After six months of payments, SpiceJet's Ajay Singh has to pay regular instalments of $500,000 to Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse and SpiceJet have been embroiled in a legal conflict since 2015 concerning outstanding debts of approximately $24 million
IndiGo maintained its lead as the country's largest airline with its market share pegged at 63.3 per cent in August
On September 12, the apex court asked Singh to pay $500,000 towards an instalment to the Swiss firm along with a $1 million defaulted amount
The Delhi High Court on August 24 told CMD Singh to pay Rs 100 crore dues to Maran by September 10
Last month, the court had asked the airline to pay Rs 100 crore to Maran by September 10
The court on July 25 had given additional time to the airline to pay its dues to Credit Suisse as part of the court-agreed settlement between both parties
This is as part of the over Rs 380 crore arbitral award dues he has to pay
The Supreme Court asked SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh to make a payment of $500,000 towards an installment to Credit Suisse by September 22, along with $1 million towards defaulted amount
The stock has rallied 27% in two days after the board allotted equity shares and warrants to the promoter group company, and allotted equity shares to aircraft lessors on preferential basis.
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday suggested that SpiceJet settle the issues with lessors that have sought initiation of insolvency proceedings against it. The tribunal's suggestion came against the backdrop of the crisis-hit carrier issuing shares in lieu of dues to nine aircraft lessors. On Tuesday, the NCLT was hearing a plea filed by Celestial Aviation Services Ltd, an operational creditor that had filed a plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against the airline. A two-member NCLT bench observed that the airline is settling with some of aeroplane lessors by converting debt into equity. "SpiceJet seems to be settling with other lessors by giving shares, Why don't you settle with these lessors as well?," the bench, comprising M M Khandelwal and Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar, said. This was in reference to Celestial Aviation Services and four other lessors who have filed pleas against the airline. Further, the bench said that in its opinion, it is in its best intere
The carrier's shareholders had on Thursday passed a number of resolutions, including a 25 billion rupees fundraise and a preferential issue of shares to lessors to clear outstanding dues
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In a Delhi High Court hearing on Thursday on Maran's case demanding the dues, SpiceJet said it was struggling financially
Kalanithi Maran claims that SpiceJet owes him Rs 393 crore as of August 3
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Overall, the carriers transported a total of 12.1 million domestic air passengers in July, an increase of 31.72 per cent compared to the same month last year
The jump in net profit can be attributed to a 17 per cent decline in the company's total expenses from Rs 2,504.7 crore in Q4FY23 to Rs 2,069 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year
The apex court on July 25 had given additional time to the airline to pay its dues to Suisse as part of the court-agreed settlement between both parties.
The company registered net profit at Rs 205 crore in the June ended quarter (Q1FY24), as against net loss of Rs 789 crore, in the year-ago period.