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IBBI Chairperson Ravi Mital on Tuesday asked insolvency professionals to be as transparent as possible during the resolution process as that will help in improving the bids and reduce haircuts. Speaking at a conference organised by the Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI (IIIPI) in the national capital, he said insolvency professionals and insolvency professional entities are the fulcrum of the insolvency system. While highlighting that the insolvency professionals need to be mindful of time and delays, Mital said, "be as transparent as possible during the bidding process. This will improve bids, reduce haircuts and improve image of the IBC ecosystem," according to a release issued by IIIPI. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is a key institution in implementing the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
The Supreme Court on Thursday said if two corporate bodies fall within the ambit of corporate debtors, there is no reason why insolvency proceedings cannot be initiated against both under the IBC. Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) deals with the initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process by financial creditors. The apex court also observed that approval of a resolution in respect of one borrower cannot "certainly discharge" a co-borrower. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and J K Maheshwari delivered its verdict on a plea against the August last year judgement of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which had dismissed an appeal against an order of the adjudicating authority, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai. The NCLT had in its February last year order admitted a petition for initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against a firm for the same set of loans arising out of the same loan documents