Expected to list with m-cap of Rs 6 trillion - making it world's fourth biggest
A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said: "LIC, as a statutory corporation, is bound by the mandate of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution"
The government is selling 221,374,920 shares in LIC, aiming to raise around Rs 21,000 crore
The initial public offering (IPO) of the state-owned insurer is a billion dollars short of its projection last week, and a third of the more than $8 billion it initially planned to raise in February
LIC management and the investment bankers will embark on road shows in six cities across India - including Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Kolkata
The government will sell its 3.5 per cent equity in LIC for Rs 21,000 crore, valuing India's largest insurer at Rs 6 trillion
For a quick entry into the Sensex, a company needs to rank among the top 10 in terms of free-float market cap.
But would consider investment after assessing post-listing performance
The government believes LIC's valuation would surge, following the insurer's lisiting
The insurance giant's valuation may be reduced to just Rs 6 trillion, which will be 1.1 times its embedded value of Rs 5.4 trillion
May ask Sebi and RBI for relaxing rules regarding anchor lock-in, Rs 1-crore cap on IPO financing
The market share of LIC stood at 63.25% in total first year premium for financial year 2021-22
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Price discovery estimates insurer's value at around Rs 7 trillion
Dipam deems situation suitable for listing
Merchant bankers have been asked to submit views of investors on LIC's valuation by as early as Monday, said an official
The market regulator has approved LIC's updated draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), paving the way for the Centre to file the red herring prospectus (RHP) for India's biggest IPO.
The private sector lender will also raise up to Rs 1,000 crore via infrastructure bonds to fund projects and affordable housing.
The IPO was originally planned to be launched in March, but the Russia-Ukraine crisis has derailed the plans as stock markets are highly volatile
LIC management can decide on stock split after listing