IBC 155 — Estate of bankrupt

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Statutory text

(1) The estate of the bankrupt shall include,—
(a) all property belonging to or vested in the bankrupt at the bankruptcy commencement date;

(b) the capacity to exercise and to initiate proceedings for exercising all such powers in or over or in  respect  of  property  as  might  have  been  exercised  by  the  bankrupt  for  his  own  benefit  at  the bankruptcy commencement date  or before  the  date  of the  discharge  order passed under section 138;
and (c) all property which by virtue of any of the provisions of this Chapter is comprised in the estate.
(2) The estate of the bankrupt shall not include—
(a) excluded assets;
(b) property held by the bankrupt on trust for any other person;
(c) all sums due to any workman or employee from the provident fund, the pension fund and the gratuity fund; and (d) such assets as may be  notified by the Central Government in consultation with any financial sector regulator.

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