IBC Overrides ‘Defunct’ Companies Act Schemes; Supreme Court Restores Insolvency Proceedings Against Corporate Debtor

The Supreme Court of India has set aside an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that had stayed insolvency proceedings against a Corporate Debtor due to a pending Scheme of Arrangement (SOA) under the Companies Act, 1956. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran held that “judicial discipline”…

NTPC, MAHAGENCO complete acquisition of 1,350 MW Sinnar Thermal Power plant, ETEnergyworld

NTPC said the consortium completed the acquisition on February 24, 2026, in terms of the resolution plan approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). State-run NTPC and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) on Wednesday said that their consortium has completed the acquisition of Sinnar Thermal Power Ltd (STPL) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy…

Luxury Platform Balaan Declared Bankrupt 11 Months After Filing for Rehabilitation

Luxury platform company Balaan declares bankruptcy 11 months after filing for court receivership Balaan, a luxury online platform that had been struggling with a liquidity crisis, has finally gone bankrupt, 11 months after filing for corporate rehabilitation. According to legal sources on the 25th, the 15th Rehabilitation Division of the Seoul Bankruptcy Court (Presiding Judge…

Ukraine’s lower court opens bankruptcy proceedings against Poltava Mining – Ferrexpo

The Commercial Court of Poltava Region has accepted for consideration an application filed by Financial Company Maxi Capital Group LLC to open bankruptcy proceedings against PJSC Poltava Mining and Processing Plant (FPM, Komsomolsk, Poltava region). According to a statement by Ferrexpo, Maxi Capital filed such application on May 9, 2025, in connection with the contested…

Sheertex owner to be sold to maker of Secret, Silks pantyhose through insolvency process

Open this photo in gallery: Employees complete finishing on pantyhose inside Sheertex, a textile company that makes unbreakable by human hands pantyhose in Montreal, Quebec, December 20, 2019. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)Christinne Muschi/Christinne Muschi/The Globe and A.Y.K. International Inc., the maker of Secret and Silk pantyhose, has struck a deal to purchase insolvent…