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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed the appeal filed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) challenging the resolution plan for debt-ridden Rolta India Ltd, holding that the plan has already been approved and implemented. The DoT had challenged the resolution plan approved by NCLT while claiming statutory dues of Rs 469.09 crore towards unpaid licence fees. A three-member NCLAT bench upheld the order of the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which on December 15, 2025, approved the Rs 900-crore resolution plan submitted by Ashdan Properties for Rolta India, a multinational technology company. The tribunal observed that Rolta's resolution plan had already been implemented, with the NCLT closing the company petition on February 2, 2026. Moreover, DoT never raised the issue of categorisation of its claims before the NCLT during hearings. "The resolution process having attained finality and the plan having been acted upon, ...
The government has moved the appellate tribunal NCLAT, against the order passed by the NCLT, in which it approved a Rs 900 crore resolution plan by Ashdan Properties for the debt-ridden Rolta India. Challenging the approved resolution plan, the centre said only Rs 10 lakh of a token amount has been allocated for the government and the statutory authorities, whereas the Corporate Debtor (Rolta) owed a total sum of Rs 5,949.95 crore. Against admitted government/statutory claims of Rs 179.19 crore, this allocation constitutes an illusory recovery of only 0.06 per cent, said the petition filed by Union of India through Department of Telecommunications (DoT), according to the petition filed by Shashank Bajpai, Central Government standing Counsel. A claim of Rs 469.09 crore has been made by DoT against Rolta India, on account of the unpaid license fee for FY 2005-06 and 2006-07. The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on December 15, 2025, approved a Rs 900 crore ...
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed to initiate insolvency proceedings against IT firm Rolta India Ltd. A two-member Mumbai bench of the tribunal admitted the plea of -- Value Partner Greater China High Yield Income Fund and Pinpoint Multi-Strategy Fund -- claiming a default of around Rs 1,060 crore. The NCLT has also appointed Shailendra Ajmera of the consultancy firm E&Y as the interim professional of the company to complete the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. "The debts and default of the corporate debtor (Rolta) have been established and the appliacation deserves to be admitted," said the NCLT. The tribunal has also declared moratorium, prohibiting the lenders of the company to recover any amount the period. Rolta India, the parent company of Rolta LLC and Rolta Americas LLC, had given corporate guarantee for these step down firm, who were the principal borrowers. However, the principal borrowers failed to meet their payment obligations, following .