Hearing on merger petition posted for Mar 27: Subhiksha

Cash strapped retail chain Subhiksha today said hearing on the petition for merger of the company with Chennai-based Blue Green Constructions at the Madras High Court has been deferred till March 27 due to the ongoing stir of the lawyers.

The Madras High Court was to hear the petition today, but it had to be deferred due to the ongoing boycott of courts by lawyers, Subhiksha Trading Services said in a statement.

"A hearing was scheduled for today in respect of the merger petition of our company with Blue Green Construction at the Madras High Court. The matter has now been posted for March 27, 2009," it added.

"No arguments were made as there is an ongoing boycott of the Madras High Court by the lawyers for the last few weeks and the boycott is still continuing," the company said.

The merger petition pertains to the purchase of 40 per cent stake in Blue Green Constructions for Rs 2 crore by Subhiksha in 2008, followed by the retail chain's decision to merge the two entities.

The issue has come to the forefront in the past couple of months after private equity player ICICI Ventures, which holds 23 per cent stake in Subhiksha, moved the Madras High Court opposing the merger plan.