Corporate person may replace liquidator in voluntary liquidation process

Corporate person may replace liquidator in voluntary liquidation process by appointing another insolvency professional. 

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 enables a corporate person to initiate voluntary liquidation process if it has no debt or it will be able to pay its debts fully from the proceeds of the assets. The corporate person appoints an insolvency professional to conduct the voluntary liquidation process by a resolution of members or partners, or contributories, as the case may be. However, there can be situations which may require appointment of another resolution professional as the liquidator. The amendment made to the Regulations today provides that the corporate person may replace the liquidator by appointing another insolvency professional as liquidator by a resolution of members or partners, or contributories, as the case may be. 

Liquidator may be replaced in voluntary liquidation process  

INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 5th August, 2020

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020

No. IBBI/2020-21/GN/REG.063.—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 further to 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) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

(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, for regulation 5, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: –

“5. Appointment of liquidator.

(1) Subject to regulation 6, the corporate person shall appoint an insolvency professional as liquidator, and, wherever required, may replace him by appointing another insolvency professional as liquidator, by a resolution passed under clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 59 or clause (c) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3, as the case may be:

Provided that such resolution shall contain the terms and conditions of appointment of the liquidator, including the remuneration payable to him.

(2) The insolvency professional shall, within three days of his appointment as liquidator, intimate the Board about such appointment.”.

Dr. M. S. SAHOO, Chairperson

[ADVT./III/4/Exty./168/2020-21]

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 the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 published vide notification No. IBBI/2019-20/GN/REG054 dated 15th January, 2020 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, No. 26 on 15th January, 2020

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