Year: 2020

CA Final

A lowdown on the controversy around CA exams

As students appearing for the Chartered Accountancy (CA) exam take to social media outraging over mismanagement by the Institute of...

Varanasi Auto Sales Ltd

Sale of legal entity as an asset during liquidation process: A step towards value maximization

By Megha Mittal Value maximization of assets of the corporate debtor is one of the primary objectives of the Insolvency...

England company insolvency

England, Wales report 42% fewer company insolvencies in October

England and Wales saw 42% less company insolvencies in October 2020 compared to last year. There were 856 company insolvencies...

US Chapter 11 commercial filings

US bankruptcy filings decline 41% in October; Chapter 11 commercial filings rise 4%

Total US bankruptcy filings in October decreased 41 per cent from last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems...

personal guarantor

Liquidation process gets easier; quicker disposal of disputed assets, early exit option for creditors

In order to make the liquidation process faster, the insolvency regulator has made a couple of important amendments in the...

Amendments in insolvency laws

Amendments in IBC require each creditor to be informed the formula for payment of debt under resolution plan

In view of the growing number of litigations and disputes among creditors arising out of the distribution of realized amount...

Uttam Galva Steels

ArcelorMittal made to pay Rs 1,300 cr more as CIRP cost in Essar Steel insolvency case

ArcelorMittal India may have to cough up Rs 1,300 crore more as CIRP cost in the insolvency proceeding of Essar...

Personal insolvency

India’s first personal insolvency proceeding begins against first gen entrepreneur Anil Syal

Anil Syal, the chief executive officer and promoter of Flywheel Logistics Private Limited (FLPL), has become the first personal guarantor...

Bank fraud by by HDIL

Insolvency petitions by home buyers can’t be dismissed by merely citing malicious intent

Should an insolvency plea against the builder by home buyers be dismissed only on the pretext that the petition is...

Landmark Judgements

SAT overturns SEBI decision to levy penalty on Monnet Ispat; says IBC overrides market regulator

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has once again emphasized that IBC overrides the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI),...