IBC 134 — Conduct of meeting of creditors

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Statutory text

(1)  The  bankruptcy  trustee  shall  be  the  convener  of  the meeting of the creditors summoned under section 133.
(2) The bankruptcy trustee shall decide the quorum for the meeting of the creditors, and conduct the meeting only if the quorum is present.
(3)  The  following  business  shall  be  conducted  in  the  meeting  of  the  creditors  in  which  regard  a resolution may be passed, namely:—
(a) the establishment of a committee of creditors;
(b) any other business that the bankruptcy trustee thinks fit to be transacted.
(4)  The  bankruptcy  trustee  shall  cause  the  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  creditors  to  be  recorded, signed and retained as a part of the records of the bankruptcy process.
(5)  The  bankruptcy  trustee  shall  not  adjourn  the  meeting  of  the  creditors  for  any  purpose  for  more than seven days at a time.

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