Regulations ⁶⁷[36B. Request for resolution plans.—

(1) The resolution professional shall issue the information memorandum, evaluation matrix and a request for resolution plans, within five days of the date of issue of the provisional list under sub-regulation (10) of regulation 36A to –

• (a) every prospective resolution applicant in the provisional list; and
• (b) every prospective resolution applicant who has contested the decision of the resolution professional against its non-inclusion in the provisional list.

(2) The request for resolution plans shall detail each step in the process, and the manner and purposes of interaction between the resolution professional and the prospective resolution applicant, along with corresponding timelines.

(3) The request for resolution plans shall allow prospective resolution applicants a minimum of thirty days to submit the resolution plan(s).

(4) The request for resolution plans shall not require any non-refundable deposit for submission of or along with resolution plan.

⁶⁸[(4A) The request for resolution plans shall require the resolution applicant, in case its resolution plan is approved under sub-section (4) of section 30; , to provide a performance security within the time specified therein and such performance security shall stand forfeited if the resolution applicant of such plan, after its approval by the Adjudicating Authority, fails to implement or contributes to the failure of implementation of that plan in accordance with the terms of the plan and its implementation schedule.

Explanation I. – For the purposes of this sub-regulation, “performance security” shall mean security of such nature, value, duration and source, as may be specified in the request for resolution plans with the approval of the committee, having regard to the nature of resolution plan and business of the corporate debtor.

Explanation II. – A performance security may be specified in absolute terms such as guarantee from a bank for Rs. X for Y years or in relation to one or more variables such as the term of the resolution plan, amount payable to creditors under the resolution plan, etc.]

(5) Any modification in the request for resolution plan or the evaluation matrix issued under sub-regulation (1), shall be deemed to be a fresh issue and shall be subject to timeline under sub-regulation (3).
⁶⁹[Provided that such modifications shall not be made more than once.]

(6) The resolution professional may, with the approval of the committee, extend the timeline for submission of resolution plans.

(7) The resolution professional may, with the approval of the committee, re-issue request for resolution plans, if the resolution plans received in response to an earlier request are not

satisfactory, subject to the condition that the request is made to all prospective resolution applicants in the final list:
Provided that provisions of sub-regulation (3) shall not apply for submission of resolution plans under this sub-regulation.]

⁶⁷Inserted by Notification No. IBBI/2018-19/GN/REG031, dated 3rd July, 2018 (w.e.f. 04-07-2018).

⁶⁸Inserted by Notification No. IBBI/2019-20/GN/REG040, dated 24th January, 2019 (w.e.f. 24.01-2019).
⁶⁹ Inserted by Notification No. IBBI/2021-22/GN/REG078, dated 30th September, 2021 (w.e.f. 30-09- 2021).