What can you not do in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy?

If you’re filing for bankruptcy, knowing the boundaries of Chapter 7 matters just as much as understanding its benefits. Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/Getty Images When Americans are drowning in debt — and a lot of them are right now, considering that recent data shows credit card balances have topped $1.2 trillion with average credit card APRs…

NCLAT Rulings of 2025 (Part 6)

This is part 6 of the annual round-up that provides an analytical summary of the key Corporate law rulings of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) reported on Taxscan.in in 2025. Once a Case is Filed Against Borrower, Guarantor’s Case Must Go to the Same NCLT: NCLAT Says Filing Counts as Pendency, Not Just…

NCLAT Rulings of 2025 (Part 7)

Unregistered Documents Cannot Create Security Interest to Retain Title Deeds: NCLAT Dismisses Appeal Mr. V. Jaisankar vs Mr. Mahalingam Suresh Kumar CITATION : 2025 TAXSCAN (NCLAT) 333 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that unregistered documents, including a Memorandum of Deposit of Title Deeds (MoDT), cannot create a valid security interest to retain…

812 insolvency appointments recorded in 2025

2025 insolvency figures represent a 7% decrease compared to 2024. The number of corporate insolvencies has remained largely consistent throughout the year – 206 in Q1,201 in Q2, 211 in Q3 and 194 in Q4. While Creditors Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs) continue to account for the majority of corporate insolvencies (535 CVLs/66% of 2025 insolvencies), there…

NCLAT Rulings of 2025 (Part 8)

NCLAT Upholds CCI’s Jurisdiction Under Section 4 of the Competition Act to Probe WhatsApp – Meta Data-Sharing Practices IN THE MATTER OF: WhatsApp LLC vs Competition Commission ofIndia CITATION : 2025 TAXSCAN (NCLAT) 371 In a landmark judgment, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) jurisdiction to…