In its petition filed with NCLT, the govt said these directors -- Ravi Parthasarathy, Hari Sankaran, Ramesh Bawa and K Ramchand -- were likely to flee the country overnight
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs seems to have taken past lessons to heart while building a water-tight case in the IL&FS issue
The fraud office may also question rating agencies for not being more vigilant and accountable
NCLT said the new board must hold its meeting by October 8 and come out with a roadmap before the next hearing on October 31
The government may consider supporting IL&FS in the following areas - such as LIC, SBI to support IL&FS to provide equity and debt of Rs 80 billion
There is an emergent need to immediately stop further financial defaults and also take measures to resolve defaulted dues to the claimants
The IL&FS crisis has been badly managed. There seems to have been a systemic breakdown of accountability and governance
Govt right in appointing a new board for IL&FS
That reference to the US-led subprime crisis of 2008 may sound excessive until you realise that sentiment across the NBFC sector is tied to effectively quarantining IL&FS
The dramatic move underscores the government's concern about IL&FS' defaults spreading to other lenders in the world's fastest-growing major economy
Rescuing IL&FS group is vital for authorities to stem the risk of default spreading to other lenders in the world's fastest-growing major economy
IL&FS has Rs 910 billion of debt and is unable to repay loans in the last one month
IL&FS outlines restructuring proposal
The shareholders approved the company's proposal to raise up to Rs 150 billion by issuing secured non-convertible debentures through private placement
Don't invest in companies that have complex balance sheets, despite government backing
IL&FS has appointed Alvarez & Marsal to devise a restructuring plan that will be implemented upon approval by the board and stakeholders
Board appoints Alvarez & Marsal to prepare recast plan for the group
The Congress Friday attacked the Centre over the alleged "financial bungling" in debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and wondered if this was the "Lehman Brothers moment" of the Modi government. Taking on the government over reports to bail out IL&FS, Congress leader Gourav Vallabh said it is a privately held entity saddled with a long-term debt of over Rs 91,000 crore, and claimed its debt had increased by a whopping Rs 42,420 crore in just four years of the current dispensation. "The Modi government's economic mismanagement has left the IL&FS into a precarious financial situation, whereby it does not have the required cash to even sustain them and pay their employees and other dues. Is this the Lehman Brothers moment of the Modi government," he said. It is reflected by the fact that in the 2017-18 fiscal, IL&FS's current liability mounted to Rs 37,089 crore as against its current assets of Rs 31,259 crore, Vallabh said. This means that .
The Congress in Mumbai has accused the Centre of pressuring Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and State Bank of India (SBI) to bail out debt-ridden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS). LIC is the single largest owner in IL&FS with 25.34 per cent stake, while SBI holds 6.42 per cent in the infra major backed by the government. The IL&FS group is facing serious liquidity crisis and has defaulted on interest payment on various debt repayments since August 27. It has over Rs 91,000 crore in debt at the consolidated level. Addressing a press conference Friday, Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam alleged that "bankruptcy" at the infrastructure lending giant is a result of "poor" corporate governance at the company under the BJP-led government. The Centre has been pressurising the state-owned LIC and SBI to bail out the debt-ridden company with money that belongs to the common people of the country, he said. The former MP demanded a probe into
The announcement came at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the company that has been defaulting on debt obligations