Supreme Court extends Limitation, due to Covid-19, for the 3rd time
A Full bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (SC), comprising of Mr. Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Mr. Justice Surya Kant, in their final order dated 23.09.2021 in Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation (MA No. 665 of 2021 in SMW(C) No. 3 of 2020), directed for the […]
Supreme Court: No scope for withdrawal of Resolution Plans, once the same has been submitted to the Adjudicating Authority (NCLT)
A Division bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (SC), comprising of Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud and Mr. Justice MR Shah, in their order dated 13.09.2021 in Ebix Singapore Private Limited v. Committee of Creditors of Educomp Solutions Limited & Anr., held: NCLT (as Adjudicating Authority) cannot exercise its residual powers under Insolvency and […]
Ebix Singapore v. Educomp: No scope for withdrawal of plans, rules Supreme Court
A Division bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (SC), comprising of Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud and Mr. Justice MR Shah, in their order dated 13.09.2021 in Ebix Singapore Private Limited v. Committee of Creditors of Educomp Solutions Limited & Anr., held: NCLT (as Adjudicating Authority) cannot exercise its residual powers under Insolvency and […]
Issuance of a Decree or Recovery Certificate constitutes fresh cause of action for proceeding under IBC
A Division bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (SC), comprising of Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee and Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian, in their order dated 04.08.2021 in Dena Bank v. C. Shivakumar Reddy, held: The balance sheets and financial statements of the corporate debtor for 2016-2017 constituted acknowledgement of liability in the present case, […]
Supreme Court: Definition of “Financial Debt” under IBC includes Interest-free Loans advanced to finance the business operations of a corporate body
A Division bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (SC), comprising of Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee and Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian, recently ruled (order dated 26.07.2021) that as the definition of “financial debt” in Section 5(8) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) did not expressly exclude an interest free loan, “financial debt” can […]
IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), vide notification dated July 14, 2021, further amended the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 (CIRP Regulations). IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (Amended CIRP Regulations) will apply to every ongoing corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) or which is […]
Extension of Limitation by Supreme Court due to second wave of Covid-19
A Full bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, taking note of the extraordinary situation causedby the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak, restored its earlier order dated March 23, 2020 in ReCognizance for Extension of Limitation (SMW(C) No. 3/2020) and directed that the period(s) oflimitation, as prescribed under any general or special laws and […]
Strict fulfilment of the conditions prescribed under the GST statute is essential, before ordering for provisional attachment of the property
A Division bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Radha Krishan Industries v. State of Himachal Pradesh (Civil Appeal No. 1155 of 2021), while deciding whether the orders of provisional attachment issued by Joint Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise, Parwanoo against the appellant were in consonance with the conditions stipulated in Section […]
In Re: Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 2 of 2020)
A Constitutional bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, comprising of Mr. Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai, Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna and Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, passed the following directions on April 16, 2021 to expedite the proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments […]
Acknowledgement of Debt in the Corporate Debtor’s balance sheet extends the period of limitation, rules Supreme Court
A Full bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited v. Bishal Jaiswal, while addressing the question as to whether an entry made in a balance sheet of a corporate debtor would amount to an acknowledgement of liability under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, held today that the […]
