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NCLT approves Subhash Chandra’s ₹6.5 crore payout against ₹22,006 crore claims
NCLT approves Subhash Chandra’s ₹6.5 crore payout against ₹22,006 crore claims
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved a repayment plan by Zee group founder Subhash Chandra to pay creditors just ₹6.5 crore against admitted claims of ₹22,006.57 crore, a recovery of about 0.03%. A third judicial member, Nilesh Sharma, broke the deadlock between two members who had given a split verdict, ruling the plan valid under Section 114 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Objecting creditors including LIC Housing Finance, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank opposed the plan, with LICHFL set to receive only ₹38 lakh on its admitted ₹1,322 crore claim. They alleged many votes in favour came from related parties of Chandra. The tribunal rejected objections, noting the plan had 80.81% creditor support and that rejecting it could leave creditors with nothing. Chandra's declared net worth dropped from ₹40,562 crore in 2018 to ₹31.79 crore. The NCLT will now issue implementation directions.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Livemint leads with the 0.03% recovery figure and the contested voting by alleged related-party entities, furnishing the objecting creditors' forensic audit complaint. The Hindu leads with the Congress party's 'mundan' jibe, framing the outcome as a political failure of the IBC. Livemint omits the political reaction entirely, The Hindu omits the detailed forensic and voting objections. The third member's reasoning, that a rejected plan would yield even less for creditors, is present only in The Hindu's account. The core fact both sources agree on is the 80.81% vote threshold. The NCLT will now issue implementation directions.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral
Sources (2): livemint.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (government critical)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
