Supreme Court Upholds IBC ‘Clean Slate’, Bars Counter-claims but Permits Set-Off Defence in Ujaas Energy Arbitration [Read Order]
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court partly allowed an appeal, holding that while counterclaims not filed during insolvency proceedings stand extinguished under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), a limited set-off defence may still be raised in arbitration. The dispute arose from a 2017 rooftop solar project contract awarded to Ujaas by the West…

