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...
It is observed that the declaration made by the applicant in his application, regarding his professional experience, is not corroborated by the documents available on record. This goes against the following affirmation made by the applicant under section G3 of the application form – “This application and the information furnished by me along with this […]
GST department cannot take shelter under the decision of Electro Steels Limited versus State of Jharkhand as it a special case. Notification for taking fresh registration by the RP/IRP would act as deemed intimation for the revenue confirming the assessee is under insolvency proceedings.
The appointment of registered valuers in the corporate insolvency resolution process by the resolution professional within the time limit is made mandatory. IBBI Circular IBBI/RV/019/2018 (w.e.f. 01.02.2019) specifies that only valuers registered with the IBBI under the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017 may be appointed by the resolution professional. If the valuer who […]
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) consolidates and amends the laws relating to reorganisation and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals in a time bound manner for maximisation of the value of assets of such persons, to promote entrepreneurship, availability of credit and balance the interests of all the stakeholders.
Relief Measures Introduced in Insolvency Resolution Process in Country Due to Outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic Message The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions due to lockdowns have severely affected the wellbeing of economies across the world. It has completely jeopardized everyone’s life and the normal operation of business. Governments in various countries are […]
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Annual Report) Amendment Rules, 2020- Dates for submission of the annual report referred to in rule 3 of annual accounts for audit leading to the issue of Audit Certificate by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and for submission to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for timely submission […]
The insolvency profession has a two-tier regulatory architecture with Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI or Board) as the principal regulator, and the three Insolvency Professional Agencies as frontline regulators.
The profound impact of the measures being taken by the Government to comprehend the rapid surge and spread of coronavirus COVID-19 is creating multiple issues for almost every sector especially for trades, industries, production units and their workforces. The Government of India has considered this COVID pandemic to be Force Majeure because the situations are […]
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India as per discussion paper dated 26th August, 2020 asked for comments on 2 issues being (i) determining the corpus of liquidation estate and (ii) the entitlement of stakeholders so that new regulations is brought. Further new concept of NRRA has been brought in this discussion paper which means […]
IBBI penalise for appointing person other than Registered Valuer for carrying out Valuation IBBI regulator for Insolvency Professional as well as Registered Valuer by virtue of order No. IBBI/DC/27/2020 dated 24th August 2020, barred Insolvency Professional to seek or accept any process or assignment or render any services under the Code for a period of […]
