In a major relief for stressed companies amid the pandemic woes, the Centre on Thursday announced the suspension of fresh insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) by three more months till December. In a gazette notification, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) said that the suspension on operation of Section 7, 9 and 10 of the IBC has been extended. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, the Central government has extended the suspension of sections 7,9, 10 of the IBC for a further period of three months,” Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman said.