Committee of Creditors gives Suraksha and NBCC India seven days to file revised bids.
Homeowners, Suraksha cry foul; say move illegal as per SC order
Lenders and homebuyers of Jaypee Infratech will meet on May 15 to discuss the revised bids submitted by state-owned NBCC and Suraksha group to acquire debt-laden realty firm through insolvency process
NBCC and Suraksha group, which are in the race to acquire Jaypee Infratech under the insolvency resolution process, have submitted revised bids and improved their offers for financial creditors.
A three-member NCLAT bench has issued notices to NBCC, IDBI Bank and resolution professional of Jaypee Infratech as well as to the bourses NSE and BSE
The disclosures were made after a November 2019 Securities and Exchange Board of India's directive asking companies to disclose defaults of 30 days and above
This is the third round of bidding process, initiated on the direction of the apex court.
Lenders had asked both the suitors to sweeten their resolution plans and submit their bids by December 3. The final offer made by the two contenders could not be immediately ascertained
NBCC Ltd is also actively considering offering more land to lenders and reduce timeline for completion of about 20,000 flat
For homebuyers, NBCC is looking to reduce the deadline for completing pending flats from four years timeline proposed in the bid submitted on November 17
Jaypee Infratech owed nearly Rs 10,000 crore to bankers
This was one of the reasons for lenders voting out the NBCC's resolution plan in June this year
A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari said it is passing directions in an "exceptional situation" to do complete justice to home buyers, Jaypee group and banks concerned.
In the order, the tribunal also directed the YEIDA to ensure that the development work is not obstructed by the Noida development authority.
Appellate tribunal bars Jaypee Infra parent firm from submitting fresh bids
According to sources close to the issue, in the worst-case scenario, if the insolvency resolution professional does not come up with any resolution, Jaypee Infratech might head for liquidation