Bankruptcy Code

If resolution plans can be set aside years later, it undermines the credibility of the insolvency process and raises questions about the very foundations of the Code. This cannot be allowed to persist

Jaiprakash Associates' CoC clears ₹936 crore cash outflow for Q1 FY26, covering routine and one-time operational expenses during ongoing insolvency proceedings

Over 30,000 cases were settled before their admission in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) till December 2024, covering defaults worth Rs 13.78 lakh crore, a top IBBI official said on Saturday. This proves that the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) have prompted debtors to take early action in distress situations, marking a positive shift in their behaviour, he said. "There's a noticeable improvement in credit discipline, with 30,310 cases settled prior to admission, covering underlying defaults worth Rs 13.78 lakh crore till December 2024," said Jitesh John, Executive Director, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). Speaking at the 8th Annual Conference on IBC organised by CII Eastern Region here, John said the RBI's Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24 report indicated that of the Rs 96,000 crore recovered by scheduled commercial banks through various channels, Rs 46,000 crore came through IBC, highlighting its central role. He adde

The working paper by PMEAC highlighted that process or nuts-and-bolts reforms are not systematically researched, documented or taught, but are an important part of a policymaker's toolkit

"We are discussing whether an oversight committee is required. The discussions at this stage are being done internally at the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) level," the senior official said

A senior executive of a private bank, which has a small exposure to the airline, said voting for the proposal is through and the airline will be recommended for liquidation soon

GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd (GVKPIL) will face insolvency proceedings for failure to pay loans to lenders, a corporate insolvency court has said. The Hyderabad bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) issued the order on a petition of lenders' group led by ICICI Bank Ltd, GVKPIL said in a stock exchange filing. The loan was originally availed of by GVK Coal Developers (Singapore) Pte Ltd over a decade ago, for which GVKPIL acted as a guarantor. The NCLT bench issued the order on July 12, which was made public on Monday. The petition was filed by ICICI Bank in 2022. NCLT appointed Satish Kumar Gupta as an interim resolution professional for managing the company during pendency of the insolvency. "The corporate debtor has acknowledged its liabilities and admitted the factum of corporate guarantee in its annual reports for the FYs 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21. As on June 13, 2022, the borrower was liable to pay USD 1.84 billion comprising principal amount of USD 1.13 billi

The long-term nature of assets has to be supported by long-term liabilities or there has to be take-out financing. This is starting to happen with the rise in Real Estate Investment Trusts and InvITs

Infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) are enjoying immunity from insolvency proceedings and should be brought under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, a top official from SBI said on Friday. Ashwini Kumar Tewari, the managing director of the bank, said lenders need the assurance of being able to recover their dues from InvITs in case of a default and added that they are in touch with the Reserve Bank and the government on the same. "We need to bring these trusts, which are bankruptcy remote, within the purview of the IBC because that will go a long way in giving us the assurance that this is like any other asset," Tewari said, addressing an NBFC event organized by industry lobby Assocham here. He elaborated that at present, the primary responsibility of an InvIT or a special purpose vehicle under it is towards the trust holders and there are "gaps" which need to be filled. "This space needs clarification; this space needs assurance to the lenders that in case there is a (lega

Three successes and two failures of policy in the last five years

Insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT on Tuesday upheld the resolution plan of grounded carrier Jet Airways and approved the transfer of its ownership to Jalan Kalrock Consortium. The NCLAT bench has directed the Jet Airways monitoring committee to complete the transfer of ownership within 90 days. Besides, it has also directed the lenders of Jet Airways to adjust the Rs 150 crore paid by the consortium as performance bank guarantee. The lenders of Jet Airways and Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC), the successful bidder, are in a legal tussle for more than a year over the transfer of the management of the grounded carrier. Earlier, the lenders had approached the Supreme Court, which had declined to interfere in the matter and had directed the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to take a decision on the issue. The NCLAT directed the managing committee, consisting of lenders led by SBI, to create security on immovable properties as offered by the successful resolution applic

Banks will conduct periodical review of the performance of empanelled advocates at debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) and rationalise the cases assigned to them based on performance, the finance ministry said on Saturday. This is part of the issues discussed at a conference of Chairpersons of Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) and Presiding Officers of Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) chaired by Department of Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi. The meeting was also attended by senior officers from the public and private sectors banks; chief executive officer (CEO), Indian Bank Association (IBA); and senior officers from the Ministry of Finance and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). The conference also discussed that DRTs and DRATs would take all possible steps to reduce pendency at various stages through strict monitoring. Several suggestions regarding changes and amendments in Debts Recovery Tribunal Regulations, SARFAESI Act and RDB Act discussed to make the

Till financial year 2022-23, 1,562 companies initiated voluntary liquidation, of which final reports were submitted in 1,039 cases and 17 of these were withdrawn, according to the IBBI data

US unit of Indian education technology startup Byju's has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. court of Delaware, listing liabilities in the range of $1 billion to $10 bn

Restructuring advisers will need to examine all of the millions of claims that have been filed against FTX to weed out those that are not legitimate, lawyer Andrew Dietderich said

The courts cannot direct the government to notify a law passed by Parliament, the Supreme Court said on Monday while dismissing a PIL seeking implementation of certain provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. "It is up to the government to notify a law passed by Parliament. This is beyond the power of the courts. Sorry, this is in the domain of policy. We cannot direct this," a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said. "We cannot issue a writ of mandamus to the government that they shall notify the law," the Chief Justice said and referred to his judgment to this effect. The top court was hearing a PIL filed by one Seema B Qayyum, seeking directions to the Centre to notify one part of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Litigation tactics of corporate debtors and poor judicial infrastructure among reasons for delay

Group insolvency remains an ill-defined area in the IBC. Here's why it needs a clear framework

As of the months of September 2021, September 2022 and September 2023, around 45 per cent of the total cases admitted into insolvency ended in liquidation

Supreme Court has strengthened the IBC framework