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While the initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) results in the suspension of the Board of Directors, the IBC nevertheless permits members of the suspended Board to participate without voting rights in CoC.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n

Since its enactment in 2016, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016<\/a> (IBC<\/a> or Code<\/a>) has evolved through continuous engagement with practical application and judicial interpretation. A central and enduring objective of the Code<\/a> has been to strike a careful balance among the interests of all stakeholders involved in the insolvency process — financial creditors, operational creditors, resolution professionals, resolution applicants, and others whose rights are affected by the resolution of corporates in distress.<\/p>\n

Within this framework, even the erstwhile management of the corporate debtor is not rendered entirely irrelevant. While the initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) results in the suspension of the Board of Directors — reflecting the legislative intent to displace those responsible for the company’s financial downfall, the Code<\/a> nevertheless permits members of the suspended Board to participate without voting rights, in meetings of the Committee of Creditors (CoC). This limited participation recognises their personal knowledge of the corporate debtor and seeks to ensure that the resolution process benefits from complete information, without compromising creditor control.<\/p>\n

The scope and rationale of this participatory right came to be examined by the Supreme Court in Vijay Kumar Jain<\/span> v. Standard Chartered Bank<\/span><\/a>1<\/sup><\/a>, particularly on the question of whether members of a suspended Board are entitled to receive copies of the resolution plan. The Court answered this in the affirmative, grounding its reasoning in the statutory scheme of the Code<\/a> and the functional role assigned to the suspended Board during CIRP.<\/p>\n

A more complex issue, however, arises in cases involving financial service providers (FSPs), such as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs), where the Board is not merely suspended under IBC<\/a> but is superseded by Reserve Bank of India prior to the initiation of insolvency proceedings. In Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd.<\/span> v. 63 Moons Technologies Ltd.<\/span><\/a>2<\/sup><\/a>, the Supreme Court drew a distinction between “suspension” and “supersession” and held that members of a superseded Board are not entitled to receive the resolution plan.<\/p>\n

This article seeks to examine whether such a distinction, though textually anchored in the literal meanings of “suspension” and “supersession” is doctrinally sound and consistent with the purpose, scheme, and objectives of IBC<\/a>, or whether it unduly elevates semantic differences over substantive considerations that lie at the heart of the Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rights of the suspended Board under IBC: Statutory framework<\/h2>\n

Upon admission of an application under Sections 7<\/a> and 9<\/a> or Section 10<\/a> of the Code<\/a>, Section 17<\/a> provides that the powers of the Board of Directors of the corporate debtor stand suspended and vest in the interim resolution professional (IRP) or the resolution professional (RP). Crucially, such suspension does not amount to the dissolution or extinction of the Board; it merely displaces it from control during the CIRP.<\/p>\n

This continuing, though limited, relevance of the suspended Board is reflected in Section 24(3)(b<\/span>)<\/a> of the Code<\/a>, which mandates that notice of every meeting of the CoC shall be given to the members of the suspended Board of Directors. While the provision does not expressly stipulate the contents of such notice, its scope has been conclusively settled by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

In the case of Vijay Kumar Jain<\/a><\/span>, the Court held that the right to receive notice under Section 24(3)(b<\/span>)<\/a> is substantive and not a mere procedural formality. It was observed that meaningful participation in CoC meetings necessarily requires access to all materials placed before the CoC. Accordingly, the term “notice” was interpreted to include the agenda papers and all relevant documents, which at the stage of consideration would include the resolution plan and its annexures.<\/p>\n

The Court emphasised that denying access to such material would render the statutory right of participation illusory and would offend basic principles of natural justice. On this reasoning, members of the suspended Board were held to be entitled to receive a copy of the resolution plan when it is placed before the CoC, notwithstanding their lack of voting rights.<\/p>\n

Financial service providers and the special insolvency regime<\/h2>\n

The insolvency framework under IBC<\/a> adopts a markedly different approach in the case of FSPs. Section 5(17)<\/a> of the Code<\/a> defines an FSP as an entity engaged in providing financial services pursuant to authorisation or registration by a financial sector regulator, and Section 5(18)<\/a> identifies such regulators to include Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) and other notified authorities.<\/p>\n

Recognising the systemic sensitivity of FSPs, Section 227<\/a> of the Code<\/a> empowers the Central Government, in consultation with the relevant financial sector regulator, to notify specific classes of FSPs whose insolvency proceedings may be conducted under IBC<\/a>, subject to a specially prescribed procedure. In exercise of this power, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019<\/a> (FSP Rules) were notified. By Notification dated 18 November 2019, the Code<\/a> was extended to cover NBFCs and HFCs with assets of Rs 500 crores or more, with RBI designated as the “appropriate regulator”.<\/p>\n

Under this regime, a key departure from the general IBC<\/a> regime lies in the initiation of proceedings. Under Rule 5(a<\/span>)(i<\/span>) of the FSP Rules, an application for commencement of CIRP against an FSP can be filed only by the appropriate regulator. Financial creditors, operational creditors, and the corporate debtor itself are excluded from triggering insolvency, underscoring the primacy accorded to regulatory oversight in such cases.<\/p>\n

In practice, insolvency proceedings against NBFCs and HFCs are frequently preceded by regulatory intervention. Section 45-IE<\/a>, Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934<\/a> (RBI Act<\/a>) empowers RBI to supersede the Board of Directors of an NBFC where it is satisfied that the affairs of the company are being conducted in a manner prejudicial to public interest or the interests of depositors. Upon supersession, the Board ceases to function and management is taken over by an administrator appointed by RBI.<\/p>\n

It is typically after such supersession that RBI invokes its powers under IBC<\/a> read with the FSP Rules to initiate CIRP. This sequencing: Supersession first, insolvency thereafter, gave rise to a critical legal question: Whether members of a Board superseded by RBI stand on the same footing as a “suspended Board” under IBC<\/a> for purposes of participation in the CIRP, including access to the resolution plan.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Piramal Capital & Housing Finance<\/span><\/h2>\n

This issue came to be squarely addressed by the Supreme Court in the case of Piramal Capital & Housing Finance<\/a>.<\/span> The Court held that members of a superseded Board are not entitled to receive a copy of the resolution plan during CIRP.<\/p>\n

The Court’s reasoning rested on three principal planks: first<\/span>, that the Code<\/a> expressly recognises participatory rights only in favour of members of a suspended Board under Section 24(3)(b<\/span>)<\/a>; second<\/span>, suspension under IBC<\/a> and supersession under the RBI Act<\/a> are conceptually and legally distinct; and third<\/span>, that where supersession precedes the initiation of CIRP, the statutory foundation for claiming rights under Section 24<\/a> is absent. On this basis, the Court concluded that members of a superseded Board cannot claim parity with a suspended Board and are consequently not entitled to access the resolution plan.<\/p>\n

Critical analysis: Is the distinction fully justified?<\/h2>\n

The distinction drawn in the case of Piramal Capital & Housing Finance<\/span><\/a> between a “suspended” Board under IBC<\/a> and a “superseded” Board under the RBI Act<\/a> is not merely semantic. The judgment correctly recognises that supersession under Section 45-IE<\/a>, RBI Act<\/a> is an extraordinary regulatory measure invoked where the affairs of an NBFC are being conducted in a manner prejudicial to public interest or to the interests of depositors. In such situations, the regulator takes the drastic step of displacing management even prior to insolvency, reflecting regulatory concerns of a far more serious nature than those typically accompanying admission of a CIRP under Sections 7<\/a> and 9<\/a> or Section 10<\/a> of the Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By contrast, suspension of the Board under Section 17<\/a> IBC<\/a> occurs automatically upon commencement of CIRP, regardless of whether management misconduct is established. Insolvency may arise from commercial misfortune or sectoral downturns rather than regulatory violations. Seen in this light, the Court’s reasoning that a superseded Board does not stand on the same footing as a suspended Board, and therefore cannot automatically claim the participatory rights expressly conferred under Section 24(3)(b<\/span>)<\/a>, rests on a rational and textually sound foundation. The Code<\/a> itself consciously uses the expression “suspended board”, and the Court cannot ordinarily expand statutory language beyond its plain terms.<\/p>\n

That said, certain aspects could still invite further consideration in future cases involving FSP insolvency proceedings:<\/p>\n

1. While the case of Piramal<\/span><\/a> correctly emphasises the statutory distinction, the broader functional reasoning adopted in the case of Vijay Kumar Jain<\/span><\/a>, that participation rights should remain meaningful was not examined in detail in the FSP context. Whether limited access to relevant resolution materials by erstwhile management could, in some cases, assist the resolution process without affecting creditor control remains an open question.<\/p>\n

2. Once CIRP commences, both suspended and superseded Boards are already displaced from management, and resolution outcomes may affect former Directors, including where personal guarantees exist. The possibility of permitting calibrated access to resolution materials without undermining regulatory objectives was not specifically explored.<\/p>\n

3. Although the FSP Rules apply provisions of the Code<\/a> mutatis mutandis, there is no express modification to Section 24<\/a>. Whether participatory structures should therefore operate differently in FSP insolvencies may continue to arise for interpretation.<\/p>\n

These considerations do not detract from the correctness of the reasoning adopted in the case of Piramal<\/span><\/a>, but they suggest that the contours of participation of superseded Board in the insolvency proceedings of FSPs may continue to evolve as future cases arise.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Piramal<\/span><\/a> appropriately recognises that supersession of a Board under Section 45-IE<\/a>, RBI Act<\/a> occurs in circumstances far more serious than the routine suspension of a Board upon commencement of CIRP under IBC<\/a>. The Court’s emphasis on statutory language and regulatory context reflects a sound and principled approach, particularly given the systemic sensitivity of FSPs.<\/p>\n

At the same time, insolvency jurisprudence under the Code<\/a> continues to develop through engagement with practical complexities. Questions relating to the extent of access to resolution materials that may be made available to erstwhile management in FSP insolvencies may still arise in future cases, particularly where such participation can be facilitated without diluting creditor primacy or regulatory control.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, while the case of Piramal<\/span><\/a> provides important clarity on the distinction between suspended and superseded Boards, the manner in which participatory rights operate in the evolving FSP insolvency framework may continue to be refined through future judicial consideration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

*Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

**Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/a> (2019) 20 SCC 455<\/a> : (2019) 5 Comp Cas-OL 531.<\/p>\n

2.<\/a> (2025) 10 SCC 452<\/a> : (2025) 256 Comp Cas 707.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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