{"id":356560,"date":"2025-08-13T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=356560"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:42:23","slug":"insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-amendment-bill-2025-introduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/08\/13\/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-amendment-bill-2025-introduced\/","title":{"rendered":"Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 proposes group and cross- border insolvency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 12-8-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025<\/span> was introduced by the Union Finance Minister <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Nirmala Sitharaman<\/span>, to reduce delays, maximize value for all stakeholders, and improve governance of all processes under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/86F742km\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">(\u2018IBC\u2019)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>The proposed amendment:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>Aims to resolve the issues arising in the implementation and to align with changing market needs.<\/li>\n<li>Seeks to modify existing provisions to better align with the overall objectives of IBC.<\/li>\n<li>Introduces new provisions that follow global best practices for resolving insolvency.<\/li>\n<li>Introduces a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">new Chapter<\/span> on <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u201cCreditor Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process\u201d<\/span> with an out-of-court initiation mechanism for genuine business failures to facilitate faster and more cost-effective insolvency resolution, with minimal business disruption.Once the 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