Essar Steel insolvency case: SC clears decks for ArcelorMittal's bid

Court rejects operational creditors' plea to be heard at tribunal, says promoters acting through them

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday dismissed a plea by 28 operational creditors of Essar Steel seeking to be heard by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) before any decision was taken on ArcelorMittal’s bid for the company. The court also rejected their plea seeking a stay on the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT’s) order asking the NCLT Ahmedabad Bench to take a decision on ArcelorMittal’s bid by February 11.

Now, the NCLT will be able to decide the fate of ArcelorMittal’s bid quickly.

The court was of the opinion that the promoters of Essar Steel were acting through