Section 54A – The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Corporate debtors eligible for pre-packaged insolvency resolution process (1) An application for initiating pre-packaged insolvency resolution process may be made in respect of a corporate debtor classified as a micro, small or medium enterprise under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. (2) Without prejudice to sub-section (1), an application for initiating pre-packaged insolvency resolution process may be made in respect of a corporate debtor, who commits a default referred to in section 4, subject to the following conditions, that–– (a) it has not undergone pre-packaged insolvency resolution process or completed corporate insolvency resolution process, as the case may be, during the period of three years preceding the initiation date; (b) it is not undergoing a corporate insolvency resolution process; (c) no order requiring it to be liquidated is passed under section 33; (d) it is eligible to submit a resolution plan under section 29A; (e) the financial creditors of the corporate debtor, not being its related parties, representing such number and such manner as may be specified, have proposed the name of the insolvency professional to be appointed as resolution professional for conducting the pre-packaged insolvency resolution process of the corporate debtor, and the financial creditors of the corporate debtor, not being its related parties, representing not less than sixty-six per cent. in value of the financial debt due to such creditors, have approved such proposal in such form as may be specified: Provided that where a corporate debtor does not have any financial creditors, not being its related parties, the proposal and approval under this clause shall be provided by such persons as may be specified; (f) the majority of the directors or partners of the corporate debtor, as the case may be, have made a declaration, in such form as may be specified, stating, inter alia, – (i) that the corporate debtor shall file an application for initiating pre-packaged insolvency resolution process within a definite time period not exceeding ninety days; (i) that the pre-packaged insolvency resolution process is not being initiated to defraud any person; and (ii) the name of the insolvency professional proposed and approved to be appointed as resolution professional under clause (e); (g) the members of the corporate debtor have passed a special resolution, or at least three-fourth of the total number of partners, as the case may be, of the corporate debtor have passed a resolution, approving the filing of an application for initiating pre-packaged insolvency resolution process. (3) The corporate debtor shall obtain an approval from its financial creditors, not being its related parties, representing not less than sixty-six per cent. in value of the financial debt due to such creditors, for the filing of an application for initiating pre-packaged insolvency resolution process, in such form as may be specified: Provided that where a corporate debtor does not have any financial creditors, not being its related parties, the approval under this sub-section shall be provided by such persons as may be specified. (4) Prior to seeking approval from financial creditors under sub section (3), the corporate debtor shall provide such financial creditors with – (a) the declaration referred to inclause (f) of sub- section (2); (b) the special resolution or resolution referred to in clause (g) of sub-section (2); (c) a base resolution plan which conforms to the requirements referred to in section 54K, and such other conditions as may be specified; and (d) such other information and documents as may be specified. Amendment 1Ins. by Act No. 26 of 2021, sec.8 (w.e.f. 04-04-2021). 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