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 158: Restrictions on disposition of property.
    (1) Any disposition of property made by the debtor, during the period between the date of filing of the application for bankruptcy and the bankruptcy commencement date shall be void.
     (2) Any disposition of property made under sub-section (1) shall not give rise to any right against any person, in respect of such property, even if he has received such property before the bankruptcy commencement date in--
         (a) good faith;
         (b) for value; and
         (c) without notice of the filing of the application for bankruptcy.
     (3) For the purposes of this section, the term "property" means all the property of the debtor, whether or not it is comprised in the estate of the bankrupt, but shall not include property held by the debtor in trust for any other person.
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