Evolution of Bankruptcy in India: Understanding the Concept and its Significance

Authors

  • Nituja Singh Symbiosis Law School, Noida Campus, Faculty of Law, Symbiosis International Deemed University, Pune, India
  • Saquib Ahmed Research Scholar, Department of Law, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

World Bank, Bankruptcy, Business, Insolvency, financial specialists

Abstract

The World Bank has started this with view that it will urge creating nations to change their laws in budgetary segment and improve laws for the recuperation of obligation in the nation. It likewise spares the privileges of financial specialists, and lessens the danger of awful obligations and non-performing resources. In 2014, the Ministry of Finance established the Bankruptcy Legislative Reforms Committee, led by T. K. Viswanathan. The Viswanathan group presented a two-volume report in 2015, but the bill was delayed in parliament later that year. Following this delay, a Joint Parliamentary Committee was formed, which produced a report that included a revised draft of the law, eventually passed as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The World Bank's Doing Business Index 2018 recognized the Government of India's efforts, noting that India became one of the top 10 'improvers' in the rankings for that year. However, improving the Doing Business rankings is a challenging task, especially for an
economy as large and complex as India's. Drafting another bit of enactment is just the begin. The more noteworthy test is guaranteeing that the law is executed in its actual soul. This can be accomplished by intermittently assessing the law, particularly when it is in its underlying stages and down to earth difficulties in execution develop.

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Published

2025-04-30