Guide to Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (In 2 Volumes)

Guide to Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 5th Edition, September 2026, by CS (Dr.) D.K. Jain, is a comprehensive two-volume guide to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, updated with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 and the latest notified Rules and Regulations. It combines statutory provisions with detailed commentary and relevant case laws, covering insolvency, resolution, liquidation and bankruptcy proceedings for corporate persons, individuals and partnership firms.

Key Features:

• Covers the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, as amended by the 2026 Amendment Act.
• Provides detailed treatment of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), liquidation, and the pre-packaged insolvency resolution process (PPIRP).
• Covers insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings relating to individuals, partnership firms and personal guarantors to corporate debtors.
• Explains the regulatory framework governing Insolvency Professionals, Insolvency Professional Agencies and Information Utilities.
• Includes provisions relating to financial service providers, group insolvency and creditors-initiated insolvency resolution.
• Covers adjudicating authorities, offences, penalties, administration and distribution of the estate of bankrupts.
• Reproduces relevant IBBI Rules and Regulations for practical reference.
• Incorporates commentary and case law to aid interpretation and application of the law.

This book is designed for Resolution Professionals, Liquidators, Financial Creditors, Operational Creditors, Corporate Debtors, Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Cost and Management Accountants, consultants, advocates and corporates dealing with insolvency and bankruptcy matters.

Volume 1
DIVISION I
LAW & PROCEDURE
Part 1 Basics about the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Part 2 Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons
Chapter 1 Preliminary — Definitions
Chapter 2 Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
Chapter 3 Liquidation Process
Volume 2
Chapter 4 Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PPIRP)
Chapter 5 Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers
Chapter 6 Creditors – Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process
Chapter 7 Voluntary Liquidation of Corporate Persons
Chapter 8 Group Insolvency
Chapter 9 Adjudicating Authority for Corporate Persons
Chapter 10 Offences and Penalties
Part 3 Insolvency Resolution and Bankruptcy for Individuals and Partnership Firms
Chapter 1 Fresh Start Process
Chapter 2 Insolvency Resolution Process
Chapter 3 Insolvency Resolution Process for Personal Guarantor to Corporate Debtors
Chapter 4 Bankruptcy Order for Individuals and Partnership Firms
Chapter 5 Bankruptcy Process for Personal Guarantor to Corporate Debtors
Chapter 6 Administration and Distribution of the Estate of the Bankrupt
Chapter 7 Adjudicating Authority for individuals and partnership firms
Chapter 8 Offences and Penalties
Part 4 Regulation of Insolvency Professionals, Agencies and Information Utilities
Chapter 1 The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
Chapter 2 Powers and Functions of Board
Chapter 3 Insolvency Professional Agencies (IPA)
Chapter 4 Insolvency Professionals (IPs)
Chapter 5 Information Utilities
Chapter 6 Inspection and Investigation
Chapter 7 Finance, Accounts and Audit
Part 5 Miscellaneous
DIVISION II
ACT & REGULATIONS
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors) Regulations, 2019
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Bankruptcy Process for Personal Guarantors to Corporate Debtors) Regulations, 2019
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process) Regulations, 2021
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026