16Appointment and tenure of interim resolution professional
(1) The Adjudicating Authority shall appoint an interim resolution professional 1[on the insolvency commencement date].
(2) Where the application for corporate insolvency resolution process is made by a financial creditor or the corporate debtor, as the case may be, the resolution professional, as proposed respectively in the application under section 7 or section 10, shall be appointed as the interim resolution professional, if no disciplinary proceedings are pending against him.
(3) Where the application for corporate insolvency resolution process is made by an operational creditor and--
(a) no proposal for an interim resolution professional is made, the Adjudicating Authority shall make a reference to the Board for the recommendation of an insolvency professional who may act as an interim resolution professional;
(b) a proposal for an interim resolution professional is made under sub-section (4) of section 9, the resolution professional as proposed, shall be appointed as the interim resolution professional, if no disciplinary proceedings are pending against him.
(4) The Board shall, within ten days of the receipt of a reference from the Adjudicating Authority under sub-section (3), recommend the name of an insolvency professional to the Adjudicating Authority against whom no disciplinary proceedings are pending.
(5) The term of the interim resolution professional 2[shall continue till the date of appointment of the resolution professional under section 22].
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1. Subs. by Act 1 of 2020, s. 6, for "within fourteen days from the insolvency commencement date" (w.e.f. 28-12-2019).
2. Subs. by Act 26 of 2018, s. 12, for "shall not exceed thirty days from date of his appointment" (w.e.f. 6-6-2018).
- 6 Persons who may initiate corporate insolvency resolution process
- 7 Initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process by financial creditor
- 8 Insolvency resolution by operational creditor
- 9 Application for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process by operational creditor
- 10 Initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process by corporate applicant
- 11 Persons not entitled to make application
- 12 Time-limit for completion of insolvency resolution process
- 12A Withdrawal of application admitted under section 7, 9 or 10
- 13 Declaration of moratorium and public announcement
- 14 Moratorium
- 15 Public announcement of corporate insolvency resolution process
- 16 Appointment and tenure of interim resolution professional
- 17 Management of affairs of corporate debtor by interim resolution professional
- 18 Duties of interim resolution professional
- 19 Personnel to extend co-operation to interim resolution professional
- 20 Management of operations of corporate debtor as going concern
- 21 Committee of creditors
- 22 Appointment of resolution professional
- 23 Resolution professional to conduct corporate insolvency resolution process
- 24 Meeting of committee of creditors
- 25 Duties of resolution professional
- 25A Rights and duties of authorised representative of financial creditors
- 26 Application for avoidance of transactions not to affect proceedings
- 27 Replacement of resolution professional by committee of creditors
- 28 Approval of committee of creditors for certain actions
- 29 Preparation of information memorandum
- 30 Submission of resolution plan
- 31 Approval of resolution plan
- 32 Appeal
- 32A Liability for prior offences, etc