HDFC files application with NCLT

HDFC Ltd on 06/08/2022 said an application has been filed with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for merger of HDFC Investments Limited and HDFC Holdings Limited with HDFC Bank. This is part of the proposed merger of HDFC Bank , the country’s largest private sector bank by balance sheet, with its parent, mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.

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

Reliance Capital lenders extend resolution time

Due to a tepid response from bidders for the acquisition of debt-laden Reliance Capital, the company’s lenders on Sunday decided to extend the timeline for the resolution process by another two months ending November 2, 2022. This would be the second extension by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) for the Anil Ambani-backed company’s resolution. Earlier, the creditors extended the timeline

Supertech in talks to raise Rs 300 crore, resumes construction

Realty developer Supertech is in talks to raise Rs 300 crore as it has resumed construction on its project. NCLAT had earlier directed that the CoC be limited to just one project and that the other projects be constructed under the supervision of the insolvency resolution professional (IRP). According to management, company has tied up with investors to accelerate construction

RP seeks urgent NCLT hearing in Anil Ambani insolvency case

The resolution professional (RP) in the Anil Ambani insolvency case has sought an urgent hearing at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on the grounds that it had been more than a year since he submitted his report on the merits of a lawsuit brought by State Bank of India for recovery of ₹1,200 crore loans from the industrialist. Jitender