Ishita Ayan Dutt

PMLA vs IBC: Experts explain why battle for primacy is far from over

Experts are sceptical about how it will play out

Realty revival: IBC, Rera may need tweaking for booster shot to take effect

In September, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the Special Window fund but projects in the NCLT or those dubbed NPAs had been kept out of its ambit

IBC and PMLA: Clarity needed in enforcing two overlapping laws in harmony

Seshagiri Rao, JSW Steel joint managing director and group chief financial officer, explained that the main issue is whether the PMLA has an overriding effect on the IBC

Passing the scrutiny of courts toughest test for proposed amendments to IBC

With eight proposed amendments to the insolvency law last week, the government has sought to turn the focus back on at least some of the functions of the insolvency law

David vs Goliath: Battle lines drawn between Hotel Leelaventure and ITC

The brewing corporate battle between ITC Ltd and Hotel Leelaventure would put the spotlight on the rights and the responsibilities of a player that is both lender and equity holder

Why the drag in Essar Steel insolvency case makes lenders jittery

SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar explained the rationale for putting the Essar exposure on the block

IBC: SC lays down guidelines in an attempt to speed up resolution process

Another important point that the order makes is that the NCLT alone has the jurisdiction when it comes to applications and proceedings by or against a corporate debtor covered by the code

IBC: 12 NPA cases put a question mark on sanctity of 270-day deadline

For 11 out of the 12 cases, the stipulated deadline within which the approved resolution plan has to be filed with the NCLT is over

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: The trouble with resolution professionals

Despite growing demand for resolution professionals, the new-age turnaround experts are still learning on the job

IBC: Amendment debarring defaulting promoters may be challenged in court

The insolvency and bankruptcy process is entering the decisive phase where some big-ticket stressed assets are up for grabs

Ishita Ayan Dutt: Mamata keeps national issues simmering

West Bengal CM has held rallies with her counterparts in other states against the demonetisation drive of the Centre. She has also kept alive the issue of the Centre's alleged interference in state

Ishita Ayan Dutt: The Hills of West Bengal are not 'smiling'

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's divide and rule policy has worked in North Bengal. How will it affect its future?

Ishita Ayan Dutt: A different ball game for BJP in Bengal

Has the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership resigned to the fact that Bengal is a fading dream?

Mining law: Auction rules may benefit previous coal block owners

Cracking election funding

Corporate contribution remains a grey area

Related-party deals tie firms in knots

Sebi's corporate governance code and the new company law regime have some clauses that have many Indian companies in a bind

Churn in the boardroom

Stricter corporate governance norms may make India Inc turn to fresh faces as independent directors

Multi-brand retail: FDI caught in regulatory crossfire

It was a legal mistake to let the states decide whether to allow FDI in multi-brand retail

India ill-prepared to fight corruption

The arrest of a senior executive of a public sector bank on bribery charges puts the spotlight on a more effective whistle-blower policy and stricter anti-graft laws

Ishita Ayan Dutt: Is Haldia Mamata's Nano moment?

The share divestment in the troubled petrochem company suffers the same aura of secrecy for which West Bengal's chief minister excoriated the former Left Front government over Tata Motors' small car p