The top court held that if nothing materialises within eight weeks then Essar Steel shall go into liquidation
Acquiring Essar Steel's assets will give the buyer a sizable presence in a sector that is expected to benefit from India's plan to invest trillions of rupees on roads, ports and airports
The letter drew RP's attention to Anil Agarwal firm for alleged environment law violations in India and Zambia, along with other breaches
Numetal and ArcelorMittal are locked in fierce takeover battle of Essar Steel and two are in the Supreme Court over bidding qualification
ArcelorMittal India (AMI), the steel tycoon L N Mittal-promoted group which has made a bid of Rs 420 billion for Essar Steel, raised various objections before the bench
Three bidders in the second round are Numetal (minus Aurora), Arcelor, Vedanta
The NCLAT ruled that second round bids put in by Russia's VTB Bank-based NuMetal and Vedanta for acquisition of Essar Steel are valid on Friday
Two bidders for the steel company, Numetal and ArcelorMittal India, are engaged in a prolonged court battle for the asset
The committee of creditors (CoC) may not allow Aurora Enterprises to be dropped from Numetal because this is not a fresh request for proposal (RFP)," a major lender said
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) is currently to decide which round of bidding to go with
Numetal was rejected in the first-round bidding as it was not compliant with section 29A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
The next date of hearing in the NCLAT has been set for July 23, after which it will be heard on a daily basis
The corporate insolvency resolution process deadline for Essar Steel is May 28
In February, just before the first round of bidding for the steel company was opened, ArcelorMittal sold its stake in both Uttam Galva Steels and KSS to be eligible
ArcelorMittal is ready to pay Uttam Galva's debt. The company held a 29% stake in the steel company
According to media reports, ArcelorMittal had quoted higher than Numetal, which still is below the fair value as it quotes only 40% of Rs 450 bn due to them from Essar Steel
Lenders to take haircut of 40% on ArcelorMittal's offer and 70% on Numetal's
The NCLT order rendered invalid the second round of bidding held on April 2
Litigation and challenges leading to delay, deadline could extend beyond 270 days
Essar Steel was among the initial 12 companies identified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for insolvency proceedings