Corporate Law : NCLAT held that the CoC may decide to liquidate a corporate debtor under Section 33(2) before inviting resolution plans, with limi...
Corporate Law : This article explains why the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code places commercial decision-making in the hands of the Committee of Cr...
Corporate Law : The article explains how the NCLAT interpreted Section 66(1) to extend liability beyond company insiders to third parties who know...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that individuals investing for financial returns rather than home ownership cannot invoke Section 7 of the ...
Corporate Law : The High Court held that a company cannot shift its registered office after approval of a resolution plan when appeals against the...
Corporate Law : IBBI has proposed amendments to CIRP, Liquidation, and Personal Guarantor Regulations to improve valuation, clarify RP duties, sim...
Corporate Law : The proposed amendments require comprehensive project-wise disclosures, technical assessments, and mandatory information in resolu...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs highlighted that the IBC resolution process facilitated creditor recoveries exceeding ₹4 lakh ...
Corporate Law : The IBBI has announced contractual vacancies for Research Associates and Consultants in law and business management disciplines. T...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...
Corporate Law : Bombay HC held that Section 14 IBC moratorium does not prevent deemed conveyance under Section 11 MOFA and restored the society's ...
Company Law : Kerala HC held Rule 55 empowers NCLT to accept additional pleadings, setting aside refusal to entertain further objections in a Se...
Corporate Law : NCLAT held that invoice discounting through the TReDS platform does not convert operational debt into financial debt. The appeal w...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court held that a Section 7 IBC application can proceed despite pending winding-up proceedings where no irreversible stage...
Corporate Law : NCLT admitted the Section 9 petition after holding that campaign-related emails did not constitute a genuine pre-existing dispute....
Corporate Law : IBBI cancelled an IP’s registration over systemic CIRP misuse, flawed valuations, non-disclosures, compliance failures and lack ...
Corporate Law : IBBI has released the Phase 10 syllabus for the Limited Insolvency Examination, effective from October 1, 2026, to reflect evolvin...
Corporate Law : The First Appellate Authority directed the CPIO to dispose of the RTI application after finding it was not decided within the 30-d...
Corporate Law : The Disciplinary Committee found that the Resolution Professional delayed admission of a financial creditor's claim and failed to ...
Corporate Law : The Disciplinary Committee imposed a two-year suspension after finding failures in claim verification, unauthorized financial deci...
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 […]
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) (Second Amendment) Regulations, (2) They shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Stay against Penalty order under IBC allowed against petitioner who has violated Terms of Moratorium
In re Mansi Oils and Grains Pvt. Ltd. (GST AAR West Bengal) Whether a liquidator appointed by NCLT is liable to pay GST on asset sales and required to get registered? The liquidator is appointed under section 34 (1) of IBC after NCLT initiates liquidation in terms of section 33 of IBC. As the applicant – […]
Report of the Committee of Experts to Examine the Need for An Institutional Framework for Regulation and Development of Valuation Professionals- VOLUME I – April 2020. Executive Summary A Profession is a disciplined group of individuals who adhere to ethical standards and who hold themselves out as, and are accepted by the public as possessing […]