Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India on 21st December, 2023 has issued Clarification regarding submission of particulars and declaration by the insolvency professionals in the application filed by creditor(s).
Where the application is filed through an RP, the particulars and declaration by such RP are provided in Part IV of the Form C of the IRP PGCD Rules. In such cases, the Adjudicating Authority (AA) after confirming that there is no pendency in respect of disciplinary proceedings against the RP from the database shared by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, appoints the proposed RP.
In certain cases, the creditor may file the application itself recommending the name of the insolvency professional to be appointed as RP. It is hereby clarified that in such cases, the insolvency professional proposed to be appointed as RP shall also provide the particulars of and declaration in Part IV of Form C of the IRP PGCD Rules to the creditor for the consideration.