NCLAT defers hearing on IDBI Bank's plea against Zee Entertainment to Aug 17

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New Delhi: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday deferred the hearing of IDBI bank's plea against Zee Entertainment till August 17..

The private lender has challenged an NCLT order, which had on May 19 rejected its plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against the media major...

The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had on May 19, 2023, set aside the bank's plea, seeking insolvency against media major Zee Entertainment, observing that it was barred under Section 10A of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC)...

In its order, the NCLT bench had said that Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), which was the corporate guarantor for the loan availed by Siti Networks -- the principal Borrower of IDBI Bank -- has committed a default...

Section 10A mandates no application for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) can be filed against any debtor by any financial and operational creditor for any default arising on or after March 25, 2020, for a period of one year...

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