Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the IBC

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Jan 25, 2019

Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the IBC

The constitutional validity of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) had been challenged in the Supreme Court on various grounds. In its Order today, the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the IBC in its entirety, and has made certain observations to narrow the ambit of Section 29A of the IBC. The Order of the Supreme Court has been recently published, and we will circulate our detailed analysis of the Order shortly.

Mr. Bahram N. Vakil, one of the founding partners of AZB & Partners was a member of the Indian Government’s Bankruptcy Law Reform Committee which was instrumental in drafting the policy and legislative framework of the IBC. He is now a member of the Indian Government’s Insolvency Law Committee, constituted to conduct an ongoing review of the IBC and recommend amendments/clarifications.

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