Background

On 24^th March 2020, the Central Government by notification, revised the threshold limit of the amount of default for the applicability of the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, from Rs. 1 Lakh to Rs. 1 crore.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council during its 39^th meeting, held on 14 March 2020, decided that a special procedure should be prescribed for corporate debtors undergoing the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), in order to enable such entities to comply with the provisions of the GST laws.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (hereinafter referred to as ‘IBBI’) vide its notification dated March 29, 2020^[1] has issued clarification regarding the period of exclusion for Insolvency Resolution Process. Through, the issuance of the above mentioned notification, the IBBI has amended the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 to include the following:

On 17^th January, 2020, the Republic of India (India) made a remarkable move with the issuance of a Gazette notification which notified the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a “reciprocating territory” for the enforcement of judgments (Reciprocating Territory Notification). This alert expands on the features of this new development and the potential benefit for individuals, companies (including financial institutions) in the UAE that have default debtors located in India or with assets in India.

Force Majeure in general parlance means any event or circumstance (or combination thereof) that wholly or partly prevents or causes unavoidable delay in the performance of contractual obligations or makes the perform

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (‘NCLAT’) recently in the matter of Flat Buyers Association Winter Hills – 77, Gurgaon v. Umang Realtech Pvt. Ltd. (through IRP & Ors.) took a practical approach bordered on survival of the business and satisfying the interests of the stakeholders involved and introduced the concept of reverse corporate insolvency resolution process (‘CIRP’).

Background of the case:

The Hon’ble High Court of Rajasthan (Rajasthan HC) delivered its judgment in the matter of Ultra Tech Nathdwara Cement Ltd v Union of India through the Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance and Ors D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.

In response to the global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), governments in many countries have issued emergency legislation to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on companies’ day-to-day operations. Since March 24, 2020, the Indian government has been announcing various measures aimed to ease corporate and tax compliance for companies doing business in India, as well as other measures pertaining to employment and bankruptcy matters. Below is a high-level overview of some of the most relevant aspects of these measures as they pertain to India subsidiaries of US companies.

Below are the key highlights of the newsletter:

• Supreme Court: No provision under the IBC requiring the resolution plan to match liquidation value; and an approved resolution plan cannot be withdrawn under Section 12A of the IBC
• NCLAT: No default by real estate developer if possession delayed due to reasons beyond control
• Supreme Court: Provident Fund benefits payable to contractual employees from date of filing writ petition and not retrospectively
• NCLT: Automatic waiver of legal proceedings is not permitted in a resolution plan