Supreme Court’s Mandate on Prior CCI Approval Under IBC: A New Standard for CIRP
In January 2025, the Supreme Court of India passed a landmark judgment in Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd. v. Girish Sriram Juneja, resolving a long-pending doubt in India’s insolvency law. The Court ruled that whenever a resolution plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) involves a merger or acquisition (legally referred to as a “combination” under the Competition […]












