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Amends the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017, primarily concerning form filings and timelines for liquidators.

Detailed Summary

This notification issued by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India introduces amendments to the Voluntary Liquidation Process Regulations of 2017. Key changes include the omission of Regulation 33 and substitution of Regulation 39(1) in the principal regulations. A new Regulation 41A is inserted, mandating liquidators to file specified forms (VL-1 to VL-4) electronically with the Board, adhering to defined timelines. These forms relate to corporate details, meeting details, dissolution applications, and dissolution orders. A late filing fee of β‚Ή500 per form per month of delay is introduced. Non-compliance can lead to actions against the liquidator, including refusal to issue or renew Authorisation for Assignment. Schedule I, Form G, table B concerning stakeholder details for unclaimed dividends is also substituted.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-31012025-260618 EXTRAORDINARY PART III-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025/MAGHA 9, 1946 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.β€”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:- "(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 No. | Period Covered and Scope | Timeline | +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VL 1 | This includes details of the corporate person, details of the voluntary liquidation | On or before the 10th day of the second month after the public announcement. | | | process, etc. | | +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VL 2 | Details of the meetings of contributories with the reasons for delay in the | On or before the 10th day of the subsequent month, after the meeting of contributories or replacement of liquidator. | | | process, details of replacement of liquidator (if any), etc. | | +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VL 3 | Details of dissolution application, details of unclaimed proceeds, details of | On or before the 10th day of the subsequent month, after submission of the dissolution application of the corporate | | | realisation and distribution made to stakeholders, details of pending | person or withdrawal/suspension application for the voluntary liquidation process, to the Adjudicating Authority. | | | litigations, detection of fraud or insolvency (if any), etc. | | +----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | VL 4 | Details of order for dissolution: This includes details of the distribution of | On or before the 14th day of passing of the order for dissolution of the corporate person, or withdrawal / | | | proceeds, receipts and payments, etc. | 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:- "B. Details of Stakeholders entitled to Unclaimed Dividends or Undistributed Proceeds +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | Sl. | Name of stakeholder entitled to receive unclaimed dividends or | Address, phone number and email address of the stakeholder | Identification Number of the stakeholder (PAN, CIN, etc.) (Please attach Identification proof.) | Amount due to the stakeholder (Rs.) | Nature of Amount | Applicable section of the Income Tax Act, 1961 or any other law under which tax is to be deducted | Amount of tax to be deducted (Rs.) | Reason for unclaimed dividends or undistributed proceeds | Remarks | | No. | undistributed proceeds | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+--------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+----------+ 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.

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