Voluntary liquidation rules updated with claim deadlines, reasoned rejection of claims, and a new termination framework.

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....The amendment streamlines voluntary liquidation procedure by replacing multiple prescribed forms with forms notified by circular, renaming the stakeholder consultation heading as assistance by stakeholders, and inserting a new claim-management rule requiring stakeholders to submit claims by the public announcement deadline and update them when satisfied. It also requires a liquidator who rejects a claim to record written reasons and communicate admission or rejection within seven days. A new termination framework is added for voluntary liquidation proceedings, requiring the resolution and liquidator's report to state the rationale, treatment of costs, and absence of prejudice or fraud, and providing that termination ends the liquidator's appointment, powers, and further action under the regulations.....