India: Financial Restructuring

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) was introduced as a path-breaking legislation to provide a time-bound and creditor-driven process for the resolution of corporate insolvency in India.

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark ruling addressing the growing threat of AI-generated fabricated legal precedents in judicial proceedings. In Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd., the Court established a zero-tolerance policy toward hallucinated case law, setting aside tribunal orders that relied on non-existent judgments while establishing comprehensive guidelines for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the legal profession.

The 2026 IBC amendments have fundamentally altered the dynamics of personal guarantor insolvency proceedings by eliminating automatic interim stays. What was once a powerful tool for promoters to halt recovery actions through a simple filing now requires substantive judicial scrutiny, shifting the balance of power back toward creditors and forcing lenders to reassess their enforcement strategies across multiple forums.

India’s infrastructure story has long been associated with ambition, mega highways, renewable energy parks, airports, logistics corridors, smart cities, data centres and urban transformation projects. Over the last two decades, billions of dollars have flowed into the sector from banks, institutional lenders, sovereign wealth funds, infrastructure funds and global investors eager to participate in India’s growth trajectory.

India’s insolvency framework has, since the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in 2016, been a work in continuous progress.

The 2026 Amendment to India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has fundamentally altered the status of statutory land authorities in insolvency proceedings, stripping them of their claimed secured creditor status.

On March 23, 2026, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 85 of 2026) ("Bill") in the Lok Sabha. The Bill was subsequently referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee ("JPC") for detailed examination.

Global Capability Centres (“GCCs”) in India are at an inflection point. With over 1,800 centres employing nearly two million professionals and generating approximately USD 64.6 billion in revenue as of 2024, the sector accounts for roughly 35 percent of India’s technology services workforce and over 1.6 percent of national GDP.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi Bench (“NCLAT”), in its judgment dated March 19, 2026, in SPS Steels Rolling Mills Limited v. Central Bank of India, Comp. App. (AT) (Ins)...