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No More Technical Escapes: SC Settles Law on Guarantee Validity, Stamping & Disclosures in CIRP

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees qualify as financial debt under Section 5(8) of the Inso...

May 21, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

SC on Shortfall Undertakings as Financial Debt: China Development Bank v. Doha Bank

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that a shortfall payment clause in a Deed of Hypothecation can qualify as a contract of guarantee under th...

May 21, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Ambiguous Position of Indian Tax Debts in Waterfall Mechanism

Corporate Law : The article examines how conflicting Supreme Court judgments in Rainbow Papers and Raman Ispat created uncertainty regarding the s...

May 18, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

IBC (Amendment) Act, 2026 open gateways for early intervention through CIIRP (Chapter IV-A (Sections 58A–58K) – Let’s Decode CIIRP

Corporate Law : The IBC (Amendment) Act, 2026 introduces CIIRP as a faster and proactive insolvency mechanism for early-stage financial stress. Th...

May 15, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Insolvency As A Strategic Pressure Tool and How Courts are Pushing Back

Corporate Law : Explains how the Court held that insolvency proceedings cannot be used as a pressure tactic for debt recovery. Even if default is ...

May 5, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print


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Latest Case Law Related to IBC 2016: January to March 2026

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...

May 21, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Issues 2026 Guidelines for Insolvency Professional Appointments

Corporate Law : 2026 Guidelines streamline selection of Insolvency Professionals for IRP, RP, Liquidator, and Bankruptcy Trustee roles, ensuring t...

May 19, 2026 2196 Views 1 comment Print

IBBI Proposes Amendments to IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016

Corporate Law : The amendments replace the consultation committee with CoC oversight, giving creditors greater control over liquidation decisions....

April 17, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Proposes Creditor-Led Insolvency Framework to Enable Faster Resolution

Corporate Law : The proposal focuses on enabling creditors to initiate resolution while retaining debtor management under supervision. It sets out...

April 17, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Proposes Amendments Due to Introduction of ‘Service Provider’ Definition

Corporate Law : The amendments arise from the inclusion of a unified “service provider” definition under the Code. The move expands regulatory...

April 15, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print


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NCLT Orders Dissolution as All Assets Were Liquidated & Distributed Under Section 53

Corporate Law : NCLT Indore held that dissolution under Section 54 of the IBC was justified after all assets of the corporate debtor were liquidat...

May 22, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Admits CIRP as OTS Proposal Remained Unimplemented Despite Repeated Extensions

Corporate Law : NCLT Mumbai held that ongoing One-Time Settlement discussions cannot defeat insolvency proceedings when debt and default are admit...

May 22, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Subsidiary Company Assets Cannot Form Part of Parent Company Insolvency: NCLAT Delhi

Corporate Law : NCLAT held that foreign oil and gas assets owned through Videocon subsidiaries could not be included in the CIRP of Videocon Indus...

May 22, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Directs Liquidation After 741-Day CIRP Expires Without Approved Resolution Plan

Corporate Law : Tribunal noted that the CIRP period, including all extensions, had reached 741 days and expired on 20 November 2025. Since no plan...

May 22, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Orders Liquidation After CoC Rejects All Resolution Plans With Majority Vote

Corporate Law : The NCLT Mumbai held that liquidation became mandatory under Section 33(2) of the IBC after the Committee of Creditors rejected al...

May 22, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print


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IBBI Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Corporate Law : The amendment bars related parties, recent auditors, and connected persons from acting as registered valuers in pre-pack insolvenc...

May 21, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI (Liquidation Process) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Corporate Law : The IBBI amended the Liquidation Process Regulations, 2016 to allow appointment of one registered valuer for each asset class in M...

May 21, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Corporate Law : The IBBI amended the CIRP Regulations, 2016 to permit appointment of one set of registered valuers for MSME corporate debtors. The...

May 21, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

Corporate Law : The IBBI Amendment Regulations, 2026 introduce nominee directors on IPA governing boards and strengthen oversight mechanisms. The ...

May 14, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Insolvency Professional Suspended for Repeated Delays in Liquidation Compliance

Corporate Law : The order highlights that delayed applications, late progress reports, and non-compliance with filing requirements amounted to ser...

May 7, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print


Transfer fee for land transfer cannot be demanded if NCLT exempts the same under IBC

March 25, 2023 1611 Views 0 comment Print

SPS Steels Rolling Mills Limited and Ors. Vs Asansol Durgapur Development Authority and Anr. (Calcutta High Court) Learned Single Judge by the impugned order has reached to the conclusion that the transfer fee was exempted under the resolution plan sanctioned by the National Company Law Tribunal and has found that the demand of the respondent […]

Financial creditors are placed at a higher priority than operational creditors

March 25, 2023 3744 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Ahmedabad held that conjoint reading of Section 30 & Section 53 of IBC shows that the Financial Creditors are placed at a higher priority than Operational Creditors. Hence, as the Financial Creditors have not been paid in full, the Operational Creditors cannot claim a higher amount.

Modification in approved Resolution Plan under IBC not permissible: SC

March 25, 2023 4341 Views 0 comment Print

Once Resolution Plan stands approved, no alterations/modifications are permissible. It is either to be approved or disapproved, but any modification after approval of Resolution Plan by CoC, based on its commercial wisdom, is not open for judicial review unless it is found to be not in conformity with mandate of IBC Code.

Petition u/s. 7 of IBC duly admissible on existence of ‘debt’ and ‘default’

March 24, 2023 3741 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Mumbai held that petition under section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) duly admissible, as two essential qualification i.e. ‘debt’ and ‘default’ existed.

Explanation u/s 14(1)(d) of IBC doesn’t apply to lease premium amount and lease rent

March 24, 2023 4518 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Delhi held that explanation under section 14(1)(d) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) doesn’t apply to lease premium amount and lease rent.

Residuary jurisdiction of NCLT under section 60(5)(c) of I&B Code is limited

March 23, 2023 1281 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Ahmedabad held that residuary jurisdiction of National Company Law Tribunal under section 60(5)(c) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is limited. Accordingly, application rejected.

IBBI suspends Registration of IP for delay in CIRP proceedings

March 23, 2023 1134 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI held that it is evident that there was avoidable delay on the part of Mr. Rajput in filing application under Section 19(2) of the Code for non-cooperation of directors/promoters of CD, in taking control of assets of CD, in appointing registered valuers and in publication of Form G and he did not operate the […]

IBBI takes lenient view against Registered Valuer for minor procedural deviations

March 22, 2023 1143 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI observes that procedural contraventions fall in the category of minor procedural deviations, hence IBBI inclined to take a lenient view

Inclusion of transportation cost of inventory while calculating Liquidation value

March 22, 2023 894 Views 0 comment Print

The Authority finds that since valuation is more of a subjective exercise, a valuation report must be transparent and set out all the necessary information and assumptions behind the valuation estimate provided by a valuer so as to enable the stakeholders to form a judicious economic opinion on the report. The RV acknowledged that since […]

Resolution Professional can take Control Of Corporate Debtor’s Rights In Assets Licensed To Third Parties: SC

March 16, 2023 5829 Views 0 comment Print

Victory Iron Works Ltd. Vs Jitendra Lohia (Supreme Court of India) The main ground of attack of the appellants to the impugned orders of the NCLT and NCLAT is that by virtue of the Explanation under Section 18 of the Code and also by virtue of the judicial pronouncements, the disputes between the Corporate Debtor […]

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