SC order on personal guarantors thorn in the side of biz families

Lack of clarity between legitimate succession planning and evasion is a worry, say experts

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Supreme Court | Real Estate  | Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Sudipto Dey  |  New Delhi 

Business families that have undertaken estate planning over the past two-three years are a worried lot. Following last week’s Supreme Court (SC) order on personal guarantors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), emboldened lenders are expected to enhance scrutiny of any recent estate planning measures by debt-laden promoter groups, including those by personal guarantors, said legal experts.

Over the past few years, there have been increasing number of instances of business families taking steps to ring-fence personal assets from business risks. Legal experts ...

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First Published: Tue, May 25 2021. 06:10 IST
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