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...
Vivek Bansal Vs Burda Druck India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. (NCLAT Delhi) In a recent judgment (Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 552 of 2020, dated 14-07-2020), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) held that a company could exit an ongoing insolvency process even as an interim resolution professional had been appointed and a moratorium […]
The following question arose for consideration before Ahemdabad Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), in a recent case Kediya Ceramics [IA No. 254/NCLT/AHM/2017 in CA(CAA) No. 95/NCLT/AHM/2017] Whether a registered partnership firm, being a body corporate, can be treated as a company for the purpose of section 230-232 of the Companies Act, 2013? Hon’ble […]
Dispute Informed or Raised or Filed After Issuance of Notice U/S 8(1) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. FIRST CASE- NO PRE-EXISTING DISPUTE, IF THE SAME WAS INFORMED AFTER ISSUANCE OF NOTICE U/S 8(1). [In the matter of M/s. Next Education India Pvt. Ltd. Vs. M/s. K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd. before NCLAT, NEW DELHI, […]
A financial creditor may himself or through a joint application can file application for initiating insolvency proceedings against corporate debtor if the amount of default exceeds the threshold limit of INR 1 Crore. Financial creditor means a person to whom a ‘financial debt’ is owed. E.g. lenders
Q 1. What is the difference between Insolvency and Bankruptcy? An entity (individual, or a company) becomes insolvent when they are unable to pay back their lenders on time. Simply, when the assets fall short to pay off the existing liabilities. Whereas, Bankruptcy is a legal declaration of one’s inability to pay their debts. On filing of […]
As per Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016, there are two stages. 1) Resolution 2) Liquidation. The Liquidation order will be pronounced when the resolution of the insolvency is failed. Hence as per the code, the liquidation stage is final one. Liquidation order is once passed it is irreversible. Hence the Tribunals will pass the order […]
The President of India through Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No. 9 of 2020) on 5th June, 2020 announced some major relief for the corporate debtors as COVID 19 pandemic owing to the nationwide lockdown is in force since 25th March 2020 has resulted in disruption in business, financial markets and economy in […]
Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016, section 43 is dealt with Preferences if any given by the Corporate Debtor before and during the insolvency. This is a very important section and every Insolvency Professional should keep this in mind. Success of the insolvency depends upon timely completion of the process of insolvency and also […]
In a press conference conducted on May 17, 2020 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, it was stated that the COVID-19 related debts shall not form part of the default under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (I&B Code). Further, by proposing Section 10A, it was stated that there shall be no fresh initiation of new […]
Commencement of limitation period to file application under Section 9 of IBC in case of an Arbitral Award of Default Applicability of the Limitation Act, 1963 to proceedings under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) had long been a debated issue. Initially, as IBC was silent on this issue, NCLAT in M/s Neelakanth Township and […]
