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India’s insolvency quarter, on the record.

April – June 2026. How many companies went in, how many came out, and on what terms — each beside the quarter before.

As of 15 Oct 2026 · report an error

The quarter in five numbers

196admitted into CIRP
↑ 25%
Jan – Mar 2026: 157
69plans approved
↑ 86%
Jan – Mar 2026: 37
57liquidation orders
↓ 5%
Jan – Mar 2026: 60
28withdrawn & settled
↑ 8%
Jan – Mar 2026: 26
47voluntary liquidations
↓ 18%
Jan – Mar 2026: 57

The quarter in one line

Went in — admitted into CIRP196
Came out — reached a verdict154

The queue grew by 42 — about 1.3 going in for every one coming out.

What the approved plans returned

Median haircut 80.7%↑ 4% creditors kept 19.3 paise per ₹1 admittedJan – Mar 2026: 78.0%
Realised under plans ₹4,151 Cr summed over the 66 cases with the figure publishedJan – Mar 2026: ₹17,726 Cr

How long these cases took

Median time to a verdict 2.1 years↑ 11% from admission to the order that ended itJan – Mar 2026: 1.9 years
Against the statutory clock +14 months the Code allows 330 days including extensions and litigation

Fastest and slowest benches

Kochi (6)1.1 years
Chennai (8)1.4 years
Kolkata (14)1.7 years
Mumbai (43)2.2 years
Allahabad (5)2.3 years
New Delhi (18)2.6 years
Bengaluru (5)2.8 years
Ahmedabad (6)3.2 years
Chandigarh (10)3.4 years
faster than the national 2.1 yearsslowernational median

The quarter’s largest plans

CompanyAcquirerOrderRealised
Three C Green Developers Private Limited Hynite Farms Private Limited 5 Jun ₹490 Cr
Adel Landmarks Limited Art Constructions Private Limited 19 May ₹472 Cr
Rajesh Business & Leisure Hotels Private Limited Consortium of Rare Asset Reconstruction Limited and Check-Inn Hotels … 24 Apr ₹467 Cr
Amar Prakaash Developerss Private Limited Mr. Aadarsh Kumar Surana 30 Jun ₹260 Cr
Avani Projects and Infrastructure Limited Prominent Suppliers Private Limited 22 Jun ₹250 Cr

How the quarter ended

37% 45% 18%
Liquidated · 57 (37%) Plan approved · 69 (45%) Withdrawn & settled · 28 (18%)

37% of this quarter’s verdicts were liquidations, against 49% in Jan – Mar 2026. A further 28 settled under §12A before any verdict.

Where the verdicts landed

By NCLT bench

Mumbai 48
New Delhi 23
Kolkata 16
Chandigarh 13
Chennai 11
Ahmedabad 9

By sector

Other Services 27
Other Manufacturing 20
Trading & Distribution 17
Food & Agro 15
Real Estate & Housing 14
Construction & Infrastructure 14
Free to quote — the source line

“The Stressed India Quarterly, Vol. 1 (April – June 2026), merc.in/quarterly”