Select Committee on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill invites suggestions
New Delhi, October 21
The Select Committee on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, headed by MP Baijayant Panda, has invited views and suggestions on the Bill from experts, industry associations, organisations, and stakeholders, according to an official statement.
People can send their memoranda and suggestions in English and Hindi within two weeks.
The IBC (Amendment) Bill proposes several structural and procedural changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, and was referred to a Select Committee for wider examination.
The proposed amendments in the bill seek to incorporate new concepts including a Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process (CIIRP), enabling provisions and measures to enhance efficiency at both resolution and liquidation stages.
Under the existing law, applications for initiating corporate insolvency resolution must be admitted within 14 days, but in practice the process takes over 434 days on average. To curb this delay, Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC Code) is proposed to be amended to mandate admission solely on the existence of defaults.
To Streamline the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) many reforms were proposed in the bill. It includes expanding the definition of resolution plans to allow asset sales, restricting the corporate applicant's role in proposing resolution professionals, clarifying government dues priority, and placing tighter controls on the withdrawal of CIRP applications.
Apart from Panda, 23 other MPs constitute the select committee on the bill.
The committee includes BJP MPs D Purandeswari, CN Manjunath, Mitesh Patel Bakabhai, Anil Firojiya, Anand Kumar, Biplab Kumar Deb, Sanjay Jaiswal and Saumitra Khan, Congress MPs Karti P Chidambaram, Shreyas M Patel, Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan, Bhajan Lal Jatav, Neeraj Maurya (Samajwadi Party), D M Kathir Anand (DMK), Supriya Sule (NCP-SCP), Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu (TDP), Mahua Moitra (TMC), Sunil Kumar (JD-U), Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena), Navaskani K (IUML), P V Midhun Reddy (YSRCP), Rajkumar Sangwan (RJD), and Chandra Prakash Choudhary (AJSU).
On August 13, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, aiming to reduce delays and strengthen governance of the insolvency resolution process.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Good to see cross-party representation in the committee. The inclusion of MPs from TMC, DMK, SP shows bipartisan approach. But I hope this doesn't become another committee that just delays implementation. We need results, not just discussions.
The provision to admit cases solely on existence of defaults could be problematic. What about genuine disputes? This might lead to unnecessary litigation. The committee should consider safeguards for bona fide cases. 🤔
As someone working in corporate law, the asset sales provision in resolution plans is a much-needed reform. This will help maximize value recovery for all stakeholders. Hope they also address the operational creditor issues.
Only two weeks for suggestions? That's too short for proper stakeholder consultation. Many industry associations need more time to study the implications and provide meaningful feedback. The timeline should be extended.
The clarification on government dues priority is crucial. Many times, state tax departments face uncertainty in recovery. This amendment should bring more clarity to the waterfall mechanism. Good step forward! 💼
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