Year: 2021

Bank fraud by by HDIL

ED attaches Rs 34-cr property of Mumbai-based builder in HDIL bank fraud case

Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued a provisional order for attachment of assets worth Rs 34.36 crore of Viva Holding...

Singapore Bankruptcy

Singapore unveils Simplified Insolvency Programme for micro, small companies

Singapore micro and small companies (MSCs), which have been severely impacted by COVID-19 and require support to restructure their debts to...

ONCG arm dragged into NCLT

‘Creditor’ snubbed for filing unnecessary insolvency application against ONGC arm

The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has pulled up a contractor for unnecessarily filing insolvency application...

Landmark Judgements

Having security interest over corporate debtor’s asset alone does not qualify one as financial creditor: SC

The Supreme Court of India has once again reiterated that a person having only security interest over the assets of...

US Bankruptcy filings

US bankruptcy filings in January drops to a 15-yr low

US bankruptcy filings in January experienced the lowest monthly number of across all chapters since February 2006 (26,617 filings) with...

Nirav Modi

ED attaches Rs 14.45 cr assets of Mehul Chowksi, Gitanjali Group in PNB loan fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a provisional attachment order attaching assets worth Rs 14.45 crores of Gitanjali Group of...

Poor recovery

Only 5% of mid and emerging cos opted for RBI’s restructuring facility: India Ratings

Have various government measures and faster demand recovery in the domestic market saved companies from much expected financial distress? Unexpectedly...

Supreme Court

Financial creditors cease to be related party to avoid exclusion should also be barred from CoC: SC

In a landmark judgment on 1 February 2021, the Supreme Court of India in Phoenix ARC Vs Spade Financial Services...

Economic Survey Report

83% of default cases getting resolved before going into CIRP: Economic Survey

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has brought about significant behavioural changes among the creditors and debtors thereby redefining debtor-creditor...

Economic Survey Report

Relaxed regulations resulted in higher lending to firms with poor fundamentals: Economic Survey Report

Regulatory forbearance has resulted in increased lending to firms with poor fundamentals and higher lending to inefficient projects, says the...