IBC 164 — Undervalued transactions

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016

Statutory text

(1)  The  bankruptcy  trustee  may  apply  to  the  Adjudicating Authority for an order under this section in respect of an undervalued transaction between a bankrupt and any person.
(2) The undervalued transaction referred to in sub-section (1) should have—
(a)  been  entered  into  during  the  period  of  two  years  ending  on  the  filing  of  the  application  for bankruptcy; and (b) caused bankruptcy process to be triggered.
(3)  A  transaction  between  a  bankrupt  and  his  associate  entered  into  during  the  period  of  two years preceding  the  date  of  making  of  the  application  for  bankruptcy  shall  be  deemed  to  be  an  undervalued transaction under this section.
(4)  On  the  application  of  the  bankruptcy  trustee  under  sub-section  (1),  the  Adjudicating  Authority may—

(a) pass an order declaring an undervalued transaction void;
(b) pass an order requiring any property transferred as a part of an undervalued transaction to be vested with the bankruptcy trustee as a part of the estate of the bankrupt; and (c) pass  any  other  order it thinks  fit  for  restoring  the  position  to  what  it  would have  been if the bankrupt had not entered into the undervalued transaction.
(5) The  order  under  clause  (a)  of  sub-section (4) shall  not be  passed  if  it  is  proved  by  the  bankrupt that the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of business of the bankrupt:
Provided  that  the  provisions  of  this  sub-section  shall  not  be  applicable  to  undervalued  transaction entered into between a bankrupt and his associate under sub-section (3) of this section.
(6) For the purposes of this section, a bankrupt enters into an undervalued transaction with any person if—
(a) he makes a gift to that person;
(b) no consideration has been received by that person from the bankrupt;
(c) it is in consideration of marriage; or (d) it  is  for a  consideration,  the  value  of  which  in  money  or  money’s  worth  is  significantly  less than the value in money or money’s worth of the consideration provided by the bankrupt.

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