MCA likely to be given responsibility; aim is to let tribunal focus on company law, insolvency cases
Eight courts were to be set up to exclusively deal with insolvency cases - three in Mumbai, two in New Delhi, and one each in Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad
NCLT President Justice M M Kumar directed to transfer the insolvency petitions to one court headed by M K Shrawat
Of these resolution plans, at least 12 are being implemented, while four are being contested at NCLAT
Under this plan, which is nearly 3.5 times the liquidation value of Assam Company, the lenders will be taking a 20 per cent haircut over their total claims, including interest
GVK Goindwal Sahib, which owns a 540-Mw coal fired power plant in Punjab, is GVK Group's first subsidiary to be taken to the NCLT for failing to replay the loans
NCLAT has saddled ArcelorMittal to clear Rs 70 billion liability of Uttam Galva and KSS Petron as it was associated with these two companies
The merger will create India's third largest commodity exchange after MCX and NCDEX
These courts will be set up in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad
This is the first case out of the Reserve Bank of India's first list of 12 large stressed corporates referred to the bankruptcy court, that has been directed to go for liquidation
The Insolvency Code and its cases under the NCLT are noteworthy, especially at a time when there are issues of large loan defaults in the country
Sources say the time taken by the tribunal to approve mergers is more than what high courts used to take
Axis Bank is the main lender to Menon Bearings
The tribunal has allowed the parties to file their written submission before it, if they want to, within next two days
Renaissance will have three days to file objections
Ultratech increased its bid by Rs 7 billion to Rs 69 billion but there was no response from the resolution professional
The Company Law Board was dissolved following the setting up of the NCLT under the Companies Act, 2013
The Ahmedabad bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday adjourned an insolvency case against Anil Ambani-led Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd. to January 18, 2018.The case had been earlier adjourned on grounds of Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd. seeking time to approach the apex National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). However, with a NCLAT hearing yet to happen, the ongoing case at the Ahmedabad bench of NCLT was adjourned till January 18.Reliance Marine & Offshore Ltd., a subsidiary of Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd. and its guarantor, failed to serve a Rs 60 crore loan extended by IFCI, following which the lender approached the NCLT against both in mid November.IFCI had filed separate petitions in mid-November in NCLT under section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 against defaulter Reliance Marine and Offshore Ltd. and its guarantor Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd. According to sources, IFCI seeks to in all recover dues worth
Smaller banks have been more agile in the initial days of the Insolvency framework by moving more cases to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). While among the large banks Bank of Baroda led the list, Uco Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Dena bank have initiated more NCLT proceedings than their larger rivals such as State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank. SBI, however, led the list in terms of value having initiated 18 cases with Rs 340.97 billion at stake, as of September 30. In all total amount assets under these proceedings as of September 30, stood at Rs 1.07 trillion. The total number of cases stood at 330. there could be many common cases, where more than one lender is involved. Business Standard compiled these details from responses obtained through Right to information (RTI). While seventeen banks shared the details under RTI, Indian Overseas Bank and IDBI refused to share the details citing commercially sensitive nature of the information. The Reserve Bank of India said .
Stating that there are jobs and livelihood at stake, Kumar said the idea is not to lay stress on liquidation of the companies facing insolvency proceedings