Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-05-28

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to reorganisation and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals in a time bound manner for maximisation of value of assets of such persons, to promote entrepreneurship, availability of credit and balance the interests of all the stakeholders including alteration in the order of priority of payment of Government dues and to establish an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Department:

Section 48: Order in cases of undervalued transactions.
    The order of the Adjudicating Authority under sub-section (1) of section 45 may provide for the following:—
         (a) require any property transferred as part of the transaction, to be vested in the corporate debtor;
         (b) release or discharge (in whole or in part) any security interest granted by the corporate debtor;
         (c) require any person to pay such sums, in respect of benefits received by such person, to the liquidator or the resolution professional as the case may be, as the Adjudicating Authority may direct; or
         (d) require the payment of such consideration for the transaction as may be determined by an independent expert.
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