Supreme Court allows recording consent terms after case is admitted under Insolvency Code – Bar & Bench

A Supreme Court Bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul yesterday exercised powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to record consent terms between the parties post admission of the application under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.   The Mumbai Bench of NCLT had, in June 2017, initiated corporate insolvency resolution process against the…

10-year review of PSU banks’ equity return: Bank profitability fails to keep pace with govt capital infusion – The Indian Express

Written by Sunny Verma | New Delhi | Updated: July 25, 2017 3:00 am Experts argue that state-owned banks will require much higher capital than estimated by the government, which is already reassessing its estimates. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar) Related News Even as the government has progressively stepped up its capital infusion in state-owned banks…

Hospitality sector hit by a wave of administrations as it grapples with the post boom economy and stay-at-home drinkers – The West Australian

POOLSIDE Runway Show at Matisse Beach Club on Saturday January 21st, 2017. Fashion Parade Picture: John Koh. With a clutch of appointments into the sector in recent months, insolvency firm McGrathNicol is cautioning about growing stress in WAs hospitality industry. The combination of WAs softer post-resources boom economy, cautious consumers and stay-at-home drinkers tapping the…

NCLT admits SBI’s insolvency application against Electrosteel Steels – Moneylife

The Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday issued an interim order admitting State Bank of India’s (SBI) insolvency application against the city based Electrosteel Steels Limited for initiating the corporate insolvency resolution process. “The petition filed by the Financial Creditor (in the case SBI) under section 7 of the Insolvency…