Landmark IBC Cases — Elaborate Summaries

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89 Cases · 8 Parts · Cross-References · Practice Questions
Part 1: Admission, Threshold & Limitation (12) Part 2: Committee of Creditors, Resolution Plans & Section 29A (12) Part 3: Personal Guarantors & Real-Estate Allottees (12) Part 4: Moratorium & Interplay with Other Laws (16) Part 5: Liquidation, Distribution & Workmen's Dues (15) Part 6: Avoidance Transactions, Related-Party Dealings & Fraud (6) Part 7: Regulatory Oversight, Professional Conduct & Jurisdiction (10) Part 8: Landmark Resolutions — Case Studies (6)
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Part 1 of 8
Admission, Threshold & Limitation
Section 7/9/10 filings, default thresholds, discretion vs. mandatory admission, and limitation issues.
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  1. 1. Innoventive Industries Ltd. Vs. ICICI Bank and Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 8337-8338 of 2017
  2. 2. Mobilox Innovations Private Limited Vs. Kirusa Software Private LimitedSupreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 9405 of 2017
  3. 3. Swiss Ribbons Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors.Supreme Court · Writ Petition (Civil) No. 99 of 2018 and other petitions
  4. 12. Vidarbha Industries Power Limited Vs. Axis Bank Limited(read with)M Suresh Kumar Reddy Vs. Canara BankSupreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 4633 of 2021 / Civil Appeal 7121 of 2022
  5. 19. B K Educational Services Pvt Ltd. Vs. Parag Gupta and AssociatesSupreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 23988/2017 and other appeals
  6. 20. Babulal Vardharji Gurjar Vs. Veer Gurjar Aluminium Industries Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 6347 of 2019
  7. 26. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority Vs. Anand SonbhadraSupreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 2222, 2367-2369 of 2021
  8. 37. Ramesh Kymal Vs. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Power Pvt. Ltd.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 4050 of 2020 (decided 9 February 2021)
  9. 46. Elegna Co-Op Housing and Commercial Society Ltd. Vs. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 10261 and 10012 of 2025 (decided 15 January 2026)
  10. 47. Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited Vs. Tulip Star Hotels Limited & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 84-85 of 2020 (decided 1 August 2022)
  11. 51. In the matter of Hari Babu Thota (Hari Babu Thota Vs. Pritha Srikumar Iyer & Ors.)Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 4422-2023 (decided 29 November 2023)
  12. 78. Univalue Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Vs. The Union of India & Ors.Calcutta High Court · W.P. No. 5595(W) of 2020 with C.A.N. 3347 of 2020 (decided 18 August 2020)
Part 2 of 8
Committee of Creditors, Resolution Plans & Section 29A
Commercial wisdom of the CoC, approval and withdrawal of resolution plans, and Section 29A eligibility.
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  1. 4. Committee of Creditors of Essar Steel India Limited Vs. Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 8766-67 of 2019 and Ors.
  2. 5. K. Sashidhar Vs. Indian Overseas Bank & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal 10673-2018
  3. 6. ArcelorMittal India Private Limited Vs. Satish Kumar Gupta & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 9402-9405 of 2018
  4. 7. Ghanashyam Mishra and Sons Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 8129 of 2019 and other appeals
  5. 22. Ebix Singapore Private Limited Vs. Committee of Creditors of Educomp Solutions Limited & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 3224 of 2020 with other appeals
  6. 25. Arun Kumar Jagatramka Vs. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 9664 of 2019
  7. 27. Abhishek Singh Vs. Huhtamaki PPL Ltd. & Anr.Supreme Court · SLP (Civil) No. 6452 of 2021
  8. 28. Kalyani Transco Vs. Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd. & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 1808 of 2020 with connected appeals (3784/2020, 2225/2020, 3020/2020, 668/2021, 6390/2021)
  9. 31. Pratap Technocrats (P) Ltd. & Ors. Vs. Monitoring Committee of Reliance Infratel Limited & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 676/2021
  10. 40. GLAS Trust Company LLC Vs. BYJU Raveendran & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 9986 of 2024 (decided 23 October 2024)
  11. 60. Kundan Care Products Ltd. Vs. Amit Gupta and Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 653 of 2020 (decided 30 September 2020)
  12. 66. Vedanta Ltd. Vs. Bhuvan Madan, RP of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. and Ors.NCLAT, Principal Bench · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 552 and 553 of 2026 (with related Supreme Court proceedings, Civil Appeal Nos. 4098-4099 of 2026)
Part 3 of 8
Personal Guarantors & Real-Estate Allottees
Guarantor liability and process, and homebuyers/allottees as financial creditors.
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  1. 10. State Bank of India Vs. V. Ramakrishnan and Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 3595 of 2018
  2. 11. Lalit Kumar Jain Vs. Union of India & Ors.Supreme Court · TC (Civil) No. 245/2020
  3. 17. Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Limited & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors.Supreme Court · WP(C) No. 43/2019 and other petitions
  4. 18. Dilip B Jiwrajka Vs. Union of India & Ors.Supreme Court · W.P. (C) No. 1281 of 2021
  5. 21. Laxmi Pat Surana Vs. Union Bank of India & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 2734 of 2020
  6. 23. Manish Kumar Vs. Union of India & Anr.Supreme Court · Writ Petition (C) No. 26 of 2020 with other writ petitions
  7. 24. Vishal Chelani & Ors. Vs. Debashis NandaSupreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 3806 of 2023
  8. 33. Chitra Sharma Vs. Union of IndiaSupreme Court · WP No. 744 of 2017 and other petitions
  9. 38. Bank of Baroda & Anr. Vs. MBL Infrastructures Limited & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 8411 of 2019 (decided 18 January 2022)
  10. 57. Jeny Thankachan Vs. Union of India & Ors.Kerala High Court · WP(C) No. 31502 of 2023 (judgment dated 17 November 2023)
  11. 65. State Bank of India Vs. Mahendra Kumar JajodiaNCLAT · (decided 27 January 2022); affirmed by Supreme Court, Civil Appeal Nos. 1871-1872 of 2022
  12. 67. SVA Family Welfare Trust & Anr. Vs. Ujaas Energy Ltd. & Ors.NCLAT, Principal Bench · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 266 of 2023 (decided 21 August 2023)
Part 4 of 8
Moratorium & Interplay with Other Laws
Section 14 moratorium and how the IBC interacts with PMLA, Customs, Benami law, Competition law, and more.
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  1. 9. P. Mohanraj & Ors. Vs. Shah Brothers Ispat Pvt. Ltd.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 10355 of 2018
  2. 14. Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited Vs. Amit Gupta & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 9241 of 2019
  3. 15. Sundaresh Bhatt, Liquidator of ABG Shipyard Vs. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and CustomsSupreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 7667 of 2021
  4. 34. Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd. Vs. Girish Sriram Juneja & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 6071 of 2023
  5. 43. National Spot Exchange Limited Vs. Union of India & Ors.Supreme Court · Writ Petition (Civil) No. 995 of 2019 (decided 15 May 2025)
  6. 49. S. Rajendran Vs. The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Benami Prohibition) & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 7140 of 2022 and connected appeals (decided 24 February 2026)
  7. 52. Varrsana Ispat Limited Vs. Deputy Director, Directorate of EnforcementNCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Ins) No. 493/2018 (affirmed by Supreme Court, order dated 22 July 2019)
  8. 53. Rajiv Chakraborty, Resolution Professional of EIEL Vs. Directorate of EnforcementDelhi High Court · W.P.(C) 9531/2020 (judgment dated 11 November 2022)
  9. 55. Mr. Anil Kohli, Resolution Professional for Dunar Foods Ltd. Vs. Directorate of Enforcement and Anr.NCLAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi · (2025) — appeal under Section 61(1) of the IBC
  10. 56. Accipiter Investments Aircraft 2 Ltd. (and connected Lessors) Vs. Union of India & Anr.Delhi High Court · W.P.(C) 6569 of 2023 & connected writ petitions (proceedings from May 2023 to April 2024)
  11. 58. Union of India Vs. Vijaykumar V. IyerNCLAT · C.A (AT) (Ins) No. 733 of 2020 and other appeals
  12. 59. State Bank of India Vs. Union of India & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No(s). 1810 of 2021, with connected Civil Appeal Nos. 2227, 4570, 2263, 4571, and 6546 of 2021 (decided 13 February 2026)
  13. 69. Avil Menezes, Resolution Professional of Topworth Urja & Metals Ltd. Vs. Ministry of Coal, Through its Secretary & Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 944 of 2024 (decided 23 October 2024)
  14. 71. The Cosmos Co. Op. Bank Ltd. Vs. Kailash T. Shah & Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Ins.) No. 774 of 2024 (decided 13 November 2025)
  15. 73. Mehsana Urban Co-Operative Bank Ltd. Vs. Swastik Ceracon Ltd.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 1956 of 2025 (decided ~March 2026), affirming NCLT Ahmedabad Bench
  16. 81. Shiv Charan and Ors. Vs. Adjudicating Authority (under PMLA) and Anr.Bombay High Court · 2024 SCC OnLine Bom 701 (decided 1 March 2024); under challenge before the Supreme Court, interim order 12 August 2024
Part 5 of 8
Liquidation, Distribution & Workmen's Dues
The liquidation waterfall, liquidation estate, workmen's dues, and distribution of proceeds.
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  1. 8. State Tax Officer Vs. Rainbow Papers Limited with Other AppealsSupreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 1661 and 2568 of 2020
  2. 16. Sunil Kumar Jain and Ors. Vs. Sundaresh Bhatt and Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 5910 of 2019
  3. 29. Moser Baer Karmachari Union through President Mahesh Chand Sharma Vs. Union of IndiaSupreme Court · WP (C) No. 421 of 2019 and Ors.
  4. 30. Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. Vs. Raman Ispat Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 7976 of 2019
  5. 32. DBS Bank Limited Singapore Vs. Ruchi Soya Industries Limited and Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 9133 of 2019
  6. 35. Victory Iron Works Ltd. Vs. Jitendra Lohia & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 1743 and 1782 of 2021
  7. 36. Mr. Anuj Bajpai Vs. Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) & Ors.NCLAT · C.A (AT) (Ins.) No. 1141 of 2023
  8. 41. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority Vs. Prabhjit Singh Soni & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 7590-7591 of 2023 (decided 12 February 2024)
  9. 48. Eva Agro Feeds Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Punjab National Bank and Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 7906 of 2021 (decided 6 September 2023)
  10. 61. Mohan Gems & Jewels Private Limited (through its Liquidator) Vs. Vijay Verma & Anr.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 849 of 2020 (decided 24 August 2021)
  11. 62. Jet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Welfare Association Vs. Ashish Chhawchharia, RP of Jet Airways (India) Ltd. & Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 752 of 2021 (decided 21 October 2022)
  12. 63. Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority Vs. Monitoring Committee of Jaypee Infratech Ltd. through Anuj Jain, Secretary & Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 493 of 2023 (interim order 25 April 2023; final disposal 24 May 2024)
  13. 68. Technology Development Board Vs. CA Anil Goel, Liquidator of Gujarat Oleo Chem Limited & Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 731 of 2020 (decided 5 April 2021); stayed by Supreme Court, C.A. No. 2206 of 2021 (interim order 29 June 2021)
  14. 70. Ashoka Hi-Tech Builders Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Sanjay Kundra & Anr.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 46 of 2023 (decided 18 January 2023)
  15. 74. K.H. Khan & Anr. Vs. Art Constructions Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 1116 & 1117 of 2024 (decided 14 November 2024)
Part 6 of 8
Avoidance Transactions, Related-Party Dealings & Fraud
Preferential, undervalued, fraudulent and extortionate transactions under Sections 43-51 and 65-66.
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  1. 13. Anuj Jain, IRP of Jaypee Infratech Limited Vs. Axis Bank Limited Etc. Etc.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 8512-8527 of 2019 and other petitions
  2. 42. Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited Vs. 63 Moons Technologies Limited & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 1632-1634 of 2022 and connected appeals (decided 1 April 2025)
  3. 50. Gluckrich Capital Pvt Ltd. Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.Supreme Court · Misc. Appln. No. 1302 of 2023 (SLP Diary No. 6732/2023; order dated 19 May 2023, following dismissal on 24 February 2023)
  4. 54. Tata Steel BSL Ltd. Vs. Venus Recruiters Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.Delhi High Court · LPA 37/2021 and connected appeals (judgment dated 13 January 2023)
  5. 64. Hindalco Industries Ltd. Vs. Hirakud Industrial Works Ltd. & Ors.NCLAT · C.A (AT) (Ins) No. 42, 43, 52 and 53 of 2022
  6. 87. Inquest Fintech Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Ms. Maya Gupta, Liquidator of Rain Automotive India Pvt. Ltd.NCLT, New Delhi Bench, Court-II · IA-35, 36 & 57/2022 in CP No. (IB)-1095(ND)/2019
Part 7 of 8
Regulatory Oversight, Professional Conduct & Jurisdiction
IBBI's regulatory powers, RP/liquidator conduct and discipline, and the boundaries of NCLT/NCLAT/High Court jurisdiction.
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  1. 44. Mohammed Enterprises (Tanzania) Limited Vs. Farooq Ali Khan & Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 48-50 of 2025 (decided 3 January 2025)
  2. 45. Gloster Ltd. Vs. Gloster Cables Ltd. and Ors.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal No. 2996 of 2024 (and connected Civil Appeal No. 4493 of 2024)
  3. 72. Dorni Vinimoy Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Rachna Anchalia, RP of Imperial Tubes Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.NCLAT · Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 411 of 2025 (with connected appeals 273 and 275 of 2025), decided 13 October 2025
  4. 75. Rohit J. Vora Vs. Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of IndiaBombay High Court · Writ Petition (Lodging) No. 20352 of 2023
  5. 76. Sundaresh Bhat Vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of IndiaDelhi High Court · Neutral Citation 2024:DHC:4546 (challenging IBBI/DC/131/2022, dated 28 September 2022)
  6. 77. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal Vs. Union of IndiaJharkhand High Court · Criminal Revision No. 728 of 2023
  7. 79. CA V. Venkata Sivakumar Vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) & Ors.Madras High Court · W.P. No. 13229 of 2020 (decided 3 November 2020)
  8. 80. CA Venkata Siva Kumar Vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India & Ors.Madras High Court · W.P. No. 9132 of 2020 and W.M.P. No. 11134 of 2020 (decided 28 July 2020)
  9. 82. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Vs. State Bank of India & Ors.Delhi High Court · W.P. (C) 10189/2018 & CM APPL. 39715/2018 (with connected LPA 566/2018)
  10. 88. CA V. Venkata Sivakumar Vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of IndiaMadras High Court · W.P. No. 21186 of 2023 and W.M.R. No. 20596 of 2023 (decided 22 December 2023)
Part 8 of 8
Landmark Resolutions — Case Studies
In-depth case studies of high-profile resolutions: Aircel, Videocon, Jaypee Infratech, Jet Airways and Byju's.
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  1. 39. State Bank of India & Ors. Vs. The Consortium of Mr. Murari Lal Jalan and Mr. Florian Fritsch & Anr.Supreme Court · Civil Appeal Nos. 5023-5024 of 2024 (decided 7 November 2024)
  2. 83. In the Matter of Aircel LimitedNCLT, Mumbai Bench · IA No. 1403-2022 in C.P. (IB) No. 298/MB/2018 (order 21 December 2023)
  3. 84. In the Matter of Videocon Industries Ltd.NCLT, Mumbai Bench (Approval Order, 8 June 2021); reversed by NCLAT (5 January 2022); companion ruling on VOVL separation (NCLAT)
  4. 85. Approval of Resolution Plan — Jaypee Infratech LimitedNCLT, Special Bench, New Delhi · IA No. 2836, 3306 & 3457/PB/2021 and IA No. 2521/PB/2022 in Company Petition No. (IB)-77(ALD)/2017 (order dated 7 March 2023)
  5. 86. In the Matter of Jet Airways (India) Ltd.NCLT, Mumbai Bench · CP (IB) No. 2205/MB/2019 (admission order, June 2019)
  6. 89. Mr. Pravin R. Navandar, RP of VOVL Ltd. Vs. BPRL Ventures BV & Anr.NCLT, Mumbai Bench (approval order, June 2024) & connected NCLAT proceedings (final order 14 May 2026)