The Supreme Court upheld JSW Steel's ₹19,700 crore resolution plan for Bhushan Power and Steel, dismissing objections from former promoters and lenders and affirming CoC's primacy
The Supreme Court has upheld JSW Steel's ₹19,700-cr Bhushan Power takeover plan, and rejecting lenders' demand for share of Ebitda
In a filing with the stock exchanges, the company said it filed a review petition before the Supreme Court on June 25, related to the judgment dated May 2
The NCLT on Tuesday adjourned its hearing over a petition filed by Sanjay Singhal, former promoter of debt-ridden Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL), to June 26. Singhal has approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), seeking enforcement of the order passed by the Supreme Court, which had on May 2 quashed the Rs 19,700 crore resolution plan from Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel. Setting aside the previous order passed by the tribunal, the apex court had directed initiation of liquidation of BPSL, as per the provisions of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. Following this, Singhal moved NCLT to place on record the judgment order of the Supreme Court and its implementation. The matter was listed before the Delhi-based Principal bench of the NCLT, where a two-member bench comprising its president adjourned the matter to June for the next hearing. However, NCLT took the judgment passed by the Supreme Court on BPSL on record. During the proceedings of the NCLT, Solicitor General of
Top court has rejected JSW Steel's resolution plan to acquire Bhushan Power and Steel four years after takeover was completed
The Supreme Court rejected JSW Steel's resolution of BPSL under the corporate insolvency resolution process, ordering the liquidation of the debt-laden company
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Supreme Court terms JSW Steel's Bhushan Power resolution plan illegal and orders liquidation, criticising CoC, NCLT, and the resolution professional
Lenders may need to reverse recoveries from JSW's resolution plan for Bhushan Power & Steel as Supreme Court orders liquidation, triggering fresh provisioning concerns
The court, however, stressed that former promoters and directors would still be held responsible for offences committed prior to the insolvency proceedings
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Lenders would stand to realise 41% on claims of Rs 47,157.99 cr
BPSL was admitted for resolution under IBC in July 2017. On Friday, it came nearer to resolution with majority of lenders voting in favour of JSW Steel's proposal to close the process
Proposal was made last week, payment subject to bank guarantee or indemnity from lenders, so that in case SC rejects resolution plan, settlement amount will be reversed
Since JSW was named the highest bidder last year, it has been a long wait for Jindal due to a spate of investigations by ED and multiple adjournments in final hearing at the Supreme Court
There is no power conferred upon the NCLAT under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to interfere with a provisional attachment order, ED said.
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The net debt of JSW at the end of December quarter was at Rs 49,552 crore
The Supreme Court Friday admitted a plea challenging appellate tribunal NCLAT's order allowing JSW Steel to acquire Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd for Rs 19,700 crore by providing it immunity from prosecution by the Enforcement Directorate. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant refused however to put the sale on hold. "The appeals are admitted. Senior Advocate Dr A M Singhvi, appearing for the Committee of Creditors, states that in case he receives money, he will return the said amount within two months, if the appeal succeeds," the bench said. The apex court has put up the matter for hearing on April 15. A two-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, had said that JSW Steel will be immune from the acts done by the former promoters of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL). However, it had also said that prosecution against the former promoters under the money laundering ...
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