On 2 May 2025, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in respect of the corporate insolvency resolution process of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (“BSPL”). In a very significant ruling, the apex court rejected the resolution plan of JSW Steel Ltd. (“JSW”) for BSPL and directed the liquidation of the corporate debtor, almost five years after the plan had been approved by the Committee of Creditors and the NCLT and the Resolution Plan had been implemented.
Facts and Background
This Compendium consolidates all the case laws and notifications under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 circulated as prisms and summarised in the newsletters during the calendar period from January 2023 till December 2023. Application under Section 7 or 9 of the IBC is extendable only by an application under Section 5 of Limitation Act on grounds of sufficient cause The Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court ”) in the case of Sabarmati Gas Limited vs.
August, 2023 For Private Circulation - Educational & Informational Purpose Only A BRIEFING ON LEGAL MATTERS OF CURRENT INTEREST KEY HIGHLIGHTS * Calcutta High Court: Courts cannot re-appreciate the evidence or substitute its view with that of the arbitrator while considering the issue of enforcement of a foreign award.
The Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (“Delhi HC”) in the case of Tata Steel BSL Limited v. Venus Recruiters Private Limited & Ors., etc. has put to rest the issue on avoidance applications proceedings surviving the conclusion of corporate insolvency resolution process (“CIRP”) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”).
Brief Facts
Introduction
Quite recently, a Division Bench of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in Tata Steel BSL Limited v. Venus Recruiter Private Limited & Ors., LPA 37/2021, dated 13.01.2023, inter alia, determined, ‘Whether applications for avoidance of preferential transactions can be moved and heard by the Adjudicatory Authority (“AA”) after it has approved the resolution plan of a corporate debtor undergoing corporate insolvency resolution process (“CIRP”)?’