Section 14 of the I&B Code does not apply to personal guarantors

SBI initiated proceedings against Veesons under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act), demanding an outstanding amount of approximately INR 61 crores as Veesons did not pay its debts on time.

Supreme Court: Personal Guarantor Liable for Loans under IBC

The Supreme Court of India has cleared the way for lenders to file insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors of stressed companies, who are typically promoters.

Powers and Duties of Liquidator under Voluntary Liquidation

Insolvency Professionals eligible to be appointed as Liquidator alongside written consent form within 10 days of the direction issued, and upon receipt of the proposal, the order of appointment of Liquidator is passed.

How is Interim Resolution Professional Appointed under IBC

The resolution professional, as proposed respectively in the application under section 7 or section 10 of IBC, shall be appointed as the interim resolution professional under Section 16(2) of IBC, if no disciplinary proceedings are pending against him.

How is Information Memorandum Prepared?

The purpose of an information memorandum is to support ‘decision making’ and to make a better decision in a particular problem situation that might otherwise have made without the analysis. 

Claims, not part of Resolution Plan, gets exhausted

No further legal action shall be permissible by creditor, whose claim has been rendered unsatisfied as per the resolution plan.

What is PPIRP (Pre-Packaged Insolvency Resolution Process) ?

PPIRP (Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process) is an alternate for normal Insolvency Process. It has been announced for MSME Sector.

IBC against NBFC

The IBC’s applicability to NBFCs is a welcome legislative effort, and the new rules have extended the RBI’s role in performing an NBFC’s CIRP.

Banks cannot auction defaulting projects without allottees’ consent- HARERA

HARERA has barred the auction of a loan-defaulting project by bank to recover damages without prior adjustment of allottees’ dues.

NCLT Holds Filing of Default Record Mandatory under Section 7 Applications

New Petitions under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code will mandatory be required to file default record from the Information Utility as per NCLT directed.

Relief for MSMEs in Response to COVID-19, No Fresh Insolvency Proceedings for 1 Year

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had earlier limited initiation of fresh insolvency proceedings for a period of 6 months which now stands extended to 1 year.

Insolvency plea cannot reject if the dispute is raised on telephonic communication: Allahabad NCLT

A notice of dispute to a claim under the IBC (Section 9), 2016 is not admissible if made over a telephonic communication and not supported by phone records. 

Claim for damages cannot be an Operational Debt under IBC- Flipkart Analysis

The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court on Oct 25, 2019, stayed the insolvency proceedings on the grounds that the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to adjudicate a claim for damages. 

Promoter can transfer project to third party

Due to the unavailability of funds from banks and developers getting bankrupt, small developers will get into joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions for their survival within the market.

How an individual Home-Buyer can now proceed before NCLT?

Alternatives that an individual home buyer has in cases when the priority is refund and how they can proceed before NCLT or in other words exploit a long standing loophole.