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RBI circular on insolvency quashed

By Anuj Cariappa
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New Delhi, Apr 03: The Supreme Court has quashed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular of last year that pertains to the provisions for declaring a company bankrupt even on a one-day overdue.

RBI circular on insolvency quashed

The bench headed by Justice R F Nariman said: "We have declared the RBI circular ultra vires."
RBI's had on February 12, 2018 issued a circular saying that lenders have to provide for resolution plan within 180 days in case of large account of Rs 2,000 crore and above.

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It said that if a resolution was not found by August 27, Non Performing Asset (NPA) accounts should be sent to bankruptcy courts.

However, during the pendency of the matter, the apex court on September 11 last year asked banks to maintain status quo and not to initiate insolvency proceedings against loan defaulting companies.

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