The NCLAT has adjourned the matter till November 13
While the stake of LIC in IL&FS is quite substantial, the insurer cannot claim to be a promoter
The previous board had moved the NCLT seeking the tribunal's direction to insulate itself fron Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code proceedings
Kumar added that in wake of the IL&FS crisis, the SBI stepped up in a big way
Episode has highlighted issues arising out of complex corporate subsidiary structures
Since the award of the legal cost is nominal and not actual, there isn't any disincentive for the parties not to challenge
Credit Suisse, in a report on the Indian financial sector, said a credit crunch was looming
Govt says pay, ongoing projects priority
The current episode highlights the structural vulnerabilities in the liquidity management practices of Indian NBFIs
The order noted that some of the groups' companies are already undergoing the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Two joint ventures under negative rating watch
If the government-owned banks agree, the debt restructuring would help IL&FS tide over the immediate financial crisis
In a petition, its first independent director also asks for an SFIO investigation
ITNL Africa had been working on a road project connecting three Nigerian states of Kwara, Niger and Kaduna
The infra lending and engineering conglomerate major currently sits on a debt burden of nearly Rs 910 billion
Stressed debt specialist says some loans to subsidiaries and inter-company obligations not included in reported accounts
There's more pain to come as global interest rates rise and the RBI proceeds with its own tightening
The government plea has asked for suspension of seven members of the board, and appointment of 10 directors
The Finance Ministry said the move to take over the IL&FS board was essential to restore confidence in the financial market
Congress president Rahul Gandhi Sunday attacked Narendra Modi over the alleged financial support of LIC to debt-ridden IL&FS and asked whether the prime minister "loves financial scams". Taking to Twitter he said the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is the country's symbol of trust and common people have saved every rupee to buy its policies. "Modi ji, your favourite private company IL&FS is about to turn bankrupt. You are trying to save it by putting the money of LIC. Why?" he asked in a tweet in Hindi. "...Why are you using LIC money to save fraudsters. For you, hope IL&FS does not mean I love financial scams," he said. In another tweet in Hindi, Gandhi alleged that in 2007, Modi as Gujarat chief minister gave the Rs 70,000 crore 'Gift City' project to IL&FS in which nothing has happened till now and alleged that a fraud had come to light. In comparison, Gandhi alleged that in 2018, Prime Minister Modi is trying to give a bailout of Rs 91,000 crore to debt-ridden ...