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Filing of Forms under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code
(1) The insolvency professional, interim resolution professional or resolution professional, as the case may be, 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 |
To be filed by |
Timeline |
IP 1 |
Pre-Assignment: This includes consent to accept assignment as IRP / RP, the details of IP and the Applicant, the details of the person which will undergo the process, terms of consent, terms of engagement, etc. |
IP |
Within three days of signing of Form-2 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2016 or Form-AA of the Regulations, as the case may be. |
CIRP 1 |
From Commencement of CIRP till Issue of Public Announcement: This includes details of IRP, CD, and the Applicant; admission of application by AA; public announcement; details of suggested Authorised Representatives; non-compliances with the provisions of the Code and other laws applicable to the CD; etc. |
IRP |
Within seven days of making the Public Announcement under section 13. |
CIRP 2 |
From Public Announcement till confirmation / replacement of IRP: This includes details of Authorised Representative selected by IRPs for a class of creditors; taking over management of the CD; receipt and verification of claims; constitution of CoC, first meeting of CoC; confirmation / replacement of IRP; applications seeking co-operation of management (if any); expenses incurred on or by IRP; relationship of IRP with the CD, Financial Creditors and Professionals; support services taken from IPE; non-compliances with the provisions of the Code and other laws applicable to the CD; etc. |
IRP |
Within seven days of confirmation/ replacement of IRP under section 22. |
CIRP 3 |
From Appointment of RP till issue of IM to Members of CoC: This includes details of RP; details of registered valuers; handing over of records of CD by IRP to RP; taking over management of the CD; applications seeking co-operation of management (if any); details in IM; non-compliances with the provisions of the Code and other laws applicable to the CD; etc. |
RP |
Within seven days of issue of IM to members of CoC under regulation 36. |
CIRP 4 |
From Issue of IM till issue of RFRP: This includes expression of interest; RFRP and modification thereof; evaluation matrix and modification thereof; non-compliances with the provisions of the Code and other laws applicable to the CD; etc. |
RP |
Within seven days of the issue of RFRP under regulation 36B. |
CIRP 5 |
From Issue of RFRP till completion of CIRP: This includes updated list of claimants; updated CoC; details of the resolution applicants; details of resolution plans received; details of approval or rejection of resolution plans by CoC; application filed with AA for approval of resolution plan; details of resolution plan approved by the AA; initiation of liquidation, if applicable; expenses incurred on or by RP; appointment of professionals and the terms of appointment; relationship of the RP with the CD, Financial Creditors, and Professionals; support services taken from IPE; non-compliances with the provisions of the Code and other laws applicable to the CD; etc. |
RP |
Within seven days of the approval or rejection of the resolution plan under section 31 or issue of liquidation order under section 33, as the case may be, by the AA. |
CIRP 6 |
Event Specific: This includes: a. Filing of application in respect of preferential transaction, undervalued transaction, fraudulent transaction, and extortionate transaction; b. Raising interim finance; c. Commencement of insolvency resolution process of guarantors of the CD; d. Extension of period of CIRP and exclusion of time; e. Premature closure of CIRP (appeal, settlement, withdrawal, etc.); f. Request for liquidation before completion of CIRP; and g. Non implementation of resolution plan, as approved by the AA. |
IRP or RP, as the case may be. |
Within seven days of the occurrence of the relevant event. |
(2) The Board shall make available the Forms on the electronic platform and may modify them from time to time.
(3) The insolvency professional or interim resolution professional or resolution professional, as the case may be, shall ensure that the Forms and its enclosures filed under this regulation are accurate and complete.
Note 76
(4) The filing of a Form under this regulation after 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 1st January, 2020.
Note 76 76Subs. by Notification No. IBBI/2019-20/GN/REG055 dated 12th Feb., 2020 (w.e.f.12.02.2020). Before substitution, it stood as “(4) The filing of a Form under this regulation after 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 1st January, 2020. Example: A Form is required to be filed by 30th January, 2020. It shall be filed along with a fee as under:
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Example: A Form is required to be filed by 29th April, 2020. It shall be filed along with a fee as under:
If filed on |
Fee (in Rupees) |
28th April, 2020 |
0 |
29th April, 2020 |
0 |
30th April, 2020 |
500 |
Any day in May, 2020 |
1000 |
Any day in June, 2020 |
1500 |
(5) The insolvency professional or interim resolution professional or resolution professional, as the case may be, shall be liable to any action which the Board may take as deemed fit under the Code or any regulation made there under, including refusal to issue or renew Authorisation for Assignment, for-
- failure to file a form along with requisite information and records;
- inaccurate or incomplete information or records filed in or along with a form;
- delay in filing the form.]
40C. Special provision relating to time-line. [effective from 29th March 2020]
Notwithstanding the time-lines contained in these regulations, but subject to the provisions in the Code, the period of lockdown imposed by the Central Government in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak shall not be counted for the purposes of the time-line for any activity that could not be completed due to such lockdown, in relation to a corporate insolvency resolution process.”.