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Essar Steel insolvency case: Second round bids to be opened today

Three bidders in the second round are Numetal (minus Aurora), Arcelor, Vedanta

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The battle for Essar Steel will also see how courts interpret Section 29A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, which bars promoters of defaulting firms from bidding for stressed assets

Ishita Ayan Dutt Kolkata
The second round of bids for Essar Steel will be opened in the presence of lenders on Monday, sources close to the development said.

The offers by three bidders — Numetal (minus Aurora Enterprises), ArcelorMittal, and Vedanta — will be opened in line with the September 7 order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Numetal was joined by JSW as an investor in a step-down subsidiary and ArcelorMittal with Nippon Steel.  

In the second round, Numetal had dropped Aurora Enterprises, of which Rewant Ruia is the ultimate beneficiary, which made its bid eligible. Rewant Ruia is the son of

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