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The sale of The IL&FS Financial Centre (TIFC) in Mumbai’s Bandra- Kurla Complex has hit a hurdle after IL&FS undertook a fresh valuation which estimated that the value of its head-quarters had gone up 57% to Rs 1700 crore, compared to the highest bid of Rs1,080 crore in 2021, and asked Brookfield-affiliate Chronos Properties to pay more for the property. Chronos, which was the winning bidder, has challenged the move in NCLT, which has restrained IL&FS from creating any third-party interest in TIFC or insisting that the revised valuation be accepted or rejected by the buyer.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has asked the crisis-hit infrastructure financing company IL&FS to complete the resolution of 58 firms by March next year, and has extended the moratorium until the date. The two-member bench said that resolution process for 58 entities are at an advanced stage and considerable progress has been made.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has asked IL&FS group to complete the debt resolution process for 58 entities by March 31, 2025. A debt of Rs 37,700 crore has been resolved as of September 30, 2024, with resolution of 188 entities out of 302 entities, and only 114 entities remaining to be resolved, of which moratorium protection is required to be continued only for 58 entities now.

Sidhartha@timesofindia.com New Delhi: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is going to move the ministry of corporate affairs for a review of the National Financial Reporting Authority's decision to amend Standards of Audit (SA) 600 and SA 299, arguing it is not feasible to ‘blindly adopt’ global standards in the Indian context.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT on Tuesday granted more time to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services IL&FS for completing the resolution process of 58 entities. “With regard to 58 entities the resolution process is at an advanced stage and considerable progress has been made. Just for the time being we are of the view that direction needs to be issued to IL&FS and its new board to complete the resolution process of 58 entities by 31 March 2025,” the tribunal said.

IL&FS group has discharged debt of Rs. 38,082 crore to its creditors as of September 30, 2024, according to the latest status report affidavit filed before insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT. This includes Rs. 20,289 crore from monetisation of assets, Rs. 8,140 crore from auto-debits, green entity principal servicing, NFB release, and Rs. 9,653 crore from interim distribution.

IL&FS group has discharged debt of Rs. 338,082 crore to its creditors as of 30 September 2024, according to the latest status report affidavit filed by the debt-ridden firm before insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT. “As on 30 September 2024, the total debt discharged to creditors of the Respondent No 1 (IL&FS) Group aggregates to Rs. 38,082 crore,” the status report said.

IL&FS group has discharged debt of Rs 38,082 crore to its creditors as of September 30, 2024, according to the latest status report affidavit filed by the debt-ridden firm before insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT. "As on September 30, 2024, the total debt discharged to creditors of the Respondent No 1 (IL&FS) Group aggregates to Rs 38,082 crore," the status report said.

IL&FS Group, grappling with debt, has successfully repaid Rs 38,082 crore to its creditors by September 30, 2024. The resolution process, involving asset monetization and debt restructuring, aims to resolve a total of Rs 61,000 crore, representing a significant portion of the group's outstanding debt.

Shilpy Sinha - Mumbai: IL&FS’s infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) is set to file an updated draft placement memorandum (UDPM) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India early this month to transfer certain IL&FS assets to the InvIT framework, which will help address up to Rs 8,500 crore of the group’s debt. Registered under Sebi’s InvIT Regulations as part of a 2020 debt resolution plan of the IL&FS group, this InvIT will consolidate nine road assets and issue its units to creditors against their dues.

PTI NEW DELHI - IL&FS Group is seeking legal advice on the course of action against its ex-directors and two step-down units, who have refused to return the excess managerial remuneration paid to them, according to the latest affidavit file by the debt-ridden firm before NCLAT. IL&FS is in the process of recovering approximately Rs 187 crore from the directors and independent directors of the previous board, during whose tenure the company and its two subsidiaries IFIN and ITNL were shown in profit through financial engineering, though they were in loss.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s September 19 order that allowed interim distribution of funds from the escrow account of Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway (BKEL), an arm of IL&FS Transportation Networks (ITNL). A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud rejected Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services’ (IL&FS) appeal, challenging the appellate tribunal’s order on the ground that it breached the “principle of equitable distribution to all creditors,” a framework designed for the resolution of IL&FS group entities. IL&FS was referred for an in-court resolution process in October 2018 for resolution of around 1 lakh crore debt across over 302 entities. IL&FS and its 302 group companies are undergoing a court-monitored resolution process under the aegis of the ministry of corporate affairs, the NCLAT and NCLT.

Mumbai: Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services IL&FS has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s NCLAT September 19 order that allowed an interim distribution of funds from the escrow account of Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway. The escrow account belongs to an arm of IL&FS Transportation Networks ITNL. NCLAT passed an order in response to an application filed by the State Bank of India (SBI), directing the distribution of 2263.44 crore to lenders under the interim distribution arrangement. However, IL&FS has challenged this decision, arguing that the interim distribution it follows is based on a different set of rules approved by NCLAT which apply to all IL&FS Group companies.

The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) on Thursday issued a circular, underscoring the primacy of principal auditors of listed companies in finalising financial statements under existing norms. The circular asks auditors to follow both the Standard on Auditing (SA) 600 and the Companies Act 2013 in letter and spirit, on top of other relevant norms, and act accordingly.

NFRA clarified that principal auditors are accountable for consolidated financial statements in group audits, highlighting past failures involving IL&FS are Reliance Capital. Emphasizing mandatory adherence to auditing standards, NFRA dismissed claims that standard provisions were optional and confirmed auditor's rights to review subsidiary records. NEW DELHI : The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), the regulator for auditors and audit firms for large and listed companies, on Thursday made clear that the principal auditor will be responsible for the consolidated financial statement in case of group audits after in noticed several attempts to shift the blame to those dealing with subsidiaries and joint ventures.

IL&FS ON MONDAY appointed Nand Kishore who is currently serving as its managing director as the chairman with effect from October 1. The tenure of non-executive chairman CS Rajan came to an end on September 30, a press release said. The appointment has been approved by the ministry of corporate affairs After IL&FS defaulted on its loans in 2018, the government and the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had appointed a public interest board. On Monday the company said it has achieved debt resolution of approximately 55,000 crore till date, representing nearly 90% of aggregate estimated debt resolution value of ¥61 000 crore.

IL&FS outgoing chairman C S Rajan has likened the collapse of the infrastructure conglomerate to the sinking of the Titanic and has said that the resolution process will serve as the foundation for future bankruptcy laws. Rajan’s term as non executive chairman of IL&FS ended on Monday marking the end of a six year tenure on the board following corporate India’s largest financial crises. Nand Kishore, the current managing director will take over as chairman and managing director from Oct 1.

As part of its debt resolution efforts, IL&FS has resolved Rs 55,000 crore out of the targeted Rs 61,000 crore by September 30. The resolution includes monetization, debt servicing, and transfers to InVit. Of the 302 entities in the framework, 188 have been resolved, with 38 entities at various stages of court approval. Some continue servicing Rs 3,000 crore in debt. Kishore, a 1981 Indian Audit and Account Service officer, previously served as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Dy. CAG). He was appointed to the IL&FS Board in October 2018 and became Managing Director in October 2022.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has exempted IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd from its parent entity's debt resolution framework. This decision follows a bid by Howen International Fund SPC for a 42.25% stake in IECCL, opposed by ICICI Bank, which argued selling 100% share capital for better value.

THE INCOME TAX apply ellate tribunal has over turned a tax demand of around 21000 crore on Noida Toll Bridge Company an IL&FS Group company. The demand includes liability of 210893 crore and penalty of the same amount for alleged concealment of income. The IT department issued the assessment order on December 31, 2008 and initiated reassessment proceedings later.

In a significant win for Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited (NTBCL), the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed a massive tax demand of approximately ₹21,000 crore. The listed entity, part of the IL&FS Group, operates the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) flyover, a critical infrastructure link between the two cities. The tax demand, spanning nine financial years from 2006 to 2015, included ₹10,893 crore in alleged unpaid taxes and the same amount in penalties. The Income Tax department had accused NTBCL of concealing income and failure to submit accurate income details.

New Delhi: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT on Tuesday reserved its order in ICICI Bank’s application opposing the sale of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited IECCL an entity of IL&FS Group as only 42.25% of its share capital has been up for sale instead of 100% Howen International Fund SPC the successful bidder for IECCL has offered 800 crore for the 42 25% stake. ICICI Bank’s counsel argued that IECCL’s 100% share capital should be sold since it will fetch a better value. IL&FS’ debt resolution framework allowed the bidder to bid for only 42.25% of IECCL share capital which represented IL&FS’ share but get 100% of IECCL’s shareholding But IL&FS sought exemption of IECCL from the above arrangement as a 100% transfer of share capital would result in delisting of IECCL which the successful bidder wants to avoid. Further a100% share capital sale would result in starting the process from scratch which may prolong the process Ramji Srinivasan senior advocate and Raunak Dhillon appearing for IL&FS argued that yielding to the lender’s demand can hamper IECCL’s resolution process since the sole bidder would abandon the process.

Mumbai: Realty developer Nila Spaces, one of the bidders of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services’ (IL&FS) commercial properties spread over 344,000 square feet in an office tower GIFT TWO in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), hasra- ised concerns over transparency in the auction process and the de- lay to conclude the bidding. The non-banking finance company listed these properties for sale in February, with the auction being conducted via the Swiss Challenge process. The properties are held by Sabarmati Capital Two (SCTL), a wholly owned subsidiary of IL&FS Township & Urban Assets (ITUAL). Once concluded this will be the biggest transaction for a single commercial tower in Gujarat.

New Delhi: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services IL&FS asking why the tribunal should extend the protection granted to it from proceedings beyond October 15 this year. While NCLAT granted relief to IL&FS dismissing the application by Sadbhav Engineering Ltd and GKC Projects Ltd which sought execution of an arbitral award against one of IL&FS’s entities the appellate tribunal asked IL&FS to show sufficient reason for continuing the protection NCLAT’s October 2018 order prevented “the institution or continuation of suits or any other proceedings by any party or person or bank or company etc. against ‘IL&FS’ and its 348 group companies in any court of law/tribunal/arbitration panel or arbitration authority” If the October 2018 order is vacated it can affect IL&FS Entities that still need resolution under the IBC which as of now number around 70.

IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN), a group company of debt-ridden IL&FS Ltd, has incurred a cumulative loss of Rs 5,654 crore for the five-consecutive fiscals -- from FY14 to FY18, according to the revised balance sheet of the firm undergoing resolution process.

Having restated its accounts & reported losses in 4 of 5 years, scam-tainted IL&FS has opened up the issue of refund of I-T paid earlier. “Management is in the process of seeking expertadvice as well as exploring the manner in which recasting adjustments can be incorporated in its returns of income filed,” accounts said.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday reserved its order on State Bank of India's application for the interim distribution of Rs. 275 crore from an escrow account of Baleshwar Kharagpur Express way Ltd (BKEL), an entity of the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL and FS) group.

Net Loss of IL&FS Engineering & Construction Co reported to Rs 3.01 crore in the quarter ended June 2024 as against net loss of Rs 15.50 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2023. Sales rose 55.83% to Rs 85.52 crore in the quarter ended June 2024 as against Rs 54.88 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2023.

IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd has received final observations from the capital market regulator and in-principle approval from stock exchanges to issue units of the Roadstar Infra Investment Trust. The listing will happen by December; source close to the development said, The Roadstar Infra Investment Trust has acquired road assets from IL&FS Transportation Networks including Moradabad Bareilly Expressway (MBEL), Sikar Bikaner Highway, Hazaribagh Ranchi Expressway, Thiruvananthapuram Road Development Company (TRDCL), Barwa Adda Expressway (BAEL) and Pune Sholapur Road Development Company (PSRDCL). These assets have an enterprise valuation of Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 8,500 crore.

Ten banks, led by Bank of India (BoI), have received Rs 334 crore from accumulated toll collections of the former IL&FS-owned Pune Sholapur Road Development Co (PSRDCL) and are set to receive another Rs 87 crore as part of a restructuring deal with new owners Roadstar Infra Investment Trust (InvIT). The asset which was transferred to Roadstar last year is now upgraded to a standard asset with lenders as part of the plan which includes elongating the loan tenure till 2032 from earlier 2027 and also issuing some non-convertible debentures payable over the next 20 years.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), on Friday granted relief to IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company (IECCL), part of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) group, dismissing Terra Projects Pvt Ltd's application for modification of its overarching October 2018 order.

Following a diktat from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), IL&FS has sought to recover Rs. 250 crore from beneficiaries of its employee welfare trust, in what may be first instance of its kind in the country. The move by the ministry followed a report by the Serious Fraud Investigation office. (SFIO), which concluded that the entity was allegedly used to park excess funds or profits and was subsequently used to facilitate payoffs and provide incentives to select employee.

Revised financial statements of two IL&FS group firms, IL&FS Transportation and IL&FS Financial Services, for the financial years 2013 to 2018 have been submitted before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). A two-member bench of NCLT Mumbai comprising Prabhat Kumar and Justice Virendra Singh Bisht has taken the submissions of revised financial statements on record.

Adani Enterprises, Edelweiss Fund, Oriental Structural Engineers, GR Infrastructure, and Kalyan Toll are among 20 companies interested in acquiring three road assets from IL&FS — Jharkhand Infrastructure Implementation (JIICL), Jharkhand Road Projects Implementation (JRPICL) and Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway (BKEL). A mix of corporate houses, infrastructure and road construction companies, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and funds, have shown interest in acquiring these assets, either individually, in combination or both, said a person familiar with the matter. IL&FS had invited expressions of interest (EOI) as part of a resolution process to divest its entire stake in these assets. The three assets have a total debt of Rs 3,000 crore and IL&FS expects to get binding bids by the second quarter of this fiscal, the person said.

IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited (ITPCL), an imported coal based plant that supplies power to Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco), has said that issues pertaining to delayed payments by the State power utility are yet to be resolved. Tangedco has not been paying ITPCL on a weekly basis as per a directive by the Union Ministry of Power, but only on or before the completion of 75 days from the date of invoice, ITPCL said, raising the issue at the Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC). Till date, undisputed payments to the tune of over Rs 533 crore are pending against March 18, 2024 invoices from Tangedco.

In a rare move, govt has asked the board of IL&FS and 2 of its arms to recover excess money of Rs 150cr, including managerial remuneration & commissions, from ex-directors. The move came after the entities restated their accounts to show losses of Rs 9,600 cr for FY 2013 to 2018 instead of Rs 1,869cr profit estimated by management & board.

Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) has filed a writ petition with Ranchi High Court seeking Rs 775 crore in pending annuities and interest from the Jharkhand government. IL&FS had entered into an agreement with the state government for the Jharkhand Accelerated Road Development Project, a joint venture which was to develop five roads. Despite the agreement, the state government has not released the annuity of Rs 775 crore, including interest, which is a semi-annual payment due to IL&FS, the company alleged in its petition.

Vineet Nayyar, former Vice Chairman of Tech Mahindra, passed away on Thursday at the age of 85. A former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Nayyar also worked with the World Bank for over 10 years in a series of senior assignments, including the Chief for the Energy, Infrastructure and the Finance Divisions for East Asia and Pacific. He was the first Chairman of state-owned GAIL (India) Ltd from 1986 to 1991. In October 2018, Nayyar was appointed as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of crisis-hit Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) by the government. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the demise of Mr Vineet Nayyar who spearheaded the IL&FS resolution first as its Managing Director and then as its Vice Chairman” IL&FS said in a statement.

Beleaguered infrastructure lender IL&FS has applied for a fresh approval from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for transfer of its headquarters, an iconic 10 storey property in Mumbai s business district Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), to global institutional investor Brookfield Asset Management. The authority has recently provided an approval for the sub-lease of the property, The IL&FS Financial Center (TIFC), based on an application made by IL&FS. However, the sale of the property as approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is for a complete transfer. “The approval provided by us for the transaction as of now is as per the application made by IL&FS and the revised approval will be granted soon after reviewing the same under the land disposing policy” a senior MMRDA official told ET.

Fraud-tainted IL&FS, IL&FS Financial and ITNL have undertaken a massive restatement of accounts, with IL&FS’s loss now estimated at Rs 9,600 crore during five financial years ending 2017-18, against a profit of Rs1,869 crore estimated by the management and board, which had to be superseded following massive irregularities that severely affected the country’s financial sector. There is a similar story at two other subsidiaries IL&FS Financial Services (I-FIN) and IL&FS Transportation Network (ITNL), where the accounts were not found to be in order. During 2017-18 alone, IL&FS’s losses have now been estimated at Rs 7,393 crore, compared with profit of Rs 332 crore stated earlier, a govt source told TOI.

IDBI Bank has written to the Registrar of Companies (RoC) alleging that New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADCL), which underwent debt restructuring in 2011, has flouted an agreement regarding inclusion of the lender’s nominee directors in its board meetings till dues are settled. NTADCL had faced financial challenges that led to the restructuring of debt totalling Rs. 575.34 crore in 2011. As part of the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) exercise, IDBI Bank and some other lenders converted senior debt into equity, with IDBI Bank holding Rs 6.11 crore in equity shares.

IL&FS Mutual Fund on Wednesday said it has | paid a little over Rs 600 crore to investors in its infrastructure debt fund. The debt scheme—IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund Series IC—was redeemed on due date on 30 April, making it a timely redemption, according to a statement issued by IL&FS Group.

IL&FS MUTUAL FUND on Wednesday said it has paid a little over Rs 600 crore to investors in its infrastructure debt fund. The debt scheme — IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund Series 1C — was redeemed on due date on April 30, making it a timely redemption according to a statement issued by IL&FS Group. The scheme redeemed Rs 606 crore against the original invested capital of Rs 275 crore delivering a return of 8% per annum to the investors since inception.

IL&FS Mutual Fund, among the largest infrastructure debt funds in the Mutual Fund format, on Wednesday said it made an on time redemption in IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund Series 1C (IDF Scheme IC), redeeming Rs 606 crore against the original invested capital of Rs 275 crore giving an annual return of 8% to investors since inception.

The dispute between New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (NTADCL) and its shareholder Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) over debt repayment has now reached the doorstep of the Registrar of Companies (RoC), Coimbatore. Due to the deteriorating financial position of the NTADCL, a corporate debt restructuring CDR plan was implemented on March 29 2012, as part of which the State government infused 150 crore into the NTADCL. As per the plan, 30% of the IL&FS debt was converted into equity. After the implementation of the CDR, the senior loan to be repaid by the NTADCL was Rs 120.27 crore. In its letter to the RoC, the NTADCL management has alleged that the deduction of Rs 41.24 crore by the erstwhile IL&FS management was illegal and that the short disbursement of senior loan by the IL&FS resulted in more financial implications. The NTADCL management decided to stop payment to the IL&FS based on legal opinion, it said. The NTADCL also alleged that it had been defrauded by the erstwhile IL&FS management. It pointed out that out of the nine directors, three were nominees of the IL&FS — L Krishnan, G Mahalingam and Baijiu Mathew — and sought the intervention of the RoC to direct the nominee directors of the IL&FS not to participate on the agenda items related to IL&FS senior loan disbursement issue. Based on the NTADCL’s letter, the RoC sought clarifications from the nominee directors of the IL&FS. In a letter, dated March 5, the RoC said that till the matter was under consideration, the nominee directors should refrain from attending the board meeting relating to the agenda items under conflict of interest. Responding to the RoC, the IL&FS said its new board (constituted after 2018 fiasco), including Mr Mahalingam, have been appointed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai on the recommendation of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The new board and nominee directors have been granted immunity by NCLT and said that the question of conflict of interest does not arise. It also said that the issues raised by the NTADCL were already sub judice before the NCLT. It also denied the allegations of fraud and said that the NTADCL had unilaterally stopped repaying the IL&FS Senior Loan to the tune of Rs 52.92 crore and requested the RoC to dismiss the NTADCL’s compliant and restore the status quo. Meanwhile, it is learnt that Mr Mahalingam has resigned, and has been replaced by another director from the IL&FS.

Appellate tribunal NCLAT has rejected SBI's pleas opposing the liquidation value of ITPCL provided by the debt-ridden firm's lead banker PNB and said the country's largest lender cannot "wriggle out" the debt restructuring process of the IL&FS group's thermal power company. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed all three applications moved by SBI and said it does "not find any error in fixing the liquidation value as of 30.09.2018" of IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd (ITPCL).

IL&FS has decided to sell its entire 26% equity stake in Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd (NTBCL), which owns and maintains DND flyover connecting Delhi to Noida. IL&FS has decided to monetise this marquee DND flyover, which was built in 2001, as one of the first roads to provide seamless connectivity from Delhi to Noida.

IL&FS has decided to sell its entire 26 per cent equity stake in Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd (NTBCL), which owns and maintains DND flyover connecting Delhi to Noida. IL&FS has decided to monetise this marquee DND flyover, which was built in 2001, as one of the first roads to provide seamless connectivity from Delhi to Noida. IL&FS has around 26 per cent stake in NTBCL, while the Uttar Pradesh government has 5 per cent stake. The remaining shares in the listed company are with the public.

After a long delay, the IL&FS group is finally set to close its road InvIT (infrastructure investment trust) with the draft prospectus of the same expected to be filed with markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) this week, sources aware of the development told Moneycontrol. IL&FS had registered an InvIT named Roadstar Infra Investment Trust with Sebi in December 2020. “The InvIT structure, though proposed a long time back, had been stuck so far due to various approvals from different authorities. Six road assets are being put under the InvIT as against the original plan of 9-10 assets,” said one of the sources cited above.

A Bombay High Court ruling directing commercial banks to produce evidence to defaulting customers before invoking the master circular on wilful default will bring respite to small borrowers arm-twisted into settling loans, but it may also encourage large borrowers to go to courts and delay recovery, said industry experts. This landmark order delivered by the high court last week and the banking regulator’s directive to banks that the defaulter be given an in-person hearing will significantly change the way banks tag borrowers as wilful, they added. A division bench comprising justices BP Colabawalla and Somasekhar Sundaresan issued the order in a case involving IL&FS director, Milind Patel versus Union Bank of India.

IL&FS Group has approached the NCLAT to seek permission to sell its stake with a “haircut” and without shareholders’ approval in its companies, which are insolvent with unsustainable debts and placed under the Category II list of resolution framework.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) group has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to seek permission to sell its stake with a “haircut” and without shareholders’ approval in its companies, which are insolvent with unsustainable debts and placed under the category II list of resolution framework.

IL&FS group has approached the NCLAT to seek permission to sell its stake with a “haircut” and without shareholders’ approval in its companies, which are insolvent with unsustainable debts and placed under the Category II list of resolution framework. The government sought time to file a reply from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in the last hearing earlier this week over IL&FS’ interim application to sell a stake in group entities falling under Category II, whose highest bid amount was lesser than their debts.

IL&FS group has approached the NCLAT to seek permission to sell its stake with a “haircut” and without shareholders’ approval in its companies, which are insolvent with unsustainable debts and placed under the Category Il list of resolution framework. The government sought time to file a reply from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in the last hearing earlier this week over IL&FS’ interim application to sell a stake in group entities falling under Category II, whose highest bid amount was lesser than their debts. In this process “lenders, as well as shareholders, would anyway have to take a haircut for their respective debt/ and equities,” IL&FS said, adding that it would also ensure the revival of such entity, balancing the interests of stakeholders.

IL&FS group has approached the NCLAT to seek permission to sell its stake with a “haircut” and without shareholders’ approval in its companies, which are insolvent with unsustainable debts and placed under the Category II list of resolution framework. The government sought time to file a reply from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in the last hearing earlier this week over IL&FS’ interim application to sell a stake in group entities falling under Category II, whose highest bid amount was lesser than their debts.

IL&FS group has approached the NCLAT to seek permission to sell its stake with a “haircut” and without shareholders’ approval in its companies, which are insolvent with unsustainable debt and placed under Category II list of resolution framework.

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has acquired 1,34,80,000 equity shares of Mangalore SEZ Ltd (MSEZ) from IL&FS. After this acquisition, equity stake of MRPL shall increase from 0.96 per cent to 27.92 per cent in MSEZ. The company informed stock exchanges that the board of directors of MRPL has approved this at its meeting held on Friday.

The Bombay High Court has said banks and financial institutions should pass reasoned orders before declaring an entity or person a wilful defaulter under the Reserve Bank of India s Master Circular. A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Somasekhar Sundaresan, in its order on March 4, noted that wilful defaulters are ostracized from access to the financial sector and hence, the discretion given to banks under the circular should be exercised with caution as ‘mandated by the RBI.

In a relief for Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Wednesday directed its 11 lenders not to take any coercive steps against IL&FS and its group companies until the next date of hearing on May 14. IL&FS’ current board, formed in 2018 after dismantling the previous one to dispense of the group’s debt of Rs 94,000 crore, had moved the NCLAT on Tuesday to prevent the 11 public sector lenders from declaring its group companies as wilful defaulters.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed 11 public sector lenders not to take coercive action against IL&FS and its group companies till its next hearing on May 14.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed 11 public sector lenders not to take coercive action against IL&FS and its group companies till its next hearing on 14 May.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed 11 public sector lenders not to take coercive action against IL&FS and its group companies till its next hearing on May 14. A two member NCLAT bench also issued notices to the banks, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), directing them to file a reply.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed 11 public sector lenders not to take coercive action against IL&FS and its group companies till its next hearing on May 14. A two member NCLAT bench headed by justice Ashok Bhushan also issued notices to the banks, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directing them to file a reply “In view of the order dated October 15 2018 the respondents banks shall not proceed to take any coercive action against the Applicant IL&FS and group companies till the next date” said the NCLAT.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed 11 public sector lenders not to take coercive action against IL&FS and its group companies till its next hearing on May 14. A two-member NCLAT bench headed by chairperson justice Ashok Bhushan also issued notices to the banks, along with RBI, directing them to file a reply.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed 11 public sector lenders not to take coercive action against IL&FS group companies and directors till its next hearing on May 14. A two-member NCLAT bench also issued notices to the banks, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), directing them to file a reply. “In view of the order dated October 15 2018, the Respondents (banks) shall not proceed to take any coercive action against the Applicant (IL&FS and group companies) till the next date,” NCLAT said.

The new board of debt-laden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to restrain 11 public sector banks from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as “wilful defaulters”.

THE newly appointed board of debt ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before the appellate tribunal NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as “wilful defaulters”. In its petition, IL&FS said it is aggrieved by the “blatant violation and disregard” of previous NCLAT orders by the banks.

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as wilful defaulters”.

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before the appellate tribunal NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as “wilful defaulters”. In its petition IL&FS said it is aggrieved by the “blatant violation and disregard” of previous NCLAT orders by the banks. IL&FS also charged banks of taking procedural action under the garb of the RBI guidelines and “harassing the Directors of the IL&FS companies”.

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as ‘wilful defaulters’. In its petition, IL&FS said it is aggrieved by the blatant violation and disregard of previous NCLAT orders by banks. IL&FS also charged banks of taking procedural action under the garb of RBI guidelines and “harassing directors of IL&FS companies”.

The board of debt ridden IL&FS has moved an application before the NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as wilful defaulters.

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before the appellate tribunal NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as “wilful defaulters”.

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has urgently sought appellate tribunal NCLAT’s intervention to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare group companies as “wilful defaulters”. In its petition IL&FS said it was aggrieved by the “blatant violation and disregard” of previous NCLAT orders by the banks. IL&FS also charged banks of taking procedural action under the garb of the RBI guidelines and “harassing the directors” of IL&FS firms.

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as “wilful defaulters”

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before the appellate tribunal National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as “wilful defaulters".

The newly appointed board of debt-ridden IL&FS has moved an urgent application before the appellate tribunal NCLAT to restrain 11 public sector lenders from initiating proceedings to declare its group companies as "wilful defaulters". In its petition, IL&FS said it is aggrieved by the "blatant violation and disregard" of previous NCLAT orders by the banks. IL&FS also charged banks of taking procedural action under the garb of the RBI guidelines, and harassing the Directors of the IL&FS companies". The banks are "issuing show cause notices, calling for a personal hearing before the Wilful Defaulter Identification Committee, threatening initiation of criminal proceedings, including initiating proceedings as well as and for declaring IL&FS companies and their current Directors as Wilful Defaulters, as well as getting issued Look Out Circulars," it submitted.

The boards of IL&FS and its group companies have approved the sale of Chenani-Nashri Tunnelway to Cube Highways for Rs 5,300 crore, which would result in lenders recovering almost their entire principal amount of debt. CNTL is the company that operates the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel —India’s longest road tunnel of 9 3km — which is on the Jammu and Srinagar route.

Beleaguered non-banking financial company Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) has put commercial properties spread over more than 540,000 sq ft in an office tower, Gift Two, located in Gujarat International Finance Tec City (GIFT City) on the block. The sale of these properties held by Sabarmati Capital Two (SCTL), a100% subsidiary of IL&FS Township & Urban Assets (ITUAL), will be conducted through the ‘Swiss challenge’ process. A total of 58 commercial offices spread across 21 floors of the tower along with appurtenant car parking slots will be sold on an as-is-where-is basis. These properties include four offices spread over 115,000 sq ft that are already leased to Tata Consultancy Services.

The IL&FS Group is seeking judicial intervention to restrain banks from declaring it a “wilful defaulter” and taking action against the members of its board that took control of the infrastructure financier after it went bankrupt in October 2018. The group has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) with these pleas against the Reserve Bank of India and 11 public sector banks. The group, which includes IL&FS Financial Services and IL&FS Transportation Network among its eight companies, argued in the application filed in December that such actions by banks would violate court orders providing immunity to the board appointed in public interest by the government.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday directed officials to conduct a comprehensive probe into the role of a private agency managing Dharani portal. He also directed the officials to make arrangements to solve the pending 2.45 lakh complaints and cases against Dharani portal in the first week of March itself.

IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Ltd. (ITPCL), an imported coal-based plant that supplies power to Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco), has raised concerns over the State power utility not making payments as per the directives of the Union Ministry. Tangedco has not been paying ITPCL on a weekly basis as per the Union Power Ministry’s directive, but only after 75 days of the invoice. The amount involved is in the order of ₹450-500 crore for 75 days lag against the power supplied by ITPCL, a spokesperson from IL&FS Group said.

IL&FS has approached the National Company Law Tribunal in Mumbai to recover funds from its associate New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC), a joint venture between the infrastructure company and the Tamil Nadu government. NTADC was incorporated to improve portable water and sewerage infrastructure in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, through an Integrated Water Supply & Sewerage Project through an MOU between the state government, Tirupur Exporters Association and IL&FS.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) has dragged one of its joint venture companies, New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Ltd (NTADCL), to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) over debt repayment. The Tamil Nadu government owns a 38.32 per cent stake in NTADCL, while IL&FS owns 25 88 per cent.

A dispute has arisen between New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (NTADCL) and its shareholder Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) over debt repayment. IL&FS has moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, alleging that NTADCL unilaterally began defaulting on servicing its debt. The NTADCL management has denied the charge.

Adani Power, Jindal Power and Vedanta Ltd are among a dozen companies that have expressed interest in acquiring IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Corporation (ITPCL), one of the biggest assets under the IL&FS portfolio with debt of nearly Rs 10,000 crore. IL&FS, as part of its resolution process, had recently invited expressions of interest (Eols) to acquire a 92% stake in ITPCL held by IL&FS Energy Development Company (80%) and the group holding company (12%).

Crisis hit infrastructure finance firm IL&FS is set to sell its stake in three road projects as part of the resolution process after the company’s new board failed to get approvals to transfer these assets to an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) as originally planned. The road projects are Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway (BKEL), Jharkhand Infrastructure Implementation Company (JIICL) and Jharkhand Road Projects Implementation Company (JRPICL). With this sale, the board is looking to address a combined debt of Rs 3,500 crore across these projects.

In fresh trouble for the controversial company IL&FS Securities Services Limited, the CBI is preparing to grill senior officials of the company for causing a loss of Rs 330 crore to banks by diverting loans for unauthorised use. The Central Bank of India said in its complaint that it sanctioned fund based (working capital facility) and non-fund based facilities to the borrower company IL&FS Securities Services Limited (ISSL) to the tune of Rs 50 crore out of a total limit of Rs 250 crore and Rs 75 crore out of a total limit of Rs 900 crore respectively under consortium and Multiple Bank Arrangements.

IL&FS Group has put its two subsidiaries, IL&FS Investment Managers Limited (IIML) and IL&FS Securities Services (ISSL), on the block. The debt-laden group is looking to sell its entire 50.42% stake in IIML, a private equity fund management firm having a market capitalisation of nearly Rs 400 crore. The group has also revived talks to sell its securities services subsidiary ISSL.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd has invited bids to sell their entire 50.42% shareholding in its subsidiary IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd, the company said in a newspaper notice on Thursday.

IL&FS Group may surpass its debt recovery target of Rs 61,000 crore, helped by increase in the valuation of assets, better recovery and uptick in economic activity, experts believe. The group has already paid nearly Rs 36,000 crore debt till now and the recovery of the remaining Rs 25,000 crore is likely to spill over beyond March next year due to litigation and procedural complexities.

While sale processes of some assets have progressed, IL&FS has faced significant delays in the InvIT route it took to resolve some of the road assets, as lenders, concessionaires didn’t agree on the terms. Even as there are stiff targets for filing resolutions of remaining companies, at least two dozen are likely to drag on to FY25, show latest filings.

IL&FS Financial Services Limited (IFIN) had lent an estimated Rs. 9,280 crore to its group entities to help them repay their overdue loans and to avoid classification of their loan accounts as non-performing assets, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has told a special court.. The said amount was disbursed in 88 transactions over a period of four financial years— from 2013-14 to 2017-18, the court said quoting SFIO’s complaint and issued process against 23 people, including nine FIN directors and five auditors of its group companies. The issuance of process marks the beginning of a criminal proceeding.

IL&FS Transportation Networks on Thursday said it has sold the entire equity stake it held in Jorabat Shillong Expressway Ltd (JSEL) to Sekura Roads for Rs 1,343 crore. JSEL was a wholly-owned subsidiary of IL&FS Transportation Networks. "Further, all the liabilities of JSEL have been adjusted against the EV (enterprise value) of Rs 1,343 crore," IL&FS Transportation Networks said in a regulatory filing.

The IL&FS group is considering selling a few of its road assets, as its board is facing challenges to transfer those to an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) as planned. IL&FS had plans to transfer around a dozen road assets to the InvIT Roadstar Infra Investment Trust (RIIT). While it has already transferred five of the assets, the transfer of another five is delayed due to legal challenges by lenders and other issues.

IL&FS Engineering Services has initiated arbitration proceedings against National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for a Rs 1,200 crore project with respect to four-laning of the Patna-Gaya-Dhobi section.

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest mass lender; and IL&FS seem to have different views on debt restructuring at the bankrupt financier’s power Joint venture entity —ITPCL. SBI wants an assessment of the liquidation value even as the restructuring of ITPCL’s Rs 9, 000 crore debt was approved by the majority of ITPCL creditors. SBI, a minority owner of debt, is seeking liquidation value before signing on the proposal. “SBl wants IL&FS to arrive at the liquidation value of ITPCL as it has not agreed to the restructuring of ITPCL debt”, a banking source said.

State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest mass lender, and IL&FS seem to have different views on debt restructuring at the bankrupt financier's power joint venture entity - ITPCL. SBI wants an assessment of the liquidation value even as the restructuring of ITPCL's '9,000-crore debt was approved by the majority of ITPCL creditors. SBI, a minority owner of debt, is seeking liquidation value before signing on the proposal. "SBI wants IL&FS to arrive at the liquidation value of ITPCL, as it has not agreed to the restructuring of ITPCL debt," a banking source said. "It has not received anything as part of the debt servicing obligation undertaken by ITPCL as on September 30, 2023, as a result of the dissent."

IL&FS Transportation will sell its entire stake in Jorabat Shillong Expressway (JSEL) to Sekura Roads for Rs 1,343 Crore and use the proceeds to settle JSEL's debts of Rs 1,621 Crore. Sekura Roads is a highways platform for fund managed by Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors. Jorabat Shillong Expressway, established initially as a joint venture between IL&FS Transportation Networks and Ramky Infrastructure, operates a four-lane highway connecting Jorabat to Shillong on NH-40, facilitating connectivity between Shillong, Mizoram, Tripura, and Guwahati.

The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd. (IL&FS) against the HDFC Bank Ltd. under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA) on the ground that the rents payable by IL&FS tenants, lessees, and licensees are debts, which stood transferred to the creditor i.e., HDFC.An appeal was preferred by IL&FS as it was aggrieved by an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The point in issue was whether the documents executed by IL&FS by which rents were made over to the respondent, i.e., HDFC constituted an assignment and thus fell outside the scope of an asset and security freeze order made by the NCLAT.

Edelweiss Alternatives has sold a Rs 750 crore loan of Chenani Nashri Tunnelway (CNTL) to Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprise (ACRE) and this transaction is backed by Deutsche Bank, two sources said. The sale of this loan shows the growing interest of creditors in IL&FS Group debt, as they anticipate potential recoveries following the progress in its proposed debt restructuring, the first source said.

Five years after the government replaced the marquee board of IL&FS and took charge, amid a financial crisis that threatened to hit the system, the company on Tuesday said it has cleared Rs 35,660 crore - or around 36% - debt with another Rs 25,000 crore in the pipeline. “The group has also completed an aggregate payment of approximately Rs 10,000 crore by way of interim distribution across 14 companies, including two vertical holding company (ITNL and IFIN) and the group holding company ”, the group said in a statement.

The bankrupt IL&FS Group has resolved a total of Rs 35,650 crore debt by monetising assets and settlement with banks including interim distribution of cash in companies to lenders across entities. With these resolutions, the company has completed more than half of the approximately Rs 61,000 crore debt it had set to resolve and over a third of the about Rs 1 lakh crore inherited by the government appointed board in October 2018.

The IL&ES Group has settled around Rs 35,650 crore of its total debt of Rs 99,000 crore through asset monetisation, auto debits by banks and repayments as of September. In a statement on Tuesday, the group said it has completed a repayment of around Rs 10,000 crore by way of interim distribution across 14 companies. These include two vertical holding firms IL&FS Transportation Networks (ITNL) and IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN), and the group holding company IL&FS Ltd.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) on Tuesday said it repaid around Rs 35,650 crore of its aggregate debt as of September 30 2023. The repayment has been made through monetization of assets, auto debits by banks and debt repayment (including interim distribution) across entities, IL&FS said in a press release. This amount is part of the Rs 57,000 crore debt addressed by the group so far out of the total debt of over Rs 99,000 crore as of October 2018.

IL&FS Group has repaid Rs. 2,150 crore to senior secured lenders of IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company (ITPCL) including Punjab National Bank, Bank of India and Union Bank. It comprised both principal debt and accrued interest as of September 30. The repayment is part of a debt restructuring plan approved by 88% of lenders and it has reduced ITPCL s outstanding principal by more than Rs 1,900 crore.

Distressed infrastructure financier IL&FS, which collapsed five years ago triggering a funds crunch for non-bank lenders, is set to pay its first instalment to creditors. The parent along with a unit of IL&FS Transportation Networks (ITNL) will pay about Rs. 1,600 crore to creditors including lenders and bondholders, three people familiar with the development said. This is the first recovery for lenders from the parent company five years after its board was superseded. Lenders will also receive close to Rs. 700 crore as an interim distribution from ITNL.

China Evergrande group Evergrande, once China's leading real estate firm, is now grappling with an estimated debt of $328 billion as of June end, making it a focal point of China's deepening crisis. Policymakers seem to have taken too long to act on the Evergrande issue, believes veteran banker Uday Kotak. Hinting on how China could have learned from the US and India’s similar cases, he said that the company imploded two years after the first news of trouble. “Evergrande China finally implodes, two years after the first news of trouble. Policy makers seem to have taken a long time to act. China may have some learnings from the US post Lehman and India post IL&FS,” the veteran banker tweeted.

IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (IFIN), an IL&FS Group subsidiary, on Tuesday approved an interim distribution payout of Rs 807 crore, marking the second such payout by the company this year. IFIN had in February made an interim distribution payout of Rs 3,200 crore to creditors. With the latest distribution, total interim payouts by IFIN currently stands at Rs 4,007 crore. Out of the total Rs 807 crore, Rs 573 crore will be disbursed to 28 creditors, including PSU, private and foreign banks, while the remaining Rs 234 crore will be allocated to more than 500 public debenture holders, public funds (including EPFO and Army Group Insurance) and other entities.

CBI has registered a fresh FIR against IL&FS Transportation Network and its step-down subsidiary Spain-based Elsamex for allegedly misappropriating credit facilities to the tune of Rs 239 crore by cheating and diverting funds, officials said Monday. India Exim Bank had sanctioned a credit limit of €35 million to Elsamex ‘which is also a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-based ITNL International in 2015 for securing and executing overseas contracts

A majority of the lenders have signed an agreement to restructure the Rs 9,000-crore debt of IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company (ITPCL), allowing them to distribute the Rs 3,134 crore cash in the company as early as next week after the board of the debt-laden financial and infrastructure conglomerate gave its approval, people familiar with the process said. The master restructuring agreement (MRA) was approved by a majority of lenders last week. This envisages a loan repayment schedule up to March 2038 and redemption of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) by March 2040.

Mumbai: The Committee of Creditors for IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company (ITPCL), a consortium of 17 banks led by Punjab National Bank, have turned down a proposal from the National Asset Reconstruction Co (NARCL) to acquire the debt of ₹9,000 crore and is moving ahead with a debt restructuring plan.

The IL&FS board has put the group’s custody and depository business, IL&FS Securities Services (ISSL), on the block almost five years after IndusInd Bank pulled out of a deal to acquire the entity following the collapse of the infrastructure financier in September 2018. Unlike last time, however, bidders can either bid for the custody business or the depository (brokerage) business separately or both together, a document seeking expressions of interest (EOI) showed. ISSL is a rare non-bank custodian that holds financial securities like stocks, bonds or gold for safekeeping. It also has a separate depository licence that allows it to offer brokerage services.

IFCI is in the process of selling a rupee term loan of the Barwa Adda Expressway project aiming to recover45% of the debt. The lender has put up the Rs 290 crore debt for sale, with a reserve price of Rs 130 crore based on a binding offer from Asset Care & Reconstruction Enterprise Limited (ACRE) ARC. This offer has the backing of Neo Asset Management and is exclusively on a cash basis. Currently, there are three contenders vying to acquire this debt, including Prudent ARC and Asset Reconstruction Company India (ARCIL) other than ACRE ARC with Neo Asset Management.

IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company plans to redeem its optionally convertible redeemable preference shares and non-convertible shares and reduce debt by more than Rs. 300 crore following the sale of its Bangalore Elevated Tollway to private equity firm KKR. Private equity firm KKR completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Bangalore Elevated Tollway (BETPL) at an enterprise value of Rs 545 crore. Galaxy II, a wholly owned subsidiary of Galaxy Investments, which is itself owned by KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Holdings, closed the acquisition last week, a source said. The move follows an unsolicited binding offer submitted by Galaxy II for the complete interest of IL&FS’ stake in BETPL. This offer included the acquisition of BETPL sale shares and the redemption of other securities.

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has given a Rs 16,000-crore relief to the beleaguered IL&FS arm Noida Toll Bridge Company - the special purpose vehicle that built and runs the Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway - dismissing the enhancement, merits of addition and reopening of the assessment by the tax department.

Observing that the reassessment proceedings are 'nothing short of a travesty of justice and can be termed as harassment to the taxpayer', the income tax appellate tribunal (ITAT)'s New Delhi E bench quashed nearly a Rs16,000 crore tax demand raised on Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd, a group company of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS). In this case, the commissioner of income-tax (I-T) for appeals (CIT (A)) had observed that he does not have the power to adjudicate the validity of reassessment proceedings while referring to a judgement by the Supreme Court in the case of GK Drive Shaft 259 ITR 19, which ruled that reassessment proceedings can be challenged only by way of a writ petition

The Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd (NTBCL), which maintains the DND Flyway, has initiated repair work on the pothole-riddled link road ahead of the G20 Summit, scheduled this September. Delegates attending the international summit will use the flyway to commute between the two NCR cities, where the events will take place.

The Rs 9,000 crore debt resolution of IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company (ITPCL) has been deadlocked with lenders demanding the distribution of cash with the company before a restructuring plan can be implemented. Although the broad contours of a restructuring plan have been agreed upon, its implementation hinges on approval from individual lenders as well as the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), people familiar with the matter said. ITPCL is a special purpose vehicle promoted by IL&FS, with a 3,180 MW coal-based thermal power plant at Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu. The company is currently operating a 1,200 MW (2x600 MW) capacity. If resolved, this will be one of the largest accounts of the infrastructure and finance company which collapsed in September 2018.

The sale of IL&FS Paradip Refinery Water to IndianOil Adani Ventures, a deal worth Rs 600 crore, has hit a roadblock with the state-owned refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) delaying the consent, raising concerns about the timely completion of the sale. The IL&FS board is planning to approach the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to proceed with the sale without IOC's consent. This is the second time the sale of this distressed asset has encountered obstacles, following a Morgan Stanley-run fund's withdrawal from a deal to purchase it a year ago.

The Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd (NTBCL), which maintains the DND Flyway, has decided to spend Rs 6 crore for "immediate" repair of the crucial link between the two cities, saying it was doing so "in national interest". It intends to finish the work before the G20 summit in September. Delegates attending the G20 will take the DND to travel between Delhi and Noida, which will host a number of events. But the 20-year-old, 9.2km road has been lying in disrepair for years over paucity in funds. The road is riddled with potholes at some places while it is uneven in certain areas. The sidewalks also are broken at most spots.

It is not unusual for construction workers excavating sites to stumble on ruins or even dinosaur fossils in certain parts of the world. In India excavation of construction sites is likely to throw up the bones of infrastructure companies and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) that financed them, which were nearly driven to extinction during the pandemic. The death of small infrastructure companies is a tragedy, but when infrastructure finance companies (IFCs) die, they create horror stories, rising from the dead to haunt and blight the present missing infra lenders starve the sector of funds, killing private activity in the sector. Infrastructure credit rose1.7% in April, after falling 0.7% in the previous month, when the government hopes to revive growth on the strength of investment in infrastructure.

Lenders and the management of IL&FS Transportation Networks (ITNL) are at loggerheads over the future of certain road assets. The lenders see value in selling the assets while ITNL wants a resolution by floating an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT). A focal point of contention is the Barwa Adda Expressway (BAEL) that has outstanding senior loans amounting to Rs 1,269 crore.

Crisis-hit infrastructure finance firm IL&FS has paid a total debt of Rs 28,848 crore as of March 31, 2023, according to the latest affidavit filed before the insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT earlier this week. The group has resolved debts through monetisation and termination/settlement of payments by its group entities from the concessioning authorities and counter-party to the relevant contract. "As on March 31, 2023, the debt resolved through such monetisation and termination measures aggregates to Rs 17,894 crores," said the status update report filed before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) by the company.

NCP’s state president Jayant Patil spent around nine hours on Monday in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office after being summoned in a money laundering case connected to Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) Group companies.

A day after HT reported on the dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in at least 20 areas across the city, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) formed teams to map the areas and removed the waste from several spots, said officials. MCG officials said they held a meeting with the private agency responsible for picking up the C&D waste and have directed their teams to penalise the erring vehicles

IL&FS has completed transfer of its fifth road asset - Pune Sholapur Road Development Company Limited (PSRDCL) - to Roadstar Infra Investment Trust (Invit) as part its debt resolution strategy. With this transfer, secured lenders of this asset will get full recovery of their dues under the Invit structure while the group lenders will be issued Invit units as settlements for their loans, IL&FS said in a statement.

Williamson Magor group firm McLeod Russel, the erstwhile largest bulk tea producer in the country, is likely to come out of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for the second time. It has filed an application in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) under Section 12A for out-of-court settlement with IL&FS. The case is likely to be heard on Friday. If the deal got NCLAT nod, it would be a big relief for the tea producer.

Promoters of McLeod Russel India and part of the Brij Mohan Khaitan group, have reached an out-of-court settlement with IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund, according to sources. An application for withdrawal from the corporate insolvency resolution process has been filed with the Kolkata Bench of NCLT by an interim resolution professional.

The promoters of McLeod Russel India, India’s largest bulk tea producer, are closing in on an out-of-court settlement with IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund to avoid insolvency proceeding against the company. The Khaitan family of Calcutta, the promoters of McLeod, have been in negotiations with IL&FS ever since the tea planter was admitted to the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) by the Calcutta bench of the National Company Law Tribunal on February 10.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to resume criminal proceedings against former auditors of IL&FS Financial Services —BSR & Associates LLC and Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP — for their alleged role in financial irregularities at the firm. It also directed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to decide the government’s plea seeking a five-year ban on the auditors for failing to red-flag problems at the lender

In a setback to BSR & Associates LLC (BSR) — a KPMG India affiliate — and Deloitte Haskins and Sells (Deloitte), both former auditors of IL&FS Financial Services (IL&FS Financial), the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court (HC) order to quash all prosecution against the two firms pending before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and a special court in Mumbai.

Bulk tea major McLeod B Russel India Ltd and IL&FS are currently engaged in negotiations towards an out-of-court settlement, which is expected to be reached within the next two weeks. The Brij Mohan Khaitan group company is attempting to avoid insolvency through an out-of-court settlement. IL&FS Infra Asset Management is an asset management company which manages IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund and IIDF is a financial creditor of McLeod.

The IL&FS Group has completed an interim distribution payout of Rs 920 crore to senior secured creditors ahead of the proposed debt restructuring of its subsidiary, Chenani Nashri Tunnel way (CNTL). The secured debt of CNTL amounts to approximately Rs 5,257 crore .

IL&FS Group has so far paid back Rs 29,000 crore to secured creditors, with the latest being an interim pay-out of Rs 920 crore for the Chenani Nashri Tunnelway, a subsidiary of IL&FS Transportation Network. Chenani Nashri Tunnelway (CNTL) had a secured debt of around Rs 5,500 crore and the interim payout takes the total to Rs 6,019 crore in fiscal 2023.

Bulk tea major McLeod Russel and an IL&FS arm have initiated discussion for an out- of- court settlement, which might see the tea producer coming out of CIRP (corporate insolvency resolution process). The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has fixed the date of next hearing on May 9 by which both the parties have to try for a settlement.

Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak has called for a relook at the financial sector resolution process. He tweeted “NBFC resolution RCap, Srei experience signal poor recovery below liquidation value for creditors. The NCLT process is also tardy whether IBC or otherwise. In IL&FS too while recovery ratio is better, legal process takes long.

Mortgage lender HDFC is contemplating approaching the Supreme Court to challenge a decision by the National Company Appellate Tribunal NCLAT allowing the sale of the IL&FS headquarters in Mumbai to Brookfield, a Canadian investor. NCLAT had turned down HDFC’s appeal for a stay on the sale of the property located in the Bandra Kurla Complex, which is regarded as one of the prime locations in Mumbai’s business district. IL&FS had been permitted to sell the property after the infrastructure lending firm went bust in India’s biggest ever bankruptcy.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) rejected a Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC) appeal to stay the sale of IL&FS’ headquarters in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex to a Brookfield affiliate, two sources told ET. A two-judge bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Dr Alok Srivastava dismissed the appeal by the leading mortgage finance lender in an order dated February 28.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has asked the interim resolution professional (IRP) of ailing tea major McLeod Russel not to take further steps in the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) till the next hearing. The next hearing is scheduled on March 27 this year. Aditya Khaitan, the erstwhile chairman of the tea major, went to NCLAT challenging the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order passed earlier this month. However, NCLAT has also said that the corporate debtor (McLeod) shall be run as a going concern, including the day-to-day operations.

The Supreme Court has permitted IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Co to continue operating its plants as their closure would adversely affect the power deficient state. The central government-controlled company, which has been running since September 2015 in Tamil Nadu, operates two imported coal- based thermal power plants of 600MW each, which supply power to approximately 4 million households. The power plants are in Chidambaram taluk of Cuddalore district.

Aditya Khaitan, an erstwhile promoter of tea major McLeod Russel, has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the NCLT’s order admitting the company for the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP). The Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on February 10 admitted IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund's insolvency petition for initiating the CIRP against McLeod Russel India, the country's largest tea producer. IL&FS Infra Asset Management, an asset management company, manages IL&FS Infrastructure Debt Fund (IIDF). IIDF, a financial creditor to McLeod, filed the petition under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for default in payment of Rs 347.47 crore as on November 12, 2019.

Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) Group on Monday said it has initiated an interim distribution payout of Rs 3,200 crore in IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (IFIN). Of the total Rs 3,200 crore, around Rs 2,250 crore is being paid to a combination of 28 public sector units, private and foreign banks.

IL&FS will distribute Rs 3,200 crore in the coming days to creditors of IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN). This is the largest interim distribution till date and will take the total cash payout to nearly Rs 5,100 crore. The IL&FS board has said that the total debt resolved so far is around Rs 57,000 crore. The interim distribution comprises the cash realised by the company.

IL&FS Group, in its largest interim distribution pay out till date, will pay Rs 3,200 crore to the creditors of IL&FS Financial Services Limited (IFIN). The payout process has been initiated from Monday and will be completed over the next few weeks. The IL&FS Group would also pay back another Rs1,900 crore for three of its other firms, making the aggregate payout at Rs 5,100 crore, it said in a statement on Monday.

IL&FS Group has initiated its largest payout till date in IL&FS Financial Services Ltd to the tune of Rs 3, 200 crore to eligible creditors. The distribution is being done as per the NCLAT approved Revised Distribution Framework.

IL&FS Financial Services’ creditors, including 28 lenders and debenture holders, will get an interim amount of Rs 3,200 crore, making it the largest cash payout since the government superseded its board in October 2018. The IL&FS group would also pay back another Rs 1,900 crore for three of its other firms, making the aggregate payout at Rs 5, 100 crore, it said on Monday.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services IL&FS has initiated an interim distribution payout of Rs 3,200 crore in group company IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN) to creditors, the highest till date. The group has already paid Rs 1, 900 crore for two other firms — Rapid Metro Gurgaon ( RMGL) and Rapid Metrorail Gurgaon South (RMGSL) — taking the total payout to Rs 5,100 crore in these three companies including IFIN.

IL&FS Group on Monday said that it has initiated an interim distribution pay-out of Rs 3,200 crore in IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (IFIN). This is the group's largest ever interim distribution pay-out, it said in a media release.

In second payout from defunct Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) a clutch of lenders led by Canara Bank have received close to Rs 1,300 crore out of their dues totalling Rs 1,500 crore.

The DND Flyway remains dotted with potholes, and its bitumen layer has crumbled at many places, including at the toll plaza and loops, as the road that needs a resurfacing survives from one round of patchwork to another. Workers are engaged in repairing potholes on the Noida to Sarai Kale Khan stretch and the Sarai Kale Khan to Noida stretch. The loop connecting the Film City road to the DND will be next. But the commuting relief this will provide will only likely be shortlived, like the previous repairs.

The new board of IL&FS proposes to list Roadstar Infra Investment Trust after completion of transfers of all planned road special purpose vehicles The transfer of nine SPVs will address a total debt of over Rs 6,800 crore across them .

IL&FS on Wednesday said that it has transferred two more road projects — Hazaribagh Ranchi Expressway and Thiruvananthapuram Road Development Company — to Roadstar Infra Investment Trust at an enterprise value of Rs 979 crore. The infrastructure sector finance firm, which went under insolvency in September 2018, still has four more road special purpose vehicles with an aggregate enterprise value of Rs 5,274 crore.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) has told the appellate bankruptcy tribunal that the recast of the accounts of IL&FS Transportation Networks India (ITNL) has been delayed because the accountant and the auditor for the exercise have yet to agree on the new financial statements. IL&FS had defaulted on payments in 2018. The financial crisis at the non-bank finance group came to light in July that year, when its roads subsidiary ITNL reported difficulties in making repayments due on bonds.

Debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) has resolved debt of up to Rs 56,943 crore as of September 30, an increase from Rs 55,000 crore in March, through monetisation of various assets. The debt addressed represents over 93% of the overall estimated resolution value of Rs 61 000 crore. Of the 347 entities under IL&FS Group as of October 2018, a total of 246 entities stand resolved, with debts of 101 entities (88 domestic and 13 offshore) still to be resolved, IL&FS said in an affidavit filed with the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) had resolved debt worth Rs 56,943 crore as of September 2022, the infra lender, which collapsed in 2018, has told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in an affidavit. The amount addressed is almost 93 per cent of the total estimated debt that the firm had said it would resolve. IL&FS has to resolve a debt 0f Rs 61,000 crore from an outstanding amount of Rs 99,355 crore as of October 2018.

Infrastructure finance firm IL&FS said it has resolved its debt of up to Rs 56,943 crore by September 30, 2022 through monetisation of various assets and reduced the number of entities to 101 from 302. The debt-ridden firm informed about the progress made in the ongoing resolution process till September 30, 2022 in an affidavit filed before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).

Infrastructure finance firm IL&FS said it has resolved its debt of up to Rs 56,943 crore by September 30, 2022 through monetisation of various assets and reduced the number of entities to 101 from 302. The debt-ridden firm informed about the progress made in the ongoing resolution process till September 30, 2022 in an affidavit filed before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) has resolved its debt of nearly Rs 57,000 crore by September 30 2022 through monetisation of various assets. Of the 347 entities under IL&FS group as of October 2018, 246 entities were resolved leaving 101 entities — 88 domestic and 13 offshore — to be resolved, IL&FS said. IL&FS has addressed Rs 56,943 crore debt in its ongoing resolution efforts till September 30, 2022, up from Rs 55,000 crore debt updated in March, this year.

The government has fulfilled guarantees extended to IL&FS by repaying the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and German state-owned lender KfW the equivalent of Rs 1,109 crore and Rs 29 crore respectively. The loans were guaranteed by the government, which has now stepped into the shoes of the lenders and joined the ranks of IL&FS creditors.

The low recovery rate for creditors suggests IBC needs to be far more effective; the IL&FS solution is worth a look. Kotak Mahindra Bank vice chairman and managing director Uday Kotak’s observation that a public interest board mechanism be considered for certain cases under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) need to be heeded. In a media interview, Kotak has pointed out that group resolutions via the corporate insolvency resolution (CIRP) have resulted in a low recovery rate for creditors, bringing them disproportionate pain. Moreover, resolutions for bankrupt non-banking finance companies, too, have attracted bids that are far smaller than the liquidation value. There is no doubt that in a small market, in which asset restructuring companies have limited resources, prices of assets have been beaten down due to a dearth of buyers. As Kotak said, the IBC is a fine piece of legislation but needs to be far more effective—a recovery rate of below 30% suggests it is not. So while staying within the basic tenets of the law, a public interest board for cases where the debt is more than Rs 25,000 crore could be looked at. .

Kotak Mahindra Vice Chairman and Managing Director Uday Kotak was bang on when he said in a recent media interview that there should be a rethink on the group resolution mechanism under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that is yielding a resolution value of around 20 30%. Policymakers should listen to Kotak as he has walked the talk. Sample this : Under his chairmanship at the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), the resolution process raked in 62% of the Rs 99,000 crore owed to banks, mutual funds, pension funds and others..

Rules governing the Indian financial sector need to be rewritten to realise the economy’s growth potential, said Kotak Mahindra Bank managing director Uday Kotak. Domestic banks are losing out to global rivals without the leeway to build scale and the inability to underwrite riskier credit due to poor recoveries from bankrupt companies, he said in an interview. India is well placed to upstage China on the global platform with the banking industry at a “Cinderella” moment that provides scope for expanding loans to deleveraged corporates, he said. “Indian banks are losing big time to international banks,” Kotak said. “As a banker,with adequate margin, I would have been very comfortable to lend against the security of Ambuja Cements and ACC shares ” he said, referring to Adani’s buyout of the companies from Holcim.

Unsecured creditors in Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) could recover 10-20% of their investments of over Rs 10 000 crore. Among these creditors are private sector provident and pension funds of companies like Infosys, Tata Power and Lupin. Government owned Food Corporation of India, State Bank of India, Indian Oil Corporation and Army pension funds like the Army Group Insurance Fund had also invested in non-convertible debentures of IL&FS. Around Rs 16,360 crore including Rs 11, 295 crore cash and Rs 5,065 crore InvIT units — is now available across the IL&FS Group. The new board’s proposal of interim dividend payouts across group firms including holdcos, without waiting for a final resolution was approved by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in May..

After a moratorium of over three years, IL&FS lenders will receive an estimated Rs 16,361 crore in the third quarter from the proceeds of the resolution of 191 special purpose vehicles (SPVs), said two people with knowledge of the matter. Alvarez & Marsal and Grant Thornton are advising IL&FS on the bank-wise distribution of the proceeds from the recoveries. IL&FS had informed lenders last week that proceeds would be distributed in the third quarter as against the initial plan of this being done in the second quarter, said one of the persons cited above.

Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd., a Special Purpose Vehicle formed to build, own operate and transfer the DND flyway is seeking Rs 100 crores to undertake major repairs on the crucial link road between Noida and Delhi. The issue plaguing India's first eight lane access control highway is the lack of any defined sources of income with revenue drying up following adverse positioning by state government departments in Delhi and Noida. Toll collection on the DND flyway from commuters had been stopped in October 2016 after an Allahabad High Court order found two provisions relating to levy and collection of fee in the concession agreement to be inoperative.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund has exited loss-making IL&FS group-promoted Jharkhand Road Projects Implementation Company (JRPICL). It has sold its entire exposure to Edelweiss Alternative Assets Advisor Fund at a 24% discount, said three people aware of the development.The Edelweiss fund on July 12 purchased Rs 900 crore non-convertible debentures (NCDs) from Aditya Birla Sun Life MF and a Singapore fund, whom the MF had advised.

IL&FS has sold the 33.3% stake it held in a 44MW bagasse-based power generation plant to a Warana sugar cooperative, which holds a majority stake in the company The infra group has also sold its energy advisory business, which was carved out of IL&FS Energy Development (IEDCL), to PTC India. IL&FS has said that the total sale consideration for the power business is Rs 77.5 crore and both the businesses do not hold debt. In the sale of its energy advisory business, a division of IEDCL, PTC emerged as the highest bidder and the sale was completed on July 26 at a consideration of Rs 15 crore. This sale has been approved by NCLT.