Delayed real estate projects: IBBI’s amended rules to allow homebuyers to take possession during insolvency process

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has recently amended the rules governing the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP), enabling distressed homebuyers to take possession of their properties while the resolution process is ongoing. The key objective of these amendments, which were notified earlier this month, is to prevent unnecessary and prolonged delays in handing…

Exclusive Supply Agreement Does Not Establish Creditor-Debtor Relationship Under IBC: NCLT

In accordance with Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), located in Delhi, has ruled that a petitioner cannot start the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) if the parties’ business arrangement entails profit-sharing and joint participation rather than a simple operational debt. According to the Tribunal,…