The Senate has passed the amended Corporate Rehabilitation Bill, 2018. The new bill provides a mechanism for rehabilitation of distressed companies, which is a need of the hour for sustainable growth of the corporate sector.
The bill is a part of an extensive legislative plan for restructuring and rehabilitation of distressed and sick corporate entities of the country with a consensus among all relevant stakeholders. The first part of the legislation has already been enacted which is titled as “Corporate Restructuring Companies Act, 2016” on July 1, 2016.
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Its salient features are:
- Specification of High Court for rehabilitation of distressed companies,
- Extensive plan of rehabilitation in relation to a debtor
- A petition can be filed by qualified creditors and debtors for an order of mediation.
- Appointment of insolvency experts to mediation through sole mediators or joint mediators appointed by the court.
- Notice of order of mediation shall be sent to all interested parties by the petitioner.
- Appointment of administrator of the debtor and its responsibilities.
- Plan of rehabilitation to be filed with the court.
- Statement of affairs of a debtor to be filed in court.
- Confirmation and implementation of a rehabilitation plan.
- Dismissal of the case by the court.
Sheikh Aftab Ahmad, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, moved the bill on behalf of the State Minister for Finance and Revenue, Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan.
Originally, the Senate passed it in September 2017. In January 2018, the National Assembly passed it with certain amendments. So, it was again introduced in the Senate on February 15, 2018 and, was referred to the Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Narcotics Control.
The chairman of the Senate Standing Committee, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, approved the amendments made by the National Assembly, which resulted in the approval of the long-awaited law for the rehabilitation of distressed corporate entities.
The existing institutional arrangements and legal process for revival and rehabilitation of distressed companies are inadequate and time-consuming. In the past, efforts were made on the said law, which resulted in an imbalance of legal remedies for rehabilitation of debtors and protection of creditors. Therefore, a comprehensive legal framework is urgently needed to rehabilitate the distressed companies and businesses in the country.
what will be impletation if most off cenetors elected by bribe,they will get their money back first and how they will develop the country?
when we can resolve our problems with truth and honesty.
there is no execution for > zainab murder?why i ask to parlimentarian?law maker,techno thinkers?
so sad………..i still want execution infront of public and waiting so far.
Dear ProPK,
At least use the right title picture, this picture is of National Assembly !