A plea filed by Adisri Commercial, the erstwhile promoter company of Srei Infrastructure Finance (SIFL), requesting the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to set aside its order for initiating insolvency proceedings against SIFL and its subsidiary Srei Equipment Finance (SEFL) has been deemed not maintainable by the RBI-appointed administrator. The solicitor general Tushar Mehta argued that the plea was not
According to the government, there are over 21,000 cases pending before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) as of the end of January this year. Of these, 12,963 cases are under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 1,181 cases are for mergers and amalgamations (M&A), and 7,061 are other cases. The pending cases have caused significant concern among resolution professionals
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Amendment Bill is set to be tabled in the upcoming Monsoon session. The amendment aims to facilitate group insolvency resolution by enabling lenders to take subsidiary companies to NCLT as a combined entity, said sources. This move will aid in streamlining insolvency processes, eliminating redundancy and promoting efficiency. The proposed amendment will address a
The Administrator of two insolvent Srei companies has obtained the Reserve Bank of India’s approval for the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) as a ‘fit and proper’ state-backed company. Rajneesh Sharma, the administrator, has submitted the resolution plan to the Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for its approval. The consolidated committee of creditors (CoC) for the
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the Mumbai-based Suraksha Group’s resolution plan to acquire Jaypee Infratech Ltd, a debt-ridden company that has been undergoing insolvency proceedings for almost six years. This decision is a relief for over 20,000 homebuyers who have been stuck with stalled projects in Noida and Greater Noida. The resolution plan had been approved by
The resolution professional of Future Retail, Deloitte India-backed Vijaykumar V Iyer, has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from prospective resolution applicants for one or more of its assets by April 7, 2023. Interested bidders can choose to bid for the entire company or specific clusters. The resolution professional has announced two options for submitting EoIs: option I covers the entire
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed a petition filed by around 368 homebuyers who had purchased properties from Lavasa Corporation. The petition had alleged misconduct in the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of the company and mistreatment of the homebuyers as a class of creditors. The homebuyers, in their petition, had sought the tribunal’s intervention to declare the
The bankruptcy court admitted an insolvency case against Asian Hotels (West), which operates the Hyatt Regency hotel near the Mumbai airport, on a petition filed by JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC). The Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal admitted the company on September 16 and appointed Sapan Mohan Garg as an interim resolution professional Yes Bank, the
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruled in favour of Doha Bank on September 9. The Qatar-based bank had pleaded that the resolution professional (RP) should not admit claims from the Exim Bank of China, Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprises (ACRE), Shubh Holdings and China Development Bank. The four entities are likely to challenge this order at the Supreme
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Axis Bank’s petition seeking reconsideration of its earlier judgment that held that the NCLT while examining the existence of debt and default by a corporate debtor on a financial creditor’s plea for initiating corporate insolvency resolution process has the discretion to admit or not admit the plea. A Bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee and
