The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed an appeal by a non- governmental organisation (NGO) against a decision by India’s anti-trust regulator that instant messaging platform WhatsApp had not been abusing its dominant position in the country. In a judgment dated August 2, the NCLAT said there was no reason for it to doubt the Competition Commission of
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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.
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
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