the consultation committee with CoC oversight, giving creditors greater control over liquidation decisions....
Corporate Law : Bombay HC held that Section 14 IBC moratorium does not prevent deemed conveyance under Section 11 MOFA and restored the society's ...
Company Law : Kerala HC held Rule 55 empowers NCLT to accept additional pleadings, setting aside refusal to entertain further objections in a Se...
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Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that a Section 7 IBC application can proceed despite pending winding-up proceedings where no irreversible stage...
Corporate Law : NCLT admitted the Section 9 petition after holding that campaign-related emails did not constitute a genuine pre-existing dispute....
Corporate Law : The IBBI First Appellate Authority held that although the CPIO failed to respond within the statutory 30-day period under the RTI ...
Corporate Law : IBBI cancelled an IP’s registration over systemic CIRP misuse, flawed valuations, non-disclosures, compliance failures and lack ...
Corporate Law : IBBI has released the Phase 10 syllabus for the Limited Insolvency Examination, effective from October 1, 2026, to reflect evolvin...
Corporate Law : The First Appellate Authority directed the CPIO to dispose of the RTI application after finding it was not decided within the 30-d...
Corporate Law : The Disciplinary Committee found that the Resolution Professional delayed admission of a financial creditor's claim and failed to ...
In the present case, the appellant clearly sought an operational service from the Proprietary Concern when it contracted with them for the supply of light fittings. Further, when the contract was terminated but the Proprietary Concern nonetheless encashed the cheque for advance payment, it gave rise to an operational debt in favor of the appellant, which now remains unpaid. Hence, the appellant is an operational creditor under Section 5(20) of the IBC.
(1) These regulations may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Ekambareswara Rao Manne Vs Mr. Gonugunta Madhusudhan Rao (NCLT Hyderabad) It may be stated that in terms of Clause 4 Schedule-I of IBBI Liquidation Process Regulations, 2016, the Liquidator is entitled to reduce the reserve price up to 25% whenever the auction fails. The record placed before us viz. minutes of the Stakeholders Consultation Committee […]
IBBI in association with the Committee on IBC, ICAI, released a publication titled Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Nag Leathers Pvt. Ltd Vs Muzain Hides (Madras High Court) It is evident that there is a categorical finding recorded by the Apex Court that the moratorium provision contained in Section 14 of the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, would apply only to corporate debtor, the natural persons mentioned in Section 141 continuing to be statutorily liable […]
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India 1st February 2022 Discussion Paper on Amendment in IBBI (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017 This discussion paper solicits public comments on the following issues related to a voluntary liquidation process: Part-A: Review of Timelines Part-B: Compliance Certificate Part-A: Review of Timelines Introduction 2. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘Code’) […]
Kiran Shah Vs Enforcement Directorate (NCLAT Delhi) In so far as anyone aggrieved against any decision or order of the ‘Adjudicating Authority’ of the PMLA, then it is open to him to prefer an Appeal before the Appellate Tribunal, PMLA by resorting to the relevant provision(s) of the ‘Prevention of the Money Laundering Act, 2002’. […]
Sirpur Paper Mills Limited Vs Union of India (Telangana High Court) Insofar carry forward of losses and adjustments against future profits are concerned, the same is provided by Clause 17.7 (c) of the resolution plan. However, as and when such carry forward and set off is claimed by the petitioner in future, i.e. beyond the […]
Alchemist Asset Reconstructions Company Vs Deepak Puri (NCLT Delhi) We have considered the report and the provision of law as projected by the Ld. Counsel for the RP, we concur with the reasoning given by the RP that the Personal Guarantor in this case is an individual, who stood guarantee to the Corporate Debtor and […]
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016[1] (IBC) aimed to encourage and effectively channelise recovery of debt for financial creditors and operational creditors. However, restrictions and market perceptions create hindrances in providing relief to the non-convertible debenture holders and bondholders when it comes to the debt instruments. This article will discuss the corporate bond market in India […]
