Jaypee Infratech insolvency: NCLAT says banks can vote against NBCC proposal to acquire debt-ridden company
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday clarified that lenders can vote against the NBCC's proposal to acquire debt-ridden Jaypee Infratech and directed for the completion of the ongoing voting process
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Lenders consortium, led by IDBI Bank, had approached NCLAT seeking permission to vote against NBCC bid
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The voting process started on 31 May, and will conclude Monday (10 June)
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As many as 13 banks and 23,000 homebuyers have voting rights
New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday clarified that lenders can vote against the NBCC's proposal to acquire debt-ridden Jaypee Infratech and directed for the completion of the ongoing voting process.
Lenders consortium, led by IDBI Bank, had approached NCLAT seeking permission to vote against NBCC bid. The voting process started on 31 May, and will conclude Monday (10 June). As many as 13 banks and 23,000 homebuyers have voting rights.
A three-member bench headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya has directed the Resolution Professional of Jaypee Infratech to report about the outcome of the voting to it.
Representational image. Reuters.
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The appellate tribunal also clarified that while declaring the results, votes of the absentees would not be counted in the total voting percentage.
"As voting is going on, we are not inclined to pass any orders. We make it clear that if any financial creditor remains absent from voting, their voting percentage would not be counted," the Appellate Tribunal said.
NCLAT also clarified that financial institutions/lenders can vote against the NBCC proposal.
"We have not said don't vote against NBCC. We have said CoC (Committee of Creditors) may not file a final report, if it is rejected," it said.
The Appellate Tribunal was hearing a batch of applications filed by banks seeking permission to vote against NBCC approval.
In 2017, Jaypee Infratech went into insolvency process after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitted an application by an IDBI Bank-led consortium seeking revival of the realty firm.
In the first round of insolvency proceedings conducted last year, the Rs 7,350-crore bid of Lakshdeep, part of Suraksha Group, was rejected by lenders.
Later in October 2018, IRP (interim Resolution Professional) Anuj Jain started the second round of bidding process to revive Jaypee Infratech on the NCLT's direction and the process is still ongoing.
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