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Bankruptcy · Unit 4

The Institutional Framework

Unit 4 of Bankruptcy Laws (syllabus: Module IV — the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, its constitution, powers and functions; insolvency professional agencies; insolvency professionals; information utilities; and registered valuers, so far as the sources allow). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.

What this unit covers

  • What is the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, and how is it constituted?
  • What are the powers and functions of the Board?
  • How is an insolvency professional regulated?
  • What are insolvency professional agencies for?
  • What do information utilities do, and who must give them information?
  • How are agencies, professionals and utilities disciplined?
  • What does the Code say about registered valuers?

Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.

Provisions

Leading cases

  • No judgment is available for this subject; the nearest authority is ss. 188 and 189 of the Code
  • No judgment is available for this subject; the nearest authority is s. 196 of the Code
  • No judgment is available for this subject; the nearest authority is ss. 206
  • No judgment is available for this subject; the nearest authority is ss. 199 to 205 of the Code
  • No judgment is available for this subject; the nearest authority is ss. 209 to 216 of the Code
  • No judgment is available for this subject; the nearest authority is ss. 217 to 220 of the Code.
  • No judgment is available for this subject; the nearest authority is s. 59(3)(b)(ii) of the Code and s. 247 of the Companies Act

Exam questions on this unit