The Supreme Court held on Friday that Preliminary Enquiry (PE) is not mandatory before FIR registration by the CBI under the Code of Criminal Procedure or Prevention of Corruption Act or the investigative agency’s manual and the accused cannot insist on it as a right. The court said that in case the information received by the CBI, through a complaint
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai Bench ruled that the Resolution Professional (RP) is not empowered to undertake Revision of GST assessment. The appellant, Bijoy Prabhakaran Pulipra is a Resolution Professional who has assailed the NCLT’s order under Section 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) holding that there is no error in the Order. The
The Supreme Court stayed all the proceedings before the Delhi High Court for four weeks related to the implementation of an award by Singapore’s Emergency Arbitrator (EA) restraining Future Retail Ltd (FRL) from going ahead with its Rs 24,731 crore merger deal with Reliance Retail. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, in a consent order, also directed
State Bank of India, the lead banker in the consortium of lenders moving the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on behalf of the committee of creditors seeking fresh bids for the bankrupt Videocon Industries, the appellate tribunal on Monday sought a reply from the successful bidder Twin Star Technologies. The matter will now come up for hearing on September
The Supreme Court on September 6,2021 refused to stay the implementation of DHFL Resolution Plan on the plea filed by 63 moons tech and directed the NCLAT to hear the issue expeditiously. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the implementation of DHFL Resolution Plan on the plea filed by 63 moons tech and directed the National Company Law
Punjab National Bank has challenged the rescue plan for Jet Airways (India) Ltd, posing a fresh hurdle to the Jalan-Kalrock consortium’s attempt to revive the grounded carrier. The state-run lender filed a petition before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday, seeking to quash a rescue plan for Jet Airways approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
Jet Airways employees have rejected the Kalrock-Jalan consortium’s offer under the resolution plan and have challenged the plan in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. Kalrock-Jalan consortium proposed a sum of Rs 52 crore to settle admitted employee claims of Rs 1,265 crore. Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (BKS) and Jet Airways Cabin Crew Association, on August 18, filed an appeal against
Parliamentary panel says details of every customer in a real estate project should be made available to a buyer who chooses to commence NCLT proceedings against a builder. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended that even if only one buyer decides to file a case against a builder before the NCLT, the government make it
The McLeod Russel company runs 31 tea gardens in Assam, 2 in Alipurduar and also has gardens in Africa, Vietnam India’s largest bulk tea producer McLeod Russel India Ltd (MRIL) has been admitted for insolvency proceedings on Friday for defaulting on the repayment of a Rs 100 crore loan. The company, promoted by the Khaitan family of Calcutta, operates 31
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai, has rejected the debt settlement proposal of Siva Industries and Holdings Ltd that was earlier approved by its lenders. The court also ordered Siva Industries’ liquidation in an order on August 13,2021. The NCLT rejected the proposal terming it a “business restructuring plan” rather than a settlement envisaged under section 12 A of
