The Supreme Court relaxed timeline of 330 days to find a resolution of the stressed asset as prescribed in IBC
In July, in a bid to expedite the resolution process, the government made amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) that included revising the time limit to 330 days
Apex court starts hearing CoC challenge to NCLAT approving higher payout to operational creditors
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Supreme Court agrees to hear operational creditors on August 19, asks them to file amended applications in a week
On July 4, 2019, the NCLAT approved our resolution plan for the acquisition of Essar Steel India
Top court says will settle the issue of distribution of funds once and for all, hearing to begin August 7
Banks are joining foreign funds including SC Lowy in predicting risks from the Essar Steel sale
SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar, whose bank has lent more than Rs 15,000 crore to Essar Steel, said the NCLAT verdict will discourage banks from taking stressed asset cases to the insolvency process
CoC to have no role in distribution of amount between operational and financial creditors, rules NCLAT
MoU is the fourth such signed between the two firms; Posco says pending matter over Essar Steel's ownership hasn't impacted supplier's performance
Ballooning debt forces more and more Indian promoters to sell majority stakes
The firm registered a revenue growth of 8.5 per cent at Rs 5,545 crore as against Rs 5,106 crore in the same period last year
During its submissions on Monday, ArcelorMittal had said that it would give Rs 42,000 crore as upfront payment
The statement made by ArcelorMittal is similar to the one made by Essar Steel India Limited's Committee of Creditors last week
The company has also accounted Rs 229 crore as Ebitda for March 2018, the appellate tribunal was said
Prashant Ruia, the promotor of debt-ridden Essar Steel, Wednesday submitted before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal that the resolution plan moved by ArcelorMittal is in violation of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. Senior advocate U K Chaudhary, representing Ruia, said that the proposal of ArcelorMittal India was in violation of IBC code as the proposal if approved negates the right of Subrogation of the Guarantor. "Item 18 in the adendum of the resolution plan says that Subrogation right of the guarantor would stand extinguished on the approval of the resolution plan," he said. Subrogation means substitution of one person or group by another in respect of a debt. With subrogation right, a guarantor can step into the shoes of a creditor. According to Chaudhary, this was illegal and was in violation of Indian Contract Act and requested the appellate tribunal to quash the plan. "This is also in violation of IB Code," he said, adding that the resolution plan should ...
Essar Steel Asia Holdings had approached NCLAT last week seeking rejection of ArcelorMittal bid for Essar Steel
CoC clubbed Odisha Slurry Pipeline debt with Essar Steel, diverted Rs 2,500 crore, alleges StanChart
ESAHL said Arcelor Mittal India Ltd and its promoter Lakshmi Mittal had "misled" the Supreme Court