India has proposed an overhaul of its bankruptcy law, including allowing financial creditors ‌to initiate insolvency proceedings and tightening deadlines, in a bid to speed up resolutions and promote ease of doing business, Reuters reported. Resolutions of stressed assets in India have been delayed despite a mandated 330-day timeline under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, introduced ​in 2016, largely due to procedural and legal hurdles. Cases often pile up for admission at ​the National Company Law Tribunal, quasi-judicial body that adjudicates matters related to companies.

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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed appeals filed by the BSE, ruling that insolvency courts have the authority to order the defreezing of Demat accounts of companies undergoing insolvency proceedings, The Economic Times reported. In its order, a two-member bench of the appellate tribunal said that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has clear jurisdiction under Section 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to hear such matters and pass necessary directions.

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In a significant blow to the regional food production sector, the Bursa 1st Civil Court of Intellectual and Industrial Rights has officially ordered the bankruptcy of the Turkish wafer giant Master Choco Gıda, P.A. Turkey reported. Despite an eight-year run that saw the company become a major player in wafer and chocolate production, a final attempt to restructure its debts via a concordat (debt restructuring) agreement was rejected by the court on March 29, 2026.

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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) spokesperson Manne Krishank on Wednesday accused the Telangana government of awarding ₹2,500 crore in contracts to KLSR Infratech, a company currently under bankruptcy proceedings and investigation, The News Mill reported. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had raided KLSR Infratech in 2018 and designated it a shell company. Speaking to ANI, Krishank stated that NCLAT member Justice Sharad Kumar recused himself from a case involving KLSR Infratech after citing pressure from a senior judge to favor the company.

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China's commerce ministry has initiated two counter-probes into U.S. ‌practices that hamper the flow of Chinese products into the United States, it said on Friday, refraining from immediate retaliation to U.S. measures announced earlier this month, Reuters reported. A trade truce between China and ​the U.S. has held since U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese President ​Xi Jinping in October last year. Trump said earlier this week ⁠that he will visit Beijing in mid-May, as part of Washington's broader effort to ​reset relations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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