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Reforming personal insolvency law in India

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  • Siva Ramann

    (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)

  • Renuka Sane

    (Indian Statistical Institute)

  • Susan Thomas

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)

Abstract

In India, we have paid more attention to the restructuring and winding up processes for companies. In contrast, the legal framework for insolvency in India is rooted in century old laws. In this paper, we motivate the need for a personal bankruptcy law, and study the existing Indian legal framework in the form of the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 (PTIA) for Calcutta, Bombay and Madras and the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 (PIA). We also study the system in the UK and Australia, and draw lessons for reform for India.

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  • Siva Ramann & Renuka Sane & Susan Thomas, 2015. "Reforming personal insolvency law in India," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2015-035, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
    • Handle: RePEc:ind:igiwpp:2015-035
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