Voluntary Liquidation under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

The voluntary winding up or voluntary liquidation, as the code defines, of the company can take place under section 59 of the IBC.

HRERA: Buyers of abandoned project have superior right to satisfy claims

Aggrieved homebuyers from the Piyush colonizer esteemed developer in the past started a housing project in the City of Faridabad, approached the HRERA bench stating their grievance.

Key Highlights on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

A detailed article on Key highlights of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 by Insolvency Professionals.

Liquidation under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Earlier the winding up of the company was initiated and conducted under the Companies Act, 1956 while the same has got annulled after the advent of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Exemption from the strict adherence to the timeline of 270 days of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

The Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process has to be completed in 180 days along with the provision of 90 days of extension or maximum allowed time is 270 days.

Applicability of the limitation act on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

The Limitation Act will be applied upon any application or petition or claim or appeal is filed before the adjudicating authority or tribunal i.e. NCLT or NCLAT.

Persons upon whom the Insolvency code is applied

The code is not applicable to corporates in finance sector. Thus no petition shall be entertained by NCLT filed against Banks, Financial Institutions, Insurance Company, Asset Reconstruction Company, Asset Reconstruction Company, Mutual Funds, Collective Investment Schemes or Pension Funds.

Supreme Court protect interests of Homebuyers in Jaiprakash Infratech Limited case

Home buyers who had invested in housing projects by JIL, were permitted by the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) to submit their claims as ‘other creditors’, subordinate to financial and operational creditors of JIL.

Nirav Modi and ICICI cases to get special attention from Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Nirav Modi scam and the ICICI Bank controversy were amongst the top notch cases that the NCLT is dealing with and Government is taking keen interest in resolving these issues.

India winning NPA War steadily- Bhushan Steel puts Rs.36,400 crore in Bank, a way to recovery

NPA War: The major buyout of debt-ridden Bhushan Steel by a Tata Group company and many more to come under the Narendra Modi-led government’s IBC reform.