Acorn Press and MPD Offset enter liquidation

Print companies Acorn Press and MPD Offset had ceased trading on Friday, January 31, less than six months on from the two companies completing a merger. As of 27 February, Huw Powell and Andrew Hook of insolvency practitioners Begbies Traynor have been appointed as joint liquidators for both companies, according to filings at The Gazette.…

Payments From Corporate Debtor’s Account Post-CIRP Commencement Without IRP Approval Is Breach Of Moratorium: NCLT Mumbai Directs Refund

The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench comprising Prabhat Kumar (Technical Member) and Justice V. G. Bisht (Judicial Member) have held that any payments made from the Corporate Debtor’s account after the commencement of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) without the Interim Resolution Professional’s (IRP) approval are in contravention of the moratorium under Section…

IBBI reports decrease in liquidations and increase in resolutions under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, ET LegalWorld

In the quarterly newsletter report, the Insolvency Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has observed a consistent upward trend in resolutions and a significant downward shift in the number of liquidations, starting from 2020-21. “Over the years, more and more companies are being resolved under IBC and the number of liquidations is going down,” the report…

Operational Creditors Cannot Question Approval Of Resolution Plan That Provides Them With More Than Liquidation Value: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Judicial Member), Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) and Mr. Arun Baroka (Technical Member) that Resolution Plan approved by the Adjudicating Authority cannot be questioned by the Operational Creditors when they were provided more than the liquidation value under the Plan as…