Welcome clarification × SC ruling on personal guarantees in corporate bankruptcies is welcome, but NCLT is not in sync There have been two important, and in fact contrary, developments regarding insolvency and bankruptcy laws last week. A positive development was the Supreme Court ruling that creditors can initiate proceedings against personal guarantors of a corporate debtor, and even after approval of a resolution plan. This will facilitate more effective resolutions of corporate insolvencies and better recoveries for banks. The apex court has now clarified that the surety or guarantee ar...