Creditors Recover of INR 3.75 Lakh Crore in 1.6 years at IBC/NCLT Pre- Admission Stage

The recovery rate has increased almost three times i.e. from 26.5% in 2018 to 71.6% in 2019 and the time taken for recovery improved from 4.3 years to 1.6 years within a short span of one year.

Pendency of proceedings before debt recovery tribunal cannot affect the petition under 7 of IBC

If some other recovery proceedings are pending or the amount of claim is disputed before other tribunal or adjudicating body that won’t empower the adjudicating authority to reject the petition.

Recovery of Money through Insolvency Laws

If any company is not making the payment as per agreed terms, then an insolvency petition may be filed u/s 7 or 9 based upon the facts, before NCLT to initiate the insolvency proceedings.

6 Steps of Corporate Insolvency Process

CIRP is a process to determine the capability of repayment of the defaulted corporate. For this purpose, IRPs are appointed. They evaluate the assets and liabilities to determine the capability of repayment.

Whether IBC prevails over Custom Act?

The IBC would prevail over The Customs Act, to the extent that once the moratorium is imposed in terms of Sections 14 or 33(5) of the IBC, as the case may be, the respondent authority has a limited jurisdiction to assess/determine the quantum of custom duty and other levies.

Are the principal amount and the interest levied dependent on each other for the purpose of section 7?

A recently evolved notion of co-relation of Principal amount and interest levied on it, for the purpose of Section 5(8) of the code and its implication in the application filed under Section 7.

Supremacy of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

The code has helped the creditors to recover their amount from defunct companies and bring them back to their actual position. IBC was introduced so as to reduce India’s long-standing problem of NPAs.

IBC vs SARFAESI Act

The IBC is favoured over the SARFAESI Act, primarily because it offers a quick solution and is also effective in reviving the company and safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders.

An Operational Creditor with an Arbitral Award can proceed as a Decree Holder

The National Company Law Tribunal has paved the way for operational creditors to revive their debt and proceed as decree holder.

Covid-19 Impact on the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code

In response to the damage done to the economy the Indian Government has placed certain embargoes and granted certain grace periods to help reduce the financial strain caused by the complete shutdown of the economy this includes the three month moratorium that has been given by the RBI regarding payments of EMI.

3 Years since IBC- A road to Success

Since IBC enactments, it is necessary to consider the hits and misses of this momentous legislation so as to truly exploit the potential of the insolvency regime.

All About- Moratorium and its relevance under IBC

The term Moratorium is nowhere defined in the Code, however, the term in basic parlance means, ”a stopping of activity for an agreed amount of time”. 

How to Execute RERA Order through NCLT under IBC

The RERA Act at present is still a toothless tiger due to lack of execution process of RERA orders. The reliefs under RERA at the moment rest only in paper.

Revival of Construction Project from Insolvency

This article aims to caution and summarize the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process with respect to buyers seeking revival and completion of Project.

Role of Information Utility and NeSL in safeguarding Insolvency Process under the IBC

The NeSL was the first Information Utility service registered under the BBI Regulations, 2017 it is one of the three pillars of the IBC system.