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Due Process Gaps under Section 28A IBC Amendment Bill 2025
The proposed Section 28A of the Bill is a practical step toward resolving the long-standing problem of fragmented enforcement of third-party security and directly addresses the deadlock seen in Vistra ITCL.
Tejas Rajesh Mahtole
5 days ago6 min read
Transitioning from Deterrence to Negotiation: Reevaluating Section 66 Post-Piramal v/s 63 Moons
The Supreme Court has indicated that its increased role in addressing fraud in insolvency will be more grounded in market logic than in corrective justice.
Prakhar Dubey
6 days ago5 min read
The Judicial Vacuum in CIIRP: Risk of Irreversible Asset Dissipation
The CIIRP procedure, aiming for efficiency and speed, creates a judicial vacuum which can potentially be used by the corporate debtor to dissipate assets. The 30–day mandatory notice period, removes the possibility of preventive judicial orders like asset freeze that have been proven essential and necessary as per UNCITRAL’s ATR recommendations for asset preservation. This judicial gap allows debtors to exploit specifically FEMA provisions for irreversible asset transfer.
Ritik Kumar
Mar 296 min read
EPC v. Matix: Hierarchical Approach to Debt–Equity Classification under IBC
This article suggests a hierarchical framework for debt classification under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (IBC) wherein company law constraints function as threshold gatekeepers that determine whether a legally enforceable debt can arise at all, while substance-over-from analysis is put to a secondary role assessing the character of obligations that have already crystallised in law.
Niharika Shaiyam
Mar 276 min read
Narrowing Value Maximisation: The Omission of Going Concern Sales
The omission of going concern sales aims to enhance the efficacy of the resolution process by limiting the assessment of commercial viability to the corporate insolvency resolution process stage, while keeping the liquidation process limited to dissolution. However, it fails to take account of the implications of the same, such as the loss of goodwill and employment.
Abhibhav Chhabra, Aarav Kumar
Mar 226 min read
Recalibrating Insolvency Norms: The Interface Between Aircraft Objects Act 2025 and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016
The Aircrafts Objects Act safeguards the rights of global lessors without eroding the resilience of airline companies to revive under the IBC 2016.
Rishi Dev, Ayushi Sareen
Mar 186 min read
Creditor Led Resolution Process: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards?
While the CLRP framework presents itself an progressive endeavor to introduce flexibility and efficiency into the insolvency regime, its current form contains several flaws that go to the root of the matter, compromising its efficacy.
Harshil Dey
Mar 158 min read
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2025: Will it Actually Fix Delays and Low Recovery under the Code?
The new amendment brings changes that are certainly going to be effective for the IBC. However, we must also not overlook the on-ground problems that might be created due to the changes in the code.
Deepika Shekhawati
Mar 146 min read
Managerial Liability under Companies Act and Insolvency of Corporate Debtor: Three Interventions
It bears no further reiteration that a proceeding under Sections 241–242 cannot be stifled by the commencement of CIRP or the approval of a resolution plan.
Sourya Mukherji
Mar 16 min read
Is Pre-Pack the Way Forward in Airline Insolvency?
The airline insolvency framework in India is still in need of a solution. The evolution has been more of a trade of one problem for another.
Amritanshu Rath, Shreya Tiwari
Feb 147 min read
Defining the ‘Group’ in ‘Group Insolvency’ : A Critical Analysis of the IBC Amendment Bill 2025
[ Piyush is a student at National Law University Jodhpur. ] Almost a decade after the introduction of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 ( IBC ), it has been generally lauded to be a far more successful method of debt resolution compared to the earlier systems. However, procedural hiccups and substantive ambiguities do remain in the framework, affecting successful and timely debt resolution. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Amendment Bill 2025 ( Amendment Bill ) aims to f
Piyush Senapati
Feb 137 min read
Beyond Yes and No: Role of Abstentions in Insolvency Proceeding
Abstentions should neither be automatically counted nor entirely disregarded within the CoC. A conditional inclusion model, which allows initial inclusion but limits the influence of repeated or strategic abstention, offers the most balanced reform under the IBC.
Praveenya Grace
Feb 76 min read
A Step Forward or Rescue Culture’s End? Inside the 2025 Liquidation Amendment
The 2025 amendment is an attempt to draw a line in the murky sand between resolution and liquidation. Ideal value maximization lies not in how fast we close a company, but in how effectively we give it a chance to recover while it still can.
Pankaj Singh Karki
Jan 316 min read
A Last Chance at Revival: Analyzing Section 33(1A) IBC’s 'Second Life' CIRP Mechanism in Light of Global Insolvency Trends and Policy Challenges
The 2025 amendment to Section 33 marks a significant and pragmatic shift in India’s insolvency regime by providing a structured "second life" for CIRP. However, its success hinges on fiduciary responsibility of creditors, and effective institutional capacity to implement the provision faithfully.
Animesh Chaturvedi, Muskan Arora
Jan 246 min read
The Clean Slate Problem: Section 32A and Separate Corporate Personality
Section 32A of the IBC represents a regressive step in the evolution of corporate criminal liability in India.
Mohamed Thahir Sulaiman
Jan 188 min read
Rewriting Real Estate Insolvency: The Mansi Brar Mandate for Viability and Project Segregation
Codifying project-wise CIRP and strengthening buyer-side safeguards will be crucial to realize the judgment’s protective intent.
Arjun Singh
Jan 178 min read
When Equity Pretends to be Debt: The Anatomy of Financial Obligation in Insolvency Law
The Supreme Court's ruling in EPCC v. Matix Fertilisers upholds the integrity of corporate capital law within the IBC framework by restating the crucial differentiation between creditor debt and shareholder investment.
Qazi Ahmad Masood
Dec 21, 20256 min read
Beyond the Waterfall: The IBC's Digital Void
A new, principle-grounded taxonomy is needed to maneuver through the new territory by logically incorporating the claims of digital assets into the hierarchy of Section 53 of the code.
Saksham Shivam
Dec 20, 20256 min read
Specific Time Period to Realize Assets in Liquidation under IBC: Concept Put in Limbo
This article argues that the interpretation of the NCLT Mumbai Bench ruling, providing an indefinite extension for the realization of assets by a secured creditor, is contradictory to the settled stance taken by various other NCLT Benches. The decision undermines the entire edifice of IBC itself, which is the timely resolution of the proceedings.
Ruby Agrawal
Dec 15, 20256 min read
Directors’ Duties at the Edge of Insolvency : Lessons from BTI v. Sequana for Indian Company law
The balancing or “sliding scale” approach in Sequana is necessarily indeterminate, but such flexibility is preferable in the sphere of directors’ duties.
Chiranth Mukunda
Nov 9, 20256 min read
The Hidden Tax Trap in MSME Insolvency: Time to Rethink Haircuts
It is time for tax laws to stop dragging MSMEs back into the quicksand if insolvency is supposed to provide them with a new beginning.
DBS Chaitanya, Chandana Donga
Nov 4, 20256 min read
Creditor-Initiated Insolvency in India: Promise and Pitfalls of the 2025 Amendment
The IBC amendment marks a significant step in India’s insolvency law. By introducing CIIRP, Parliament has signaled a shift towards even greater creditor empowerment and flexibility. CIIRP’s shorter timelines and creditor-led design mirror global best practices (akin to pre-packaged restructurings), potentially speeding up resolutions and preserving value.
Neeraj Kushawah
Oct 23, 20256 min read
Zombie Firms, Evergreening, and Insolvency: Recalibrating India’s Credit and Regulatory Architecture
Zombie companies drain capital from healthy firms and undermine policy tools. India's shift toward strict enforcement is beginning to bear fruit, but ongoing vigilance, strict identification of NPs, strong insolvency procedures, and a strong banking culture are required to prevent credit from pushing zombies rather than innovation.
Megha Pillai, Aarusha Yadav
Oct 18, 20256 min read
Operational Creditors under IBC: Addressing the ‘Nil Payment’ Paradox
The ‘nil’ payment paradox, starkly illustrated in the case of Vadraj Cement Limited, is more than just a procedural flaw; it is a fundamental breach of the very promise made by IBC upon its enactment, which is the revival of businesses and equitable treatment of all the stakeholders.
Lakshya Chopra
Oct 11, 20256 min read
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