The government has sought explanations from InterGlobe Aviation on allegations of corporate governance lapses raised by co-founder and promoter Rakesh Gangwal. In a filing to the stock exchanges, the company on Thursday said it received a communication on Wednesday from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) regarding the complaint. The Registrar of Companies (RoC), National Capital Territory of Delhi & Haryana has sought "certain information/explanations" in relation to Gangwal's complaint. "The company will respond to MCA within the prescribed period," the filing said. Explanations have been sought under Section 206(4) of the Companies Act, 2013. Section 26 provides powers for the ministry to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries. The ministry's communication comes less than 10 days after Gangwal flagged concerns about corporate governance lapses at InterGlobe Aviation, especially certain related party transactions entered into by co-founder Rahul Bhatia's
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said his ministry has been monitoring prices on the impacted routes
On March 13, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded 11 Airbus 320 Neo aircraft owned by Indigo Airlines and Go Air following multiple instances of engine-related problems
Operations at the terminal kicked off 12 am onwards on Sunday
Britannia, Dilip Buildcon, Firstsource Solutions, Lakshmi Machine Works, MRF, Nestle India and TV18 Broadcasting were among 11 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index hitting their respective 52-week highs
Grounded Indian planes will be up in air by end of April says company president
Intense rivalry among airlines makes matters worse
Budget carrier IndiGo today grounded one more A320 Neo fitted with Pratt&Whitney engine due to "oil chip issue" taking the total number of such planes on ground to seven. IndiGo confirmed the grounding of the plane bearing registration no VT-ITK after completing its flight to New Delhi from Kochi today. "VT-ITK (Neo) operating COK-DEL (Cochi-New Delhi) was alerted with an 'oil chip' message on engine no 1 post landing at Delhi. As a part of troubleshooting, aircraft was withdrawn at Delhi," IndiGo said in a statement. Significantly, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had grounded eight of IndiGo A320 Neo planes on March 12 along with three of GoAir due to safety issues. "Including this aircraft, IndiGo now has seven NEOs grounded," the airline said in a statement.
Apollo Tyres, Nestle India, SRF and Steel Strips Wheels too hit their respective record highs in intra-day trade today
Sector watchers said the development was not a surprise as IndiGo is planning for the takeoff of its next phase of growth
Stock price fell 6.3% on Friday before the announcement
The management indicated the falling yields, over the first four months of the current calendar year, have started to reverse over the past week
Citi cut its target price to Rs 1,240 from Rs 1,600, while Morgan Stanley trimmed it to Rs 1,205 from Rs 1,213
Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal - the founders of IndiGo - will possibly face each other with deep mistrust, which the board chairman, M Damodaran, will attempt to defuse
The first of a two-part series throws light on the developments that led to the bitter public spat between the two promoters of India's largest airline
The board will also take a decision on whether to call for an external audit of Gangwal's personal expenses
Rahul Bhatia claims he has played more significant role and undertaken financial risks
A dispute between the founders of one of Asia's biggest budget carriers is deepening
Many theories are doing the rounds about the sudden leadership change at India's largest airline
The DoT will create a separate category of such licences