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...
Kripa Cashew Exports Vs Royals International Trade And Allied Products Pvt. Ltd. (NCLT) In the present case, the first point which arises for consideration is whether the debt falls within the purview of Operational Debt under Section 5 (21) of the I&B Code,2016? To arrive at a decision, this Tribunal has gone through the judgement […]
Laxmi Pat Surana Vs Union Bank of India (Supreme Court) The fact that the principal borrower had availed of credit/loan and committed default and that the (corporate) guarantor/corporate debtor had offered guarantee in respect of the loan account is not disputed. What is urged by the appellant is that the acknowledgment of liability to pay […]
In the wave of several reforms presented by the govt for the promotion of ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in India, one landmark development within the dynamic world of insolvency and bankruptcy was the introduction of the ‘Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016’ (‘IBC’ or ‘Code’). Before the enactment of IBC, the insolvency resolution process in India […]
Indus Biotech Private Limited Vs Kotak India Venture (Offshore) Fund (Earlier Known As Kotak India Venture Limited) & Ors. (Supreme Court) It is clarified that in any proceeding which is pending before the Adjudicating Authority under Section 7 of IB Code, if such petition is admitted upon the Adjudicating Authority recording the satisfaction with regard […]
Jaypee Kensington Boulevard Apartments Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. NBCC (India) Ltd. & Ors. (Supreme Court ) For what has been discussed and held on the relevant points for determination, our findings and conclusions are as follows: A. The Adjudicating Authority has limited jurisdiction in the matter of approval of a resolution plan, which is […]
As per information from Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), details for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.12.2020 of the number of companies declared bankrupt in the country after the lockdown was imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic is as under:
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA Guidelines for Appointment of IPs as Administrators under the SEBI (Appointment of Administrator and Procedure for Refunding to the Investors) Regulations, 2018. Provisional list of IPs prepared in accordance with ‘Guidelines for Appointment of IPs as Administrators under the SEBI (Appointment of Administrator and Procedure for Refunding to the […]
1. Significant Supreme Court Judgments: Arun Kumar Jagatramka vs. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Anr. (15 March, 2021): The prohibition placed by the Parliament in Section 29A and Section 35(1)(f) of the Code must also attach itself to a scheme of compromise or arrangement under Section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013, when the […]
Sesh Nath Singh Vs Baidyabati Sheoraphuli Co-Operative Bank Ltd. (Supreme Court) An Adjudicating Authority under the IBC is not a substitute forum for a collection of debt in the sense it cannot reopen debts which are barred by law, or debts, recovery whereof have become time barred. The Adjudicating Authority does not resolve disputes, in […]
Conditions that have been enhanced to protect MSME from getting liquidated During Covid-19 – Under IBC This Article is about the MSME sector which has been devastated During the Covid Period. The mandatory provisions that were made under INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE for the protection of MSME from getting Liquidated and primarily for the revival […]
