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Legislation: Intent and interpretation

Interpreting the margins at the cost of core legislation could be costly for the economy

Power to admit insolvency application not binding even when debt owed: SC

The bench said NCLT failed to appreciate the question of time-bound initiation and completion of corporate insolvency resolution process could only arise if companies were bankrupt or insolvent

Insolvency regulator working to bring mediation in insolvency cases

A source privy to IBBI's discussion said mediation might address the issue of courts delaying the insolvency process.

The Cinderella of insolvency

Undermining operational creditors is against the basic spirit of IBC

Top headlines: IBBI amends rules, yield curve inverts in the US, and more

As investors and the bond market brace for a sharp hike in policy rate by central banks to fight inflation, the yield curve has inverted in the US

Creditors will now need to file info about defaults as IBBI amends rules

The amendment also provides for filing copy of GST returns by operational creditors, along with e-way bills as documentary evidence of the debt and default

IBBI amends rules, creditors may get power to remove liquidator under IBC

IBBI wants liquidation timeline reduced

Top Headlines: Hurdles in recruitment plan, India Inc's capital expenditure

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5 years of IBC: Loans taken for telecom, oil assets sank Videocon

VIL's problems began after it entered the telecommunications (telecom) business and its second generation (2G)-based telecom licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court (SC) in 2012

What makes Essar steel sector's comeback kid amid insolvency proceedings

The $5.7-billion acquisition that closed after an 865-day-long saga was the largest private sector transaction in India in 2019 and the second-largest steel transaction globally that year

From debt trap to steely resolve, Bhushan Steel an outlier in IBC landscape

BSL was admitted for insolvency proceedings on July 26, 2017

IBC framework needs a booster dose; debt resolutions slacken in two years

According to the statistics by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, since the provisions of IBC came into force in December 2016, as many as 5,258 insolvency cases have been filed by lenders

IBBI draft papers to improve insolvency resolution likely out this month

Delay in lenders seeking CIRP hitting recoveries

NCLAT directs new board of IL&FS to pay lenders on a pro-rata basis

The interim distribution will be for Rs 16,361 crore -- Rs 11,296 crore in cash and Rs 5,065 crore in InvIT units

IBC regime: NCLAT directs MCA, IBBI to amend statutory claims rule

The directive comes after observing gaps in the current IBC regime that deals with statutory claims

CBIC issues SOPs for recovering tax dues from insolvent companies

The CBIC said it has nominated a nodal officer to ensure filing of claims with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) within 90 days of the commencement of the process

Petition for insolvency gets time-barred if filed after 3 years: NCLAT

A former managing director of a Dutch company had moved tribunal seeking payment of salary arrears from its Indian arm.

Top headlines: Govt warns cab aggregators, volatility in power stocks

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Lenders can invoke personal guarantees in IBC cases, says Supreme Court

IBC provision requires initiation of CIRP to proceed against personal guarantors

Resolution primary objective of IBC; but recovery important too: SBI MD

Financial and operational creditors owe money to companies facing insolvency proceedings and so recovery has to be an important factor while achieving resolution of stressed assets, he noted