Following several civil appeals, the Supreme Court has decided in its final order and judgment dated 13 September 2021 (the judgment) whether a resolution plan that has already been approved by the requisite majority of the committee of creditors (CoC) and that is pending the approval of the adjudicating authority can be modified or withdrawn by a resolution applicant under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (the Code).
INTRODUCTION
This newsletter covers key updates about developments in the Insolvency Law during the month of September 2021.
We have summarized the key judgments passed by the Supreme Court of India (SC), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT). Please see below the summary of the relevant regulatory developments.
Abhishek Tripathi and Mani Gupta, Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
This is an extract from the 2022 edition of GRR's the Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.
In summary
Introduction:
Aggrieved by the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refusing to condone a delay of 44 (forty-four) days in filing an appeal against the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the Appellant (i.e., National Spot Exchange Limited) preferred an appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has, in its capacity as the regulator of non-banking financial companies and under the powers conferred to it pursuant to Section 45-IE (1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (“RBI Act”), superseded the Board of Directors of SIFL and SEFL.
The press release of even date from the RBI also stipulates the following:
1) The step has been taken owing to governance concerns and defaults by SIFL and SEFL in meeting their various payment obligations.
Background
INTRODUCTION
今回のニュースレターでは、2021 年 7 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をまとめると共に、2016 年破産倒産法の改正についても触れています。
1) THE LOAN AGREEMENT SHOULD BE IN WRITING BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL CREDITOR AND THE CORPORATE DEBTOR IN TERMS OF INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY (APPLICATION TO ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY) RULES, 2016
Matter: Pawan Kumar v. Utsav Securities Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.
Order dated: 03 August 2021.
The article provides a summary of the Judgement passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of Indian in Indus Biotech Private limited v. Kotak India venture fund .2 wherein the court has discussed that whether an Application filed under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act , 1996 be maintainable if a petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is pending ?
FACTS OF THE CASE :
INTRODUCTION
This newsletter covers key updates about developments in the Insolvency Law during the month of August 2021.
We have summarized the key judgments passed by the Supreme Court of India (SC), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT) and the amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) by the Government of India. Please see below the summary of the relevant regulatory developments.