Supreme Court allows Arcelor, Numetal to rebid for debt-laden Essar Steel
Live MintNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Numetal to clear all outstanding dues of not only Essar Steel Ltd but also bad debts of over one year of other Essar Group entities to be eligible to bid for the debt-laden steel maker. ArcelorMittal was also allowed by the court to submit revised resolution plans for Essar Steel provided it clears debtor dues within two weeks. On 7 September, NCLAT ruled that second-round bids of Numetal and Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta for acquisition of Essar Steel were valid but that of ArcelorMittal was contingent upon the company clearing ₹ 7,000 crore dues of Uttam Galva and KSS Petron within three days. Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Ltd is the third qualified bidder for Essar Steel, whose lenders had initiated insolvency proceedings for recovery of around ₹ 49,000 crore in dues.