Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees qualify as financial debt under Section 5(8) of the Inso...
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...
Corporate Law : The article examines how conflicting Supreme Court judgments in Rainbow Papers and Raman Ispat created uncertainty regarding the s...
Corporate Law : The IBC (Amendment) Act, 2026 introduces CIIRP as a faster and proactive insolvency mechanism for early-stage financial stress. Th...
Corporate Law : Explains how the Court held that insolvency proceedings cannot be used as a pressure tactic for debt recovery. Even if default is ...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...
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 : The proposal focuses on enabling creditors to initiate resolution while retaining debtor management under supervision. It sets out...
Corporate Law : The amendments arise from the inclusion of a unified “service provider” definition under the Code. The move expands regulatory...
Corporate Law : NCLT Indore held that dissolution under Section 54 of the IBC was justified after all assets of the corporate debtor were liquidat...
Corporate Law : NCLT Mumbai held that ongoing One-Time Settlement discussions cannot defeat insolvency proceedings when debt and default are admit...
Corporate Law : NCLAT held that foreign oil and gas assets owned through Videocon subsidiaries could not be included in the CIRP of Videocon Indus...
Corporate Law : Tribunal noted that the CIRP period, including all extensions, had reached 741 days and expired on 20 November 2025. Since no plan...
Corporate Law : The NCLT Mumbai held that liquidation became mandatory under Section 33(2) of the IBC after the Committee of Creditors rejected al...
Corporate Law : The amendment bars related parties, recent auditors, and connected persons from acting as registered valuers in pre-pack insolvenc...
Corporate Law : The IBBI amended the Liquidation Process Regulations, 2016 to allow appointment of one registered valuer for each asset class in M...
Corporate Law : The IBBI amended the CIRP Regulations, 2016 to permit appointment of one set of registered valuers for MSME corporate debtors. The...
Corporate Law : The IBBI Amendment Regulations, 2026 introduce nominee directors on IPA governing boards and strengthen oversight mechanisms. The ...
Corporate Law : The order highlights that delayed applications, late progress reports, and non-compliance with filing requirements amounted to ser...
Pratibha Industries Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) ITAT held that in case of parallel proceedings under Income-tax Act, 1961 and IBC, 2016, the IBC has an overriding effect over the provisions of the Income-tax Act which has been decided by Hon’ble Apex Court in Principal Commissioner of Income-tax Vs Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd in […]
IBBI Discussion paper on changes in the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) to reduce delays and improve the resolution value
Learn about the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and its role in implementing the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, promoting entrepreneurship and balancing the interests of stakeholders.
The amendment introduced in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 promulgated on 6 June 2018. Vide this amendment new concept has been introduced i.e. appointment of Authorised Representative for ‘class of creditors’.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (the IBBI/ Board) is one of the four key pillars of the ecosystem responsible for implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (the Code).
In view of the submission made by Mr. Partha Sarathy Sarkar, and materials available on record, DC notes that Mr. Partha Sarathy Sarkar has conducted the entire CIRP of the CD in a brazen manner without having due regard the provisions of the Code and the regulations made thereunder. Accordingly, the DC find that the […]
DC finds that Mr. Kedarram Ramratan Laddha had accepted an assignment as IRP of the CD without holding valid AFA and during pendency of disciplinary proceedings. Hence, the DC, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 220 (2) of the Code read Regulation 11 of the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016, hereby suspends the […]
Kishore K. Lonkar Vs Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. (NCLAT Delhi) It is not the case of the Appellant that the amounts claimed are due towards any emoluments/salary for the services rendered by him to the ‘Corporate Debtor’, while he was in service. Though ‘service benefits’ like ‘LTC’ accrue, on account of the service rendered during the […]
State Bank of India Vs Rohit Ferro Tech Limited (NCLT Kolkata) Once a resolution plan is duly approved by the Adjudicating Authority Under Sub-section (1) of Section 31, the claims as provided in the resolution plan shall stand frozen and will be binding on the Corporate Debtor and its employees, members, creditors, including the Central […]
SCN is disposed of with caution to Mr. Srinivasan Karthigeyan for being more careful in future while handling CIRPs. In case, such repetitive instances are noticed in future, the matter will be treated as wilful negligence and action will be taken accordingly.
