Insolvent Companies

Haircuts touch 67% under IBC as creditor recovery stays low till Sep 2025

Creditor recoveries under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code remained at about 33% till September 2025, with steep haircuts, long resolution timelines and a high share of older BIFR cases

Riju Raveendran moves NCLT against TLPL's CCD pact with Glas subsidiary

Riju Ravindran has moved the insolvency tribunal NCLT against the Compulsory Convertible Debenture agreement between Think & Learn Pvt Ltd and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glas Trust Co, Byju's US-based financial creditor, alleging it to be violative of FDI and FEMA regulations. The agreement was inked to raise finance to participate in the ongoing rights issue of Aakash Educational Service Pvt Ltd (AESL) after Glas Trust failed to get a stay order from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and the Supreme Court. Now, Glas, holding 99.25 per cent voting rights in Think & Learn Pvt Ltd (TLPL), which owns insolvent bound edtech firm Byju's, is attempting to raise money illegally, purportedly to participate in the right issue of AESL, Riju alleged in his interim application filed before the NCLT. Riju, a suspended director and promoter of TLPL, said the CCD (Compulsory Convertible Debenture) is drafted to look like FDI under FEMA. Still, it is actually like an ECB ..

NCLT admits insolvency case against EV firm Blu-Smart Mobility Tech

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted an insolvency case against Blu-Smart Mobility Tech, the debt-ridden company which was providing all-electric ride-hailing services and building a network of EV charging infrastructure in India. The Ahmedabad bench of NCLT has admitted the insolvency plea filed by Lepton Software Export and Research against Blu-Smart Mobility over an unpaid amount of Rs 5.84 crore, and appointed Pawan Kumar Goyal as the interim resolution professional, suspending the board of the company. A two-member bench said there is an operational debt, which has been defaulted by Blu-Smart Mobility, and its operational creditor is entitled to recover it. "The respondent/corporate debtor Blu-Smart Mobility Pvt Ltd is admitted in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution process under section 9(5) of the code," it said. Moreover, the NCLT also placed Blu-Smart Mobility Tech under the protection of a moratorium as per the provisions of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy ..

Liberty Steels pushed into liquidation move puts 1,500 jobs at risk

The UK government-run Insolvency Service confirmed it will be acting as the liquidator after a High Court ruling

SBI flags Reliance Comms loan as fraud; Anil Ambani's name sent to RBI

State Bank of India's forensic audit cites fund diversion and loan violations; Reliance Communications says it is protected under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

NCLT rejects Adani Ports' late bid for insolvent Tuticorin Coal Terminal

Lenders to consider existing proposal by Seapol; tribunal signals possibility of wider interest amid improved performance

Creditors recover Rs 3.58 trn through resolution plans under insolvency law

Creditors have recovered Rs 3.58 lakh crore through resolution of 1,119 cases under the insolvency law till December 31, 2024, according to official data. Citing data from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that 2,707 cases have ended in liquidation orders. "As per information provided by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), till 31st December 2024, 1,119 cases have yielded resolution plans. In these cases, the realisable value for the creditors has been Rs 3.58 lakh crore," he said in a written reply. Final reports have been submitted in 1,274 cases, in which the creditors have realised Rs 0.13 lakh crore, the minister added. According to him, information in respect of amount waived/ forgone in pursuance to the settlement is not maintained. "Realisation under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process is market driven and is inter-alia dependent on the quality of assets

NCLAT dismisses petition seeking insolvency against Amazon Wholesale

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has set aside a petition seeking to initiate insolvency proceedings against Amazon Wholesale (India). A three-member NCLAT bench upheld the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had in March this year dismissed the insolvency plea filed by Multiplier Brand Solutions. Multiplier Brand Solutions had filed the plea under Section 9 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. It had alleged a default of Rs 3.7 crore for eight invoices raised between March 2023 and May 2023. However, rejecting it, NCLAT said the "claim of Appellant for payment of invoices which are the subject matter of Section 9 Application was disputed much before Demand Notice was issued". The appellate tribunal further said: "The adjudicating authority (NCLT) has not committed any error in refusing to initiate CIRP, there being pre-existing dispute which is reflected with the correspondence which took place between the parties much prior to ...

Frequent breach of timelines leading to more liquidations under IBC: ICRA

Banks have had to take a haircut of over two-thirds in the corporate insolvency cases being resolved through the bankruptcy courts, a report said on Wednesday. In over 71 per cent of the cases, the 270-day timeline is getting exceeded, the report by rating agency Icra said, adding that this is resulting in a higher number of liquidation orders as the elongated process erodes value. "'Lenders continue to face steep haircuts or reduction in loan amounts of nearly 72 per cent in Q2 FY2025 as the overall resolution process continues to face material delays emerging from litigations from either promoters or dissenting creditors," the agency's group head for structured finance ratings Abhishek Dafria said. He added that 71 per cent of the ongoing corporate insolvency resolution processes (CIRPs) had exceeded 270 days, post-admission by the NCLT. "The elongated process results in further erosion of the corporate debtor, which has also resulted in a high share (44 per cent) of CIRPs being

NCLAT rejects tax claim against RCom after initiation of insolvency

The NCLAT has set aside a petition filed by the state tax department claiming dues from Reliance Communications (RCom) observing that it was based on the assessment made after the initiation of insolvency resolution process against the debt-ridden firm. A two-member NCLAT bench upheld the earlier order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had rejected the state tax department's second claim of Rs 6.10 crore. Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against RCom was initiated on June 22, 2019. The state tax department had filed two claims. The first claim was filed on July 24, 2019 for Rs 94.97 lakh and a second claim was filed on November 15, 2021 for Rs 6.10 crore, which arose out of an assessment order dated August 30, 2021. The NCLT had admitted the first claim, which was passed before the initiation of CIRP. However, it did not accept the claim which was based on an assessment order passed in 2021. The Committee of Creditors (CoC

Employee claims against Byju's top Rs 300 crore in ongoing insolvency case

But these claims still need to be reconciled with the complete and accurate books of accounts and records from the corporate debtor, in this case, the former management of Byju's

NCLT extends Go First's resolution deadline, asks to file reply in 3 weeks

Corporate dispute tribunal NCLT has extended the insolvency resolution deadline for grounded airline Go First for the fourth time and directed the suspended board of the debt-ridden firm to file a reply within three weeks. A two-member bench of the Delhi-based National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) issued notice to the suspended management of the company on Tuesday and listed the matter for hearing in the first week of October. The resolution professional of Go First had moved the application under section 33 (1) of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code for the liquidation of Go First after the lenders failed to find a reasonable buyer within the stipulated time frame. During the proceedings, counsel appearing for Go First informed the NCLT that the Committee of Creditors decided to liquidate the company with a majority vote. This was the fourth extension for Go First to complete the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), as the airline has been struggling to find a buyer. In ..

Lenders ask KSK Mahanadi Power Company bidders to better Adani offer

Adani has offered Rs 27,000 cr for Chhattisgarh project

SKS Power insolvency: CoC receive 1,950 cr from Sarda Energy and Mining

The lenders of SKS Power Generation have received an upfront payment of Rs 1,950 crore from Sarda Energy and Mining, the successful bidder for the debt-ridden thermal power producer, the insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT was informed on Tuesday. Moreover, allegations of "malafide" intention or aligning towards any party while approving the resolution plan from Sarda Energy were also rejected during the proceedings of the NCLAT by senior advocate Mukul Rohatahi, representing the lenders. A proper evaluation was made based on the earlier direction given by the NCLAT in this matter and a "clear decision was made" by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of SKS Power Generation. "There is no case of malafide and we are not aligning to one party or the other. We have taken a call based on the commercial decision," he said. Torrent Power and Singapore-based Vantage Point Asset Management Pte, which were also in the race to acquire SKS Power Generation, have challenged the NCLT order, approv

Rescued firms 2.5 times those liquidated in realty sector, shows IBBI data

IBC experts feel that despite the positive trend of more resolutions than liquidations in real estate insolvencies under the IBC, several challenges persist

No back-door entry for defaulting promoters: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Statement comes in response to concerns over haircuts in insolvency cases

Byju's appeals to NCLAT Chennai against insolvency; hearing set for July 29

Byju's owes its creditors - BCCI, OPPO, Surfer Technologies, Cogent E Services, McGraw Hill Education India, and iEnergizer Services - more than Rs 200 crore

Go First heads towards liquidation after failed EaseMyTrip, SpiceJet bids

Go First owes creditors - Central Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, and IDBI Bank - around Rs 6,200 crore

NCLT orders initiation of insolvency proceedings against Simbhaoli Sugars

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered initiation of insolvency resolution proceedings against Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd on a petition filed nearly six years ago. The plea was filed in September 2018 by erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce which has been merged with state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) now. The lender had sought initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against the company under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. "... petition has been admitted by the NCLT, Allahabad Bench vide order dated July 11, 2024," Simbhaoli Sugars said in a filing to stock exchanges on Friday. NCLT has appointed Anurag Goel as interim resolution professional. With the NCLT ruling, the company's board stands suspended and it would be run by Goel. According to the application filed before the NCLT, the default amount stood at over Rs 130 crore as of November 22, 2017. A leading sugar company, Simbhaoli sells sugar under the brand 'Trust' and has ..

NCLT extends insolvency resolution process for Go First by 60 days

The National Company Law Tribunal warned the airlines that this would be the final extension offered