Corporate Law : NCLAT held that the CoC may decide to liquidate a corporate debtor under Section 33(2) before inviting resolution plans, with limi...
Corporate Law : This article explains why the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code places commercial decision-making in the hands of the Committee of Cr...
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 ...
Corporate Law : The High Court held that a company cannot shift its registered office after approval of a resolution plan when appeals against the...
Corporate Law : IBBI has proposed amendments to CIRP, Liquidation, and Personal Guarantor Regulations to improve valuation, clarify RP duties, sim...
Corporate Law : The proposed amendments require comprehensive project-wise disclosures, technical assessments, and mandatory information in resolu...
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...
Corporate Law : NCLAT held that invoice discounting through the TReDS platform does not convert operational debt into financial debt. The appeal w...
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 ...
Supreme Court Laxmi Pat Surana Vs. Union Bank of India & Anr. [CA No. 2734/2020] An FC had extended a credit to a proprietorship firm, which failed to repay the amount. The credit was guaranteed by a company. The FC filed an application under section 7 for CIRP of the CD (guarantor company). The application […]
Executive Engineer of Uttar Gujrat VIJ Company Ltd. Vs Devang P Samapat RP of M/s. Kanoovi Foods Pvt. Ltd. (NCLAT Delhi) If the electricity consumption was for manufacturing and output of the Biscuits which is the normal operation of the Corporate Debtor, in that case dues arising from such supply of electricity during moratorium would […]
Liability of Personal Gurantor under IBC with reference to Lalit Kumar Jain VS Union of India TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) NO. 245/2020 The Liability of Personal gurantor is comparatively more riskier than any other Creditor as the gurantors personal asset shall be liable and can be attached with the Resolution Plan. But there is a option […]
The Code has been hailed as a major economic measure, aimed at aligning insolvency laws with international standards. The aim of the Code is to: (i) promote entrepreneurship and availability of credit; (ii) ensure the balanced interests of all stakeholders and (iii) promote time-bound resolution of insolvency in case of corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals.
Brief History and Rationale behind the IBC The bankruptcy code is a one stop solution for resolving insolvencies which previously was a long process that did not offer an economically viable arrangement. The code aims to protect the interests of small investors and make the process of doing business less cumbersome. Previously in India there […]
Provisions of the IBC was having overriding effect over other laws and the same would prevail in view of Section 238 of the Code. Hence, the proceedings initiated against assessee under Section 7(1) of the Act, 2004 was quashed.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 was enacted with an aim to consolidate and amend the laws relating to reorganization and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, partnership firms, and individuals in a time-bound manner for maximization of value of assets of such persons, to promote entrepreneurship, availability of credit and balance the interests of all the […]
Lalit Kumar Jain Vs Union of India (Supreme Court) 1. Supreme Court on Friday upheld provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) allowing lenders to pursue insolvency proceedings against promoter guarantors of companies facing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. 2. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat delivered the judgement. The ruling […]
INTRODUCTION The insolvency resolution process in India has in the past involved the simultaneous operation of several statutory instruments. These include the Sick Industrial Companies Act, 1985, the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, the Recovery of Debt Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993, and the […]
The Government of India promulgated Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 on 4th April 2021 alongwith relevant Rules & Regulations for Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process under IBC for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). There is great apprehension in the minds of all stakeholders whether it will be practically successful or remain on the papers […]
