IBBI Notifies The Amended Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017
Live LawThe Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has issued a Press Release on 08.04.2022 notifying the public that amendments have been made to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Regulations, 2017. Therefore, in order to curtail such delays and ensure faster exit for firms, amendments have been made to modify the timelines for activities undertaken during the voluntary liquidation process. The Liquidator shall endeavour to complete the liquidation process of the corporate person within 270 days from the liquidation commencement date, where the creditors have approved the resolution under Section 59 or Regulation 3, and 90 days from the liquidation commencement date in all other cases. In order to provide summary of actions taken by the Liquidator during the voluntary liquidation process, the amended Voluntary Liquidation Regulations specify a compliance certificate which is required to be submitted along with application under Section 59 to the Adjudicating Authority, by the Liquidator.