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Shares of JSW Steel on Tuesday gained 5 per cent after the company said it has paid Rs 19,350 crore to the financial creditors of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd towards the implementation of resolution plan for acquiring the firm. The stock jumped 5.08 per cent to close at Rs 467.55 on BSE. During the day, it gained 5.62 per cent to Rs 470. On NSE, it rose by 4.99 per cent to settle at Rs 467.45. With the move, JSW Steel has closed the acquisition of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL). "Pursuant to the implementation of resolution plan, the inter-alia included payment of Rs 19,350 crore to the financial creditors of BPSL and merger of SPV with BPSL, PSL (Piombino Steel Ltd) holds 100 per cent equity shares in BPSL," JSW Steel had said in a BSE filing on Friday. Markets were closed on Monday for Holi.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday asked the Enforcement Directorate to file a final affidavit containing developments related to attachment of Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd assets. A two-member NCLAT bench headed by Chairperson Justice S J Mukhopadhaya also asked the ED to clarify about its role after the attachment of assets of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL). The appellate tribunal was hearing a batch of petitions, including one filed by JSW Steel, against the attachment of BPSL assets. "ED would file the final affidavit giving the developments, which have taken place," the tribunal said. The NCLAT has directed to list the matter on December 12 for the next hearing. It would hear the BPSL case along with other matters, which involves a similar issue. The ED and Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) are at loggerheads over the attachment of the assets of the debt-ridden firm by the former over the money allegedly siphoned off by the erstwhile promoters o