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Ministry of Corporate Affairs proposes changes to theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code for time bound resolution of stressed assets.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has, vide a notification dated 23 December 2021, proposed amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) to facilitate a swift admission process, streamline provisions concerning avoidable transactions and wrongful trading, and promote timely approval of resolution plans.
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INTRODUCTION
On 23 November 2021, the Supreme Court of India, in the case of TATA Consultancy Services Ltd. v. Vishal Ghisulal Jain, Resolution Professional, SK Wheels Pvt. Ltd. (TCS Case), clarified that the jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) cannot be invoked by the corporate debtor if the termination of a contract by a third party takes place on grounds unrelated to the insolvency of the corporate debtor.
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INTRODUCTION
今回のニュースレターでは、2021 年 11 月の破産倒産法関連の主なアップデートについて取り扱ってい ます。最高裁判所（＝SC）、会社法上訴審判所（＝NCLAT）、会社法審判所（＝NCLT）の各裁判所に おいて下された重要な判決についてまとめる共に、2016 年破産倒産法の改正についても解説しています。
1) A DEL CREDERE AGENT IS NOT AN OPERATIONAL CREDITOR UNDER THE CODE
Matter: Alturas Trading Corp. v. VRMX Concrete India Pvt. Ltd.
Order dated: 04 October 2021
Summary:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") issued a notification dated 15 November 2019 ("Notification") that give effect to provisions for conducting the insolvency resolution process against personal guarantors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBCode") w.e.f.
Introduction
The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) has been one of the most talked about debated, evolving legislations of recent times. It has brought with itself, a sea change in the manner that debt is resolved in India. From its very advent in late 2016, IBC has been embroiled in long fought interpretational tussles which have resulted in various gaps being filled in by the Supreme Court of India. In fact, the legislation itself has undergone several and frequent amendments.