The Supreme Court of India issued notice and ordered status quo in the dispute arising from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ruling on the Committee of Creditors of Think and Learn Private Limited (Byju’s).
The Supreme Court of India ruled that National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal cannot review attachment orders under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, even if linked to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 proceedings, dismissing liquidators’ appeals.
The Supreme Court recorded Aakash Educational Services Ltd’s undertaking to secure 25.7% stake held by Byju’s parent company till NCLAT decides the dispute. The top court also granted time to Think & Learn Pvt Ltd to subscribe to the second tranche of the Rs 240 crore rights issue.
The Calcutta High Court ruled that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation cannot impose retrospective property tax, revaluation, or municipal dues on auction purchasers in liquidation proceedings. Treating property tax as operational debt under Section 5(21), the Court enforced Section 53.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that telecom companies cannot defer spectrum and licence dues to the Department of Telecommunications, rejecting spectrum as assets. A bench of P. S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe stressed good, and telecom dues recovery.
The Delhi High Court questioned why Union Bank issued a fraud-related show cause notice to Jai Anmol Ambani after Reliance Home Finance’s resolution plan was already approved by lenders and the Supreme Court. While refusing to stay the proceedings, the Court directed the Bank to hear Ambani and pass a reasoned order, subject to the High Court’s final decision.
