Wages and salaries are considered and included in CIRP costs as per under Section 53(1)(a) of the IB Code.
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Whether CIRP against Corporate Guarantor be initiated in respect of loan account of the principal borrower
Section 7 of the Code permits a financial creditor to initiate a CIRP procedure against the guarantor being a corporate debtor in accordance with the default committed by the principal borrower.
Trademark Registration and Protection against its Infringement
The trademark is Intellectual property and every property must be registered in the name of its owner, and here the brand name is Intellectual property of the owner which comes from the intellect of the owner.
Limitation is continuous in cases of Homebuyers
If a homebuyer failed to file his/her case then will his/her case will not be taken and his grievances won’t be solved? The answer to this question is “NO”! The reason here is that the limitation period in the case of a homebuyer is continuous in view of the non-handing over of the possession of the unit.
Pre-Deposit is Mandatory for Filing Appeal U/Sec 43(5) RERA
The Appellate Tribunal recorded its dissatisfaction to the effect that the appellant has not complied with provisions of Section 43(5) of the Act, 2016 and has not deposited the balance amount.
NOIDA: A FINANCIAL CREDITOR OR AN OPERATIONAL CREDITOR
Both operational creditors and financial creditors own certain advantages over each other. But Financial creditors are given some priorities over other creditors such as they are members of the creditor’s committee and have voting power etc and operational is not a member of the creditor’s committee.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is not Interest Recovery Code
NCLT held that the “interest” component alone cannot be claimed or pursued, in absence of the debt, to trigger a CIRP against the corporate Debtor. Further, the application pursued realization of the interest amount alone is against the intent of the IBC, 2016.
Mechanism to protect Micro and Small Enterprises from delayed payment
Recover the money against the supply made along with interest notified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) if any company make the payment after 45 day of acceptance of goods and service from any MSME’s vendor.
Do NCLT is vested with the power to classify a transaction as a “preferential transaction”!
The Hon’ble NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi held that the IBC does not vest the power to NCLT to Suo-moto classify a transaction as Preferential Transaction under Section 44 r/w Section 45 of IBC.
Breach of clause of the agreement, terming it as Default?
Delhi-based bench of NCLT passed an order by allowing a plea filed by the Residents Association for breach clauses of the agreement between the builder and the association, terming it as default.
IS COVID-19 FORCE MAJEURE?
Covid-19 being a natural calamity and not having been caused due to actions of any party under a legal contract/agreement shall be treated as Force Majeure for a specific period of time or till the prevalence of lockdown, as and when the same shall be imposed by the Government.
Possibility of extending the CIRP beyond the stipulated time of 330 days
The time specified for the completion of the corporate insolvency resolution process is 330 days as has been laid by the legislature. The intention behind keeping process in a time bound manner is to guarantee relief to the already aggrieved creditors of the company.
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies in the Indian Corporate Environment
At present, the Indian legislature has not yet determined any full regulatory requirements for SPACs. However, India’s market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up an expert committee that will look into the possibility of introducing SPACs regulations to India, which may increase the chances of domestic listing for start-ups.
PRE-PACKAGED INSOLVENCY PROCESS FOR MSMEs
To provide a relief to MSME and to offer them some respite from this pandemic, the process of pre-packaged insolvency resolution was introduced. This PIRP was introduced by way of ordinance dated 04.04.2021 by the Ministry of Law and Justice.
UDYAM REGISTRATION
Udyam Registration a government registration for MSMEs which provides them with a unique identity number and a recognition certificate to certify them as micro/ medium or small enterprises.