Dangerous to let viable cos close down: IBBI chief

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Committees of Creditors (CoCs) should provide all relevant information and share their vision for companies under the process, a said Saturday as he asserted that it will be dangerous to let viable firms to close down.

Amid rising number of stressed assets being referred for resolution under the and Code (IBC), IBBI chief M S Sahoo said the law also gives opportunities to rectify the mistakes during the process.

The objective of the law is to rescue viable companies and close down unviable ones, he said.

"If due to incompetence (of market participants) the reverse happens, then it is dangerous," Sahoo said.

The Insolvency and Board of India (IBBI) also noted that CoCs must provide all relevant information to resolution applicants so that they find interest in the companies.

He was speaking on the sidelines of a conference organised by industry body

The IBC provides for market-driven and time-bound resolution of stressed assets.

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First Published: Sat, May 04 2019. 14:15 IST