The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has disposed of two insolvency resolution applications filed by State Bank of India and IDBI Bank against Mumbai Metro One after lenders agreed to one-time settlement (OTS) of dues, the Times of India reported. Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL), a joint venture between Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), will be taken over etirely by MMRDA.
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Hinduja National Power Corporation Ltd (HNPCL) on Tuesday requested the National Company Law Tribunal that the insolvency petition filed by public sector undertaking Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd against it be dismissed given that the PSU had not completed the project as per the contract, the Economic Times of India reported. The case has been dragging on for over four years, where BHEL has contested that HNPCL failed to make a payment of ₹281 crore towards the works it had carried out.
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The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has disposed of two separate insolvency resolution applications filed by State Bank of India and IDBI Bank against Mumbai Metro One. The borrower is a joint venture between Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) and Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA), the Economic Times reported.
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Mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd has secured an 11-year term loan of Rs 3,918 crore from Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), sources said. The financial closure will enable Vedanta to expedite completion of its power projects, the Economic Times of India reported. The group plans to increase the operating capacity of its power business in India to 4.8 GW by FY27. The latest financing follows Vedanta group's takeover of Meenakshi Energy Ltd on December 28 in an NCLT-driven insolvency process.
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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed insolvency proceedings against Captain GR Gopinath's Deccan Charters till April 26, 2024, its next date of hearing, the Economic Times of India reported. Earlier, the Bengaluru bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had directed initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), admitting a plea of financial creditor Krone Finstock claiming a default of around Rs 10 crore.
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The National Company Law Tribunal on Monday extended the timeline for Go First's corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) beyond the April 4 deadline by 60 days, the Economic Times of India reported. Seeking the extension, the counsel for resolution professional (RP) informed the tribunal that the CIRP was in the final stage, with the committee of creditors (COC) deliberating over two resolution plans received by the grounded airline.
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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday reserved its judgment in a plea filed by Bhavit Sheth, cofounder and COO of Dream11, challenging a bankruptcy court order initiating insolvency resolution against its parent Sporta Technologies, the Economic Times of India reported. The tribunal gave parties three days' time to file written submissions.
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India’s central bank kept its policy rate unchanged as the country’s economic growth remains strong and inflation eases, the Wall Street Journal reported. Reserve Bank of India Gov. Shaktikanta Das said on Friday that the monetary-policy committee decided to hold its policy repo rate steady at 6.50%. The country’s gross domestic product increased 8.4% from a year earlier for the quarter ended in December, picking up from the 8.1% expansion seen in the previous quarter. Growth was fueled by a government push to pave roads, expand railroads and upgrade the power grid.
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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) not to terminate the concession agreement of an IL&FS group entity -- Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway Ltd, and take appropriate measures for its insolvency resolution, the Economic Times of India reported. The appellate tribunal said the resolution of Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway Ltd (BKEL), a SPV set up by IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited (ITNL), "is in final stages" and any termination at this stage would "further complicate" the process.
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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted Union Bank of India’s application to initiate insolvency resolution proceedings against Kapil Wadhawan, the erstwhile promoter of Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL), for a Rs 3,958-crore default by the mortgage financier. Wadhwan was a co-guarantor against these loans, the Economic Times of India reported. The tribunal has also appointed Devendra Mehta as the resolution professional (RP) to ascertain the claims of lenders and compute the personal assets of Wadhawan.
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