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Date: 29-Jan-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (t) of sub section (1) of section 196 read with section 240 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification announces the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. These regulations further amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017.
  • The amendments primarily focus on enhancing transparency and accountability in the voluntary liquidation process by introducing stricter timelines for filing various forms and imposing penalties for delays.

Key Changes

  • Regulation 33 of the 2017 Regulations has been omitted.
  • Regulation 39 has been amended to mandate that the Board maintain a Corporate Voluntary Liquidation Account with a scheduled bank.
  • A new regulation 41A has been introduced, outlining the timelines for filing four new forms (VL1, VL2, VL3, VL4) related to various stages of the voluntary liquidation process on an electronic platform. Penalties of ₹500 per form per month of delay are introduced for late filings.
  • Schedule I, Form G, Table B has been revised to improve the reporting of details of stakeholders entitled to unclaimed dividends or undistributed proceeds, requiring more detailed information.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Liquidators

  • Increased liability for inaccurate or incomplete information.

Impact on Stakeholders (Creditors, Shareholders)

  • Potentially faster resolution of claims due to stricter timelines.

Impact on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)

  • Potential increase in administrative workload related to monitoring compliance and collecting penalties.

Suggested Action Items

  • Publicly disseminate information about the amendments and their implications for stakeholders.

Key Entities Referenced

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI): The regulatory body responsible for overseeing insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings in India. The amendments are issued by the IBBI. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC): The primary legislation governing insolvency and bankruptcy in India. The amendments are made under the powers conferred by this Code. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017: The regulations that are being amended by this notification. These regulations govern the voluntary liquidation process in India. Scheduled Banks: Banks specified by the Reserve Bank of India. The amended regulations require the IBBI to maintain an account with a scheduled bank for voluntary liquidation processes.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-31012025-260618 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-31012025-260618 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 81] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 29, 2025/माघ 9, 1946 No. 81] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025/MAGHA 9, 1946 भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोड ड अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 28 िनवरी, 2025 भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (स्ट्वजै छिक समापन प्रदिया) (सिं ोधन) जवजनयम, 2025 फा. स.ं आई.बी.बी.आई./2024-25/िी.एन./आर.ई.िी.120.—भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोड,ड दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता संजिता, 2016 (2016 का 31) की धारा 240 के साथ पठित धारा 196 की उपधारा (1) के खंड (न) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (स्ट्वैजछिक समापन प्रदिया) जवजनयम, 2017 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ि,ै अथातड ्: - 1. (1) इन जवजनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (स्ट्वैजछिक समापन प्रदिया) (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2025 ि ै। (2) य ेरािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त िोंग े। 2. भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (स्ट्वैजछिक समापन प्रदिया) जवजनयम, 2017 (जिन्ि ेंइसमें इसके पश्चात ् “मूल जवजनयम” किा गया ि)ै के जवजनयम 33 का लोप दकया िाएगा । 3. मूल जवजनयमों के जवजनयम 39 में, उप-जवजनयम (1) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाडत्:- 744 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] “(1) बोडड दकसी अनुसूजचत बकैं के पास एक खाता रखेगा और उसका प्रचालन करेगा जिसे कारपोरेट स्ट्वैजछिक समापन खाता किा िाएगा ।” 4. मूल जवजनयम म,ें जवजनयम 41 के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत:् - “41क. प्ररूपों का फाइल दकया िाना (1) पठरसमापक, नीच ेिी गई सारणी म ेंप्रत्येक प्ररूप के सामन ेअनुबंजधत समय-सीमा के अनुसार, प्ररूपों के संलग्नकों सजित, बोडड के दकसी इलैक्ट्रॉजनक प्लेटफामड पर प्ररूप फाइल करेगा:— सारणी प्ररूप स.ं समयावजध और पठरजध समय-सीमा (1) (2) (3) वी.एल.1 इसके अंतगडत कारपोरेट व्यजि के ब्यौरे, स्ट्वैजछिक लोक उद्घोषणा के पश्चात् िसू रे मास के 10व ें समापन प्रदिया के ब्यौरे आदि आते ि ैं। दिन या उससे पूवड । वी.एल.2 प्रदिया में हुए जवलंब के कारणों सजित अंििाजययों की अंििाजययों की बैिक या पठरसमापक के बैिकों के ब्यौरे, पठरसमापक के प्रजतस्ट्थापन के प्रजतस्ट्थापन के पश्चात्, आगामी मास के 10व ें ब्यौरे(यदि कोई ि)ैं , आदि । दिन या उससे पूवड । वी.एल.3 जवघटन आवेिन के ब्यौरे, अिावाकृत आगमों के ब्यौरे, न्यायजनणाडयक प्राजधकारी को कारपोरेट व्यजि जितधारकों से की गई वसूली और उन्ि ेंदकए गए जवतरण का जवघटन आवेिन या स्ट्वैजछिक समापन के ब्यौरे, लंजबत मुकिमेबाजी, कपट या दिवाजलया िोने प्रदिया के जलए प्रत्यािरण/ जनलंबन आवेिन का पता लगने(यदि कोई ि)ैं के ब्यौरे प्रस्ट्तुत करन े के पश्चात,् आगामी मास के 10व ें दिन या उससे पूवड । वी.एल.4 जवघटन के आििे के ब्यौरे: इसके अंतगडत आगमों, कारपोरेट व्यजि के जवघटन के जलए या प्राजप्तयों और संिायों के जवतरण के ब्यौरे, आदि आत े स्ट्वैजछिक समापन प्रदिया के ि ैं। प्रत्यािरण/जनलंबन के जलए आििे पाठरत दकए िाने के 14वें दिन या उससे पूव ड। (2) पठरसमापक यि सुजनजश्चत करेगा दक इस जवजनयम के अधीन फाइल दकए गए प्ररूप और उनके संलग्नक सिी और पूणड ि ैं। (3) इस जवजनयम के अधीन, दकसी प्ररूप को, चाि े सुधार, अद्यतन करन े या अन्यथा, प्रस्ट्तुत दकए िान े की जनयत तारीख के पश्चात् फाइल करन ेपर, बोड डद्वारा यथा-अजधसूजचत तारीख के पश्चात्, जवलंब के प्रत्येक कलडैं र मास के जलए प्रजत प्ररूप पांच सौ रुपए की फीस सलं ग्न की िाएगी । (4) पठरसमापक, ऐसी दकसी कारडवाई के जलए िायी िोगा िो बोडड संजिता या उसके अधीन बनाए गए दकसी जवजनयम के अधीन उजचत समझे, कर सकेगा जिसके अंतगडत – (i) अपेजक्षत िानकारी और अजभलेख सजित प्ररूप फाइल करन े में असफल रिन,े (ii) दकसी प्ररूप में या उसके साथ फाइल की गई गलत या अपणू ड िानकारी या अजभलेख, (iii) प्ररूप फाइल करन े म ेंजवलबं , के कारण असाइनमेंट के जलए प्राजधकार-पत्र िारी करने या उसका नवीकरण करने स ेइनकार करना भी ि ै।” 5. मूल जवजनयमों की अनुसूची I के प्ररूप ि म,ें सारणी ख के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत सारणी रखी िाएगी, अथाडत्:—[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “ख. उन जितधारकों के ब्यौरे, िो अिावाकृत लाभािं ों या अजवतठरत आगमों के जलए िकिार िैं ि. अिावाकृ जितधार जितधारक का जितधार िेय आयकर काटे अिावाकृ ठटप्पजण स.ं त क का पिचान सखं याकं क को िेय रकम अजधजनय िान े त या ं लाभािं ों पता, (पनै ,सी.आई.एन. रकम का म या वाल े लाभािं ों या फोन नबं र , आदि) (कृपया (रूपयों प्रकृ दकसी कर या अजवतठरत और ईमले पिचान सबतू म)ें जत अन्य जवजध की अजवतठरत आगमों को पता सलं ग्न करें) की लाग ू रक आगमों के प्राप्त करन े धारा, म जलए के िकिार जिसके कारण जितध्रारक अधीन कर का नाम की कटौती का िानी ि ै (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 2 3 रजव जमत्तल, अध्यक्ष [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./938/2024-25] ठटप्पण:—भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (स्ट्वैजछिक समापन प्रदिया) जवजनयम, 2017, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 3, खंड 4, सं. 130, तारीख 31 माचड, 2017 में अजधसूचना सं. आई.बी.बी.आई./2016- 17/िी.एन./आर.ई.िी.010, तारीख 31 माचड, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और उनमें अंजतम संिोधन भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 3, खंड 4, सं. 73, तारीख 31 िनवरी, 2024 म ेंअजधसूचना सं. आई.बी.बी.आई./2023-24/िी. एन./आर.ई.िी.109, तारीख 31 िनवरी, 2024 प्रकाजित भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (स्ट्वैजछिक समापन प्रदिया) (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2024 द्वारा दकया गया था । INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th January, 2025 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. F. No. IBBI/2024-25/GN/REG120.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (t) of sub-section (1) of section 196 read with section 240 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017, namely: - 1.(1) These Regulations may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the principal regulations’), regulation 33 shall be omitted. 3. In the principal regulations, in regulation 39, for sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] “(1) The Board shall maintain and operate an account to be called the Corporate Voluntary Liquidation Account with a scheduled bank.” 4. In the principal regulations, after regulation 41, the following regulation shall be inserted, namely: - “41A. Filing of Forms. (1) The liquidator shall file the Forms, along with the enclosures thereto, on an electronic platform of the Board, as per the timelines stipulated against each Form, in the table below: - TABLE Form Period Covered and Scope Timeline No. VL 1 This includes details of the corporate person, details of the On or before the 10th day of the voluntary liquidation process, etc. second month after the public announcement. VL 2 Details of the meetings of contributories with the reasons for On or before the 10th day of the delay in the process, details of replacement of liquidator (if any), subsequent month, after the meeting etc. of contributories or replacement of liquidator. VL 3 Details of dissolution application, details of unclaimed On or before the 10th day of the proceeds, details of realisation and distribution made subsequent month, after submission of to stakeholders, details of pending litigations, detection of fraud or the dissolution application of the insolvency (if any), etc. corporate person or withdrawal/suspension application for the voluntary liquidation process, to the Adjudicating Authority. VL 4 Details of order for dissolution: This includes details of the On or before the 14th day of passing of distribution of proceeds, receipts and payments, etc. the order for dissolution of the corporate person, or withdrawal / suspension of the voluntary liquidation process. (2) The liquidator shall ensure that the Forms and its enclosures filed under this regulation are accurate and complete. (3) The filing of a Form under this regulation after the due date of submission, whether by correction, updation or otherwise, shall be accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees per Form for each calendar month of delay after the date notified by the Board. (4) The liquidator shall be liable to any action which the Board may take as deemed fit under the Code or any regulation made thereunder, including refusal to issue or renew Authorisation for Assignment, for - (i) failure to file a Form along with requisite information and records; (ii) inaccurate or incomplete information or records filed in or along with a Form; (iii) delay in filing the Form.” 5. In the principal regulations, in Schedule I, in Form G, for table B, the following table shall be substituted, namely:-[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 “B. Details of Stakeholders entitled to Unclaimed Dividends or Undistributed Proceeds Sl. Name of Address, Identification Amount Nature Applicable Amount Reason for Remarks phone Number of due to the of section of of tax to unclaimed No. stakeholder number the Amount the Income be dividends or entitled to stakeholder and email stakeholder due Tax Act, deducted undistributed receive (Rs.) address of (PAN, CIN, 1961 or (Rs.) proceeds unclaimed the etc.) (Please any other dividends or stakeholder attach law under undistributed Identification which tax proceeds proof.) is to be deducted (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 2 3 RAVI MITAL, Chairperson [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./938/2024-25] Note: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017 were published vide Notification No. IBBI/2016-17/GN/REG010 on 31st March, 2017 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, No. 130 dated 31st March, 2017 and were last amended by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide notification No. IBBI/2023- 24/GN/REG109 dated the 31st January , 2024 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, vide No. 73 on 31st January, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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