In an attempt to improve the integrity of the Insolvency Solution Process (CIRP), the Insolvency and BA bankrupty Board of India (IBBI) proposed important changes to the insolvency process, whereby the Commission of Creditors (COC) will formally discuss and record deliberation.
Furthermore, invitation and submission of resolution plans (RPS) will be via an electronic platform that is recognized by the board.
IBBI noted that as the insolvency regime becomes mature, it becomes necessary to strengthen institutional guarantees, to streamline compliance mechanisms and take technology -driven reforms to maintain the integrity and efficiency of the resolution framework.
The insolvency regulator, in its discussion document on “measures to improve the integrity of the CIRP,” said that the COC is increasingly expected to play an active role in guaranteeing legal mandates, including the non -subsidy criteria under section 29a of the insolvency cod, and the bankruptcy of the Section of the Insolvency, and the bankruptcy of the Sence of Sence, Sea Sessy Sex, Serium Sex, Session Sex, Immunity under section 32A.
“The Sanctity and Robustness of Insolvency Process is intended to be streamlined with the proposed changes in regulations. Deliberations on Eligricity of a resolution applicant at COC, Ascertaining the BonaFiTe Ownership FORSCEST FOR IMUNSCUTY CIRP, Are Measures Towards More Structured and Enhanced Due Diligence Process, “Said Hari Hara Mishra, CEO, Association of Arcs in India.
Furthermore, submitting the resolution plan in the specified electronic platform will improve the transparency and integrity of the process.
Mishra was of the opinion that the proposed changes will reduce the scope of future lawsuits on important aspects that determine the acceptance and implementation of a resolution plan.
Section 29 Earlier
There is currently no specific provision under CIRP instructions for the COC to formally include his deliberations on the suitability of the resolution applicant under section 29a.
That is why IBBI has proposed that the COC formally discussed its consultations and records on section 29a are eligible for the resolution applicant.
The aforementioned section contains the disqualification criteria for submitting a resolution plan in CIRP. This is to prevent individuals and entities that are 1) non-solution, 2) Intentional defaulters, 3) are promoters of a business debtor who is classified as a non-performance active.
“The acceptance of this practice (of COC who formally discusses and records the consultation) … will encourage COC members to go deeper into the due diligence process, including the search for additional information or clarification of the RP or the resolution applicant, where necessary.
Improved disclosures in RPS
The draft proposal also requires improved disclosures in resolution plans (RPs) under section 32A. So each RP includes: (a) a declaration of useful-ownership, with regard to details of all natural persons who ultimately possess or check the resolution, together with the shareholder structure and the jurisdiction of each intermediate entity; and (b) a statement that the resolutionary tooth is eligible / is not eligible for section 32A.
Section 32A from IBC grants immunity to the company debts (CD) and its property of prosecution for offenses committed prior to the start of the CIRP.
The aforementioned immunity applies on condition that the approved resolution plan has a change in management or control in favor of a person who is not a promoter, or in the management or control of the CD, or a connected party of such a person; Or a person against whom the investigative authority, on material in his possession, has reason to believe that he has acted or collaborated in committing the crime and submitted the required report/complaint.
Invitation and submission of RPS via electronic platform
The board emphasized that the success of the specified online auction platform (Ebkray Portal) in digitizing liquidation processes is a mandatory case for expanding similar technological solutions such as other aspects of insolvency procedures.
So the IBBI has proposed to change the CIRP regulations to enable it to inform an online portal of activities, with regard to invitation and submission of resolution plans, as a result of which the digitization benefits that are currently being realized in liquidation processes to the broader framework of the resolution.
Published on August 8, 2025
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