**Subject:** Appointment of an Ex-Officio Member to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
**Notification Date:** July 1, 2026
**File Reference:** F. No. 30/03/2016-Insolvency
**Gazette Reference:** CG-DL-E-06072026-274201 (No. 35)
**Summary:**
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 189 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Central Government has officially appointed **Shri Niraj Kumar** as an *ex-officio* member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
Shri Niraj Kumar, who serves as Joint Secretary and Legal Adviser, will represent the **Ministry of Law & Justice** on the Board. The notification was issued under the authority of Anita Shah Akella, Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
**Key Data Points and Metrics:**
* **Legal Statute:** Section 189(1)(c) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
* **Appointee:** Shri Niraj Kumar (Joint Secretary and Legal Adviser).
* **Represented Body:** Ministry of Law & Justice.
* **Board Membership Status:** *Ex-officio* member.
* **Effective Date:** July 1, 2026.
**Contact and Publication Information:**
* **Publisher:** Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
* **Printing Office:** Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99.
Key Entities Referenced
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India: The statutory body and regulator where an ex-officio member has been appointed to represent the Ministry of Law & Justice.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: The primary legislation (specifically Section 189) providing the legal framework for the appointment of members to the board.
Shri Niraj Kumar: The Joint Secretary and Legal Adviser appointed as an ex-officio member to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.
Ministry of Law & Justice: The government ministry to be represented by the newly appointed member on the board.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The issuing authority responsible for the notification and overseeing the administration of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 2
PART I—Section 2
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
24, 1947
स.ं 35] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िुलाई 1, 2026/आषाढ 10, 1948
No. 35] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026/ASHADHA 10, 1948 ss24, 1947
कारपोरेट कार् य मत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 िुलाई , 2026
फा. स.ं 30/03/2016-इंसोल्वसें ी.—- केन्द्रीर् सरकार, दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता संजिता, 2016
(2016 का 31) की धारा 189 की उप-धारा (1) के खंड (ग) के प्रावधानों के अनुसार, श्री नीरज कुमार, संयुक्त
सचिव और चवचि सलाहकार को उक्त बोडय म ें चवचि एव ं न्याय मंत्रालय का प्रजतजनजधत्व करने के जलए भारतीर्
दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडय म ेंपिेन सिस्ट्र् के रूप म ें जनर्ुक्त करती ि।ै
अनीता िाि आकेल्ला, संर्ुक्त सजचव
4932 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.2]
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st July, 2026
F. No. 30/03/2016-Insolvency.— In accordance with the provisions of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of
section 189 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Central Government hereby appoints Shri
Niraj Kumar, Joint Secretary and Legal Adviser as the ex-officio member in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India to represent the Ministry of Law & Justice in the said Board.
ANITA SHAH AKELLA, Jt. Secy.
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