10 Years of the IBC

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A multi-author volume taking stock of a decade of insolvency and bankruptcy reform in India

Ten years after the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was enacted, this volume brings together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to assess what the reform has delivered — and what work remains. The chapters span economics, law, and institutional design, tracing how the IBC has reshaped creditor–debtor relations, the courts, and the insolvency profession in India.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Outcomes

  1. The Economics of the IBC Sanjuktha Athreya, Manish Singh, Susan Thomas

  2. Credit Market Responses: Evidence from Firm-level Data Abishek Seth, Manish Singh

  3. Resolution Applicants and the IBC: Judicial Trends and Interpretive Challenges Debanshu Mukherjee, Akash Chandra Jauhari, Arhat Chhabra

  4. The Evolution of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code through the Supreme Court of India Renuka Sane, Boon Verma

Part II: Institutional Ecosystem

  1. NCLT as the Insolvency Adjudicator Sanjuktha Athreya, Pavithra Manivannan

  2. Managing Information under the IBC Anjali Sharma, Susan Thomas

  3. The Insolvency Professional — Design, Reality, and Reform Abizer S. Diwanji

  4. IBBI and the IBC Ecosystem Anant Agarwal, Susan Thomas

Part III: Challenges

  1. Rescue or Liquidation: Market Choice or Policy Bias? M.S. Sahoo

  2. Alternatives to the IBC: Applicability and Efficacy Aparna Ravi, Umakanth Varottil

  3. Timing Matters: Creditor Incentives and Delayed Admission under India’s IBC Rajeswari Sengupta, Anjali Sharma

  4. Revisiting Financial Resolution in India Pratik Datta, Ajay Shah

  5. IBC Sectoral Carveouts: A Principle-Based Framework Aparna Ravi, M.S. Sahoo, Gokul Sunoj

  6. Harmonising Statutory Overlaps: Policy Reforms to Strengthen India’s Insolvency Framework Abhishek Jain, Surya Prakash B.S., Ritima Singh

  7. How the IBC Has Evolved: The Case for a Structured Amendment Process Nevin George, Pavithra Manivannan, Aparna Ravi, Gokul Sunoj

Part IV: New Frontiers

  1. Personal Guarantors and the Indian Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Adam Feibelman

  2. Cross-Border Insolvency Law in India Risham Garg

  3. The Bankruptcy Reform: Looking Back, Looking Forward Ajay Shah

Part V: Closing

  1. Learning for Next Stage Reforms Aparna Ravi, Anjali Sharma, Susan Thomas