DHL files lawsuit at NCLT against Eicher Motors

DHL has filed a lawsuit against Royal Enfield’s manufacturer Eicher Motors at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) over a payment dispute. DHL has claimed that in the financial year 2020-21, it had raised various sets of invoices for warehousing and third-party logistics services which it had provided to Eicher Motors. Invoices totalling around ₹10 crore are unpaid, DHL claimed.

NCLT orders liquidator of steel cos to admit TVS Motor’s claim

The Chennai-based two-wheeler maker had approached the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) after the liquidator of Kalisma Steel rejected its claim as a financial creditor. “The shares were supplied by the promoter in his official capacity to provide security for the loan” said the division bench of Justice PN Deshmukh and Shyam Babu Gautam in its

IBBI proposes increasing fees on service providers

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has released a paper that proposes increasing the fee on service providers it appoints, seeking to buttress its finances as statutory independent body. The IBBI is short of about Rs 21 crore to be self-sufficient and must shift from relying on the government to a system where the it recovers all or

SBI faces NCLT rap over bad loan recovery case

State Bank of India (SBI) has been pulled up by national company law tribunal (NCLT) for lacking diligence in its approach to a bad loan recovery case that is before the court. The public sector bank had approached NCLT claiming it had misplaced papers pertaining to the account of a borrower, Tybros India Tours, and could not locate them at

NCLT gives nod to Landmark Housing promoters

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai, has given nod for the resolution plan submitted by promoters of Landmark Housing Projects Chennai Pvt. Ltd., under the corporate insolvency resolution process. In 2021, the NCLT had admitted the insolvency petition filed by an operational creditor against the company. As per the legal filings, the total claims admitted from 27 creditors aggregates

NCLT directs tax department to return TDS to Precision Fasteners

The NCLT MUMBAI has directed the income tax department to return the tax deducted at source (TDS) from Precision Fasteners after the auto-component maker was referred for liquidation. The ruling is expected to set a precedent in several such cases where the revenue department is seeking to recover statutory dues from companies facing liquidation. The liquidator of the company had

97% of lenders voted in favour of ASG Hospital’s bid

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai, was informed on Monday that the committee of creditors has voted in favour of a resolution bid submitted by Rajasthan-based ASG Hospital Private Limited for Vasan Health Care Pvt. Ltd. under the insolvency process. The resolution professional told the tribunal that the lenders had approved the plan in a meeting held on February

NCLAT dismisses Go Airlines petition against Sovika Aviation Services

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed a petition filed by Go Airlines against an order passed by the NCLT allowing withdrawal of insolvency proceedings against Sovika Aviation Services. The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had on September 23, 2021 allowed the Section 12A application filed by the Resolution Professional for withdrawal of the

NCLT orders Karvy Stock Broking not to alienate assets

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Hyderabad bench on February 8 ordered the management of Karvy Stock Broking not to alienate any assets of the company and its subsidiaries, responding to an application filed by a shareholder. This comes amid ongoing investigations by various agencies including the police, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Serious Fraud Investigation Office and Enforcement

NCLT admits SBI’s application against Coastal Energen

National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai, admitted the application filed by State Bank of India (financial creditor) against Coastal Energen (corporate debtor), the power generating flagship company of the Dubai-based Coal and Oil Group to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against the company, declare moratorium,and appoint an Interim Resolution Professional (IRP). The company has defaulted an amount of ₹1,458 crore