Sterling Biotech Case

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has set aside the plea of a UK-based subsidiary of Punjab National Bank against the NCLT order, approving the sale of Sterling Biotech to US-based food technology startup Perfect Day. The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on November 11, 2022, approved a Rs 638 crore bid of Perfect Day in an auction conducted by the liquidator of Sterling Biotech under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. However, this was challenged by Punjab National Bank (International) Ltd, a stakeholder in Sterling Biotech, before the appellate tribunal National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), contending that the value of the Corporate Debtor was much higher than the one mentioned in the e-Auction notice. It had prayed to stay the auction process, direct the liquidator to maintain the status quo and invite fresh bids. According to the PNB's subsidiary, the value of Sterling Biotech was much higher than Rs 548.46 crore mentioned in the ...

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