Year: 2020

Amendments in insolvency laws

IPA governing board directors may be required to have certain minimum qualifications

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has now proposed that the independent and shareholder directors in the governing...

Unsuccessful resolution applicant

No justice for operational creditors under IBC framework

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has admitted that operational creditors, who are aggrieved at the step-motherly treatment meted...

Landmark Judgements

Loan converted into equity not to be termed as financial debt under IBC: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has recently pronounced a judgment saying that once the debt is converted into...

real estate insolvency rules

Real estate sector gets most ‘favourable’ terms under new resolution framework

The expert committee under the former ICICI Bank Chairman KV Kamath set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

Liquidation of Winsome Diamond

Jatin Mehta’s Winsome Diamond, Forever Precious Jewellery now under liquidation

Jatin Mehta-owned Winsome Diamond and Jewellery Ltd, an exporter of polished diamond, and Forever Precious Jewellery and Diamonds, designer and...

Landmark Judgements

Global corporate insolvencies to increase 26% in 2020; Turkey, US, HK to be worst hit

Global corporate insolvencies are likely to increase by 26% in 2020 as the Coronavirus pandemic pushes the world economy into...

Guidelines for registered valuers

Registered valuers can’t use limitation, disclaimer clause to escape accountability

The insolvency regulator feels that the professional valuers are using the ‘caveats, limitations and disclaimers’ section of the valuation report...

Disputed claims

A creditor’s perspective of disputed claims in insolvency proceedings

By Arvind Mangla Time and again, treatment of disputed claims in Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) had attracted divergent views. ...

Landmark Judgements

Let NCLT first decide if spectrum can be part of insolvency proceeding: SC

The Supreme Court of India has lobbed the ball in the court of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on...

Graduate Insolvency Program Common Entrance Test (GIPCET)

IBBI moots IT platforms to help insolvency professionals work efficiently

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is now planning IT platforms – Platforms for Distressed Assets (PDAs) –...