The National Company Law Tribunal has dismissed the demerger scheme filed by Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL) after objections were raised by SEPCO, a creditor of TSPL, in relation to the demerger of Vedanta.
The Mumbai bench of NCLT in its ruling on Tuesday said, "...keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, we deem it appropriate to reject the scheme presented by the Applicant under Section 230 of the Companies Act."
It further observed that "...material facts have not been disclosed by the Applicant company, violating Section 230 (2)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, which in our considered opinion is bound to prejudice the public interest at large."
The decision came after China-based SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation raised objections to the demerger, saying that the power unit had deliberately excluded their outstanding debt of Rs 1,251 crore from the list of creditors.
SEPCO opposed the scheme, alleging that TSPL had concealed material informat