NCLT Rejects Second Auction Of Reliance Capital; Creditors Likely To Appeal

Torrent was the highest bidder in the first auction, offering Rs 8,640 crore

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Dev Chatterjee  |  Mumbai 



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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai on Thursday declared as illegal the second auction planned by the committee of creditors (CoC) of .

The committee is expected to move the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to appeal against the order. The lenders were planning another auction of to maximise the value of the assets.

The CoC planned a second auction after the Hinduja group’s offer of Rs 9,000 crore after the first auction was concluded. Torrent was the highest bidder in the first auction, offering Rs 8,640 crore for .

Reliance Capital was sent to for debt resolution in November 2021 after it defaulted on its debt worth Rs 24,000 crore.


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First Published: Thu, February 02 2023. 12:17 IST


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