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TopicLiquidation

Topic: Liquidation

Can director escape cheque bounce deposit liability if company is liquidated? SC seeks larger bench view

Supreme Court has flagged conflict in interpretation of the word ‘drawer’ in Negotiable Instruments Act, referred matter to Chief Justice.

Defunct assets, robust economy — why cases under IBC are stretching ever longer & yielding less

Data from Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India shows time taken to come up with a resolution plan is 2.5 times what it was 4 yrs ago. Recoveries are only about 1/3 of claim amounts.

With over $300 billion in debt, Hong Kong court orders liquidation of China’s Evergrande Group

While court order reportedly has recognition in some parts of China, the question is how far would Chinese courts recognise attempts to seize assets of indebted property developer.

‘Can’t sell ice to Eskimos:’ US fast-food chain Domino’s liquidates pizza business in Italy

Domino’s had entered the Italian market in 2015 through a franchising deal with local company, ePizza SpA. In a country used to thin-crust margheritas, Domino's unsuccessfully marketed pineapple and barbecue toppings.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.