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Section 240C and the ‘Blank Cheque’ Problem in Cross-Border Insolvency
This piece argues that the manner in which Section 240C has been drafted is more than just an ordinary administrative delegation and can lead to the delegation of the essential legislative function.
Kartik Kanodia
3 days ago6 min read
Trademark Title Disputes in CIRP: Reconciling Value Maximisation With Jurisdictional Limits After Gloster
This article argues that insolvency law must respond to trademark title disputes through contractual structuring within the resolution plan.
Moksha Pancholi
Aug 307 min read
Fast Track Mergers and the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026: Speed at the Cost of Scrutiny?
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2026 introduced a structural change. It resulted in a decrease in the required approval from 90% to 75% for fast track mergers based on member and creditor votes. This is meant to streamline corporate restructuring, but it also causes worry about protecting minority shareholders.
Muskaan Dagar, Swarya Sharma
Aug 234 min read
Commercial Velocity at the Cost of Procedural Balance? Rethinking Reforms Under IBC (Amendment) Act 2026
Real systemic growth occurs when fairness is not compromised to achieve commercial speed.
Kalyani Kaushik
Aug 146 min read
Legitimacy Begins with Notice: CIIRP and the Collective Character of Insolvency
The IBC was never meant to be a code of private enforcement. It is a statute of public restructuring, where creditor control is legitimate because it is bound by statute and under adjudicatory supervision. CIIRP diminishes the first moment of that supervision and must therefore heighten the requirements of notice and objection rights.
Devansh Awasthi
Jul 147 min read
Settling the Law, Unsettling the Framework: Implications of Excluding Spectrum from Corporate Insolvency Proceedings
The judgment of the Supreme Court has provided doctrinal clarity on the vexed issue of the treatment of spectrum under the IBC, but this clarity has come at a considerable cost.
Raghuvir Pratap Singh
Apr 267 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
Recalibrating Section 233: Fast-Track Restructurings, Demergers, and Minority Protection
The 2025 amendments position Section 233 at the core of India’s intra-group restructuring landscape. However, the unchanged 90 % threshold which is anchored in a bygone ownership model, hinders the workability of the fast-track mergers.
Sarthak Goyal
Feb 206 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
Reconciling Contractual Autonomy and Public Policy in Indian Arbitration
The decision clarifies that even if there is an assumption that the award is beyond what was intended in the agreement, it would not invalidate the enforceability of the award passed by the tribunal on the ground of public policy exception.
Maitri Khurana, Kavya Jindal
Jan 186 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
India’s Opening Bell: Why the Jindal Polyfilms Case Should Redefine Our Class-Action Future
The Jindal Polyfilms case marks a turning point. For years, Section 245 sat dormant, an ambitious provision without infrastructure. Now, India has a live opportunity to reimagine it.
Tanya Verma
Dec 20, 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
The Moratorium That Isn't: Why Banks Keep Charging Interest Despite IBC Protection
The contradiction between moratorium theory and interest accrual practice represents more than a technical legal gap. With the IBC Amendment Bill 2025 currently pending before the Parliament, the opportunity for meaningful reform arises.
Manik Singhal
Dec 6, 20256 min read
The Section 48 Public Policy Paradigm: Shareholders Dispute Arbitrability and Shashoua Precedent
The Shashoua judgment represents a watershed moment in the evolution of Section 48 public policy jurisprudence, particularly in its application to complex shareholders dispute arbitration. The court’s sophisticated analysis validates contractual deadlock resolution mechanisms while maintaining necessary boundaries between arbitral authority and statutory regulation.
Shreya Sethi, Aaryan Dhasmana
Nov 15, 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
The Future of Fast-Track Mergers: Analyses of MCA’s September 2025 Policy Shift
This blog examines the introduced amendments and analyses how they will accelerate corporate restructuring and create a more predictable environment for foreign and domestic investors. The blog further identifies the potential challenges and considerations that need to be addressed for the amendments to be beneficial for India’s market economy.
Muskan Jain, Alisha Ahuja
Oct 23, 20257 min read
Moratorium and Preference Powers: NCLAT Limits IBC to Debtor-Origin Transactions in ICICI Bank v. Chanchal Dua
The NCLAT’s ruling, though doctrinally clear, exposes a structural vulnerability: the potential for disguised preferences routed through third parties. India’s insolvency regime must evolve beyond formalism.
Akshit Dwivedi
Oct 4, 20256 min read
New Paradigms for Group and Cross-Border Insolvency under the IBC Amendment Bill 2025
The Bill's establishment of group insolvency and cross-border insolvency frameworks is significant as it illustrates India's evolution as a sophisticated player in the global insolvency sector.
Swayam Sambhab Mohanty
Sep 27, 20255 min read
India’s Cross-Border Insolvency Puzzle: Between Global Integration and Domestic Hesitation
India lacks a formal mechanism to address cross-border insolvency and restructuring. In practice, resolution of such matter’s hinges on ad hoc court-to-court cooperation or the recognition of foreign judgments under the Civil Procedure Code 1908.
Suprava Sahu, Aishani Agarwal
Sep 21, 20256 min read
The Insolvency Tightrope: Looking at Protecting Data while Monetizing Assets
IBC’s objectives of focusing on time-bound resolution and asset maximization must be reconciled with the DPDP Act’s mandate to respect informational self-determination.
Ashish Rawat, Kinjal Ahuja
Aug 30, 20257 min read
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