NCLT Chennai admitted Insolvency Petition against 17 Builders under IBC Law

As the majority of the builders have not delivered the possession of the property as promised made by them and breached the terms and conditions on the agreement executed with the homebuyers.

Moratorium period u/s 14 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, is not applicable on the criminal proceedings under prevention of money laundering Act

Moratorium Period under section 14 of the code shall not apply upon such proceedings under the prevention of money laundering act.

Insolvency Petition against Emaar MGF Land Ltd.

The Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted the Insolvency Petition against the EMAAR MGF Land Ltd. filed by one of the homebuyers i.e. Mr. Neeraj Gupta.

Admissibility of Insolvency Petition filed by a homebuyer

The application filed by the homebuyers under section 7 of IBC shall be maintainable. Therefore the homebuyers are advised to approach NCLT under IBC to recover their stuck money in a time-bound manner.

Withdrawal of admitted Insolvency process/petition Essar Steel Case

An insolvency petition admitted u/s 7, 9 or 10 can only be withdrawn by the appellant with approval from 90% of the creditors.

What happens once Insolvency application is admitted

What happens once the application by a financial creditor or operational creditor or by corporate applicant is admitted before the NCLT which under the code is termed as adjudicating Authority.

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.

Insolvency petition to NCLT by a Homebuyer

An application filed by the homebuyers under section 7 of IBC shall be maintainable. Therefore the homebuyers are advised to approach NCLT under IBC to recover their stuck money in a time-bound manner.

More NCLT benches to be set up with the increase in no. of insolvency cases

According to the various resources that central government is planning to increase the number of NCLT benches from 11 to 24.

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.

Resolution Professional (Appointment, Tenure) and his Duties

The officers and managers of the Corporate Debtor, shall report to Resolution Professional. They shall provide him all the documents or records as required by him in the course of his duties.

Key Highlights on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

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

Difference between Insolvency and Bankruptcy

Insolvency is just the state where the financial inability is reached whereas the bankruptcy is the realization and announcement of that the state of being insolvent.