Insolvency amendment bill tabled in Lok Sabha
The government on Thursday tabled the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 Bill in the Lok Sabha that primarily proposes to bar willful defaulters from bidding for troubled assets during the insolvency process. The Ordinance amends the definition of a resolution applicant and their eligibility and ineligibility. The Ordinance lays down 10 ineligibility criteria for a resolution applicant, few of them being, a willful defaulter identified by the RBI, a person who has been convicted with two years more years of imprisonment, an undischarged insolvent and person prohibited from trading in securities. The 2017 Ordinance amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Last month, President Ram Nath Kovind had given nod to the Ordinance after it was cleared by the Union Cabinet. The Section 235A, which has been incorporated in the code, provides for punishment for contravention of the provisions where no specific penalty or punishment is provided. The punishment is fine will be between Rs 1 lakh and 2 crores.