Eligibility to become insolvency professional - Constitutional...

Eligibility to become insolvency professional - Constitutional validity of Regulation 7A - The time limit under Regulation 12 A(7) of the Model Bye-Laws IPA Regulations clearly runs from the date of receipt of the order, and the Petitioner would be entitled to reckon limitation from 16.07.2020 if that were indeed the date of receipt of the order of rejection as alleged. More importantly, in contrast to a withdrawal of registration or loss of professional membership as an IP, the rejection of the application for an AFA is not final and apart from the appellate remedy, it is always open to the IP concerned to remedy the non-compliance, as cited in the order of rejection, and re-apply - Regulation 12A is not unconstitutional - HC