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Delays, even with no jurisdiction

Judicial overreach and appropriation of power are slowing the insolvency process

Illustration: Binay Sinha
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Illustration: Binay Sinha

C K G NairM S Sahoo
An impediment in the current insolvency regime is judicial delays. Consider the following examples of judicial pronouncements related to corporate insolvency from the last few years:
 
(a) On September 5, 2018, the adjudicating authority (AA) struck down a regulation that provided for the issue of invitation of expression of interest for being ultra vires of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) (State Bank of India vs Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd). On November 22, 2022, the Delhi High Court set aside the said order with a finding that the jurisdiction to deal with the validity and legality of the regulations
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