The Government had set up a Committee vide order dated 17.07.2015 to vet the draft NCLT and NCLAT Rules, Winding Up Rules; Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies Rules; Compromises, Arrangements & Amalgamations Rules; Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement Rules, and any other matter related to the above Rules, or other Rules related to NCLT/NCLAT under the Companies Act, 2013 and finalise e-forms. The aforesaid committee submitted its report on 31.12.2015 along with draft rules. The rules related to Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies have been examined in the Ministry and public consultations has also been completed. The notification of these Rules is dependent on establishment of NCLT & NCLAT and commencement of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003.

This was stated by Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Corporate Affairs in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Revival and rehabilitation rules await establishment of NCLT and NCLAT and commencement of repeal Act. Notification of Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies Rules is deferred pending establishment of the adjudicatory fora and commencement of the repeal legislation; draft rules and related e-forms have been vetted and public consultations completed but formal notification awaits those enabling conditions.