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✓ RESOLVED — PLAN APPROVED ● STILL OPERATING · MCA ACTIVE

Electrosteel Steels Ltd.

Corporate insolvency resolution — resolution plan approved · Apr 2018

Metals & chemicals manufacturer · public limited company · incorporated 2006 · 10 years old at admission

Sector Steel & Metals Bench NCLT Kolkata CIN L27310JH2006PLC012663 Admitted 21 Jul 2017 Initiated by FC — State Bank of India Last process activity 21 Jul 2017 · public announcement
Where the money went · admission → plan approval
Admitted claimsRs 13,958 Cr
Liquidation valueRs 2,900 Cr
Realised for creditorsRs 5,320 Cr
Haircut to creditors: 61.89% Recovery vs liquidation value: 183.5% — plan beat the liquidation floor In plain terms: the published plan figure provides about 38 paise per Rs 1 of admitted claims
Admitted Claims
Rs 13,958.36Cr
#3 of 157 in sector by size
Published plan realisable
Rs 5,320.00Cr
to claimants
Haircut
61.89%
sector typical 81.6%
Rec vs LV
183.5%
sector typical 121.6%
CIRP Duration
9 mo
sector typical 1y 6mo
Beat liquidation?
Yes
77% of sector did

Intelligence note

Admitted to insolvency on 21 Jul 2017 by the Kolkata bench, on a petition by State Bank of India (a financial creditor). A resolution plan was approved on 17 Apr 2018, 270 days after admission (median for resolved cases: 631 days). Creditors realise 38.11% of Rs 13,958.36 Cr admitted claims - a haircut of 61.9% against a median of 77.1% across resolutions. The plan is worth 183.5% of the liquidation value of Rs 2,899.98 Cr, so creditors did better than a break-up sale.
◆ Flagged as the dominant case of the quarter — 17.29% of resolved claims.

Claims at a glance

full split →
FC 94%
OC 6%
Total admitted Rs 13,958.36 Cr

Case details

CIN
L27310JH2006PLC012663
Incorporated
2006
Registered State
Jharkhand
NCLT Bench
Kolkata
Petition
C.P. (IB) No. 361/KB/2017
Initiated by
FC — State Bank of India
Commencement
21 Jul 2017
Outcome Date
17 Apr 2018
Admitted Claims
Rs 13,958.36 Cr
Liquidation Value
Rs 2,899.98 Cr
Realisable Amount
Rs 5,320.00 Cr
Recovery vs Claims
38.11%
Recovery vs LV
183.5%

NCLT Kolkata: median 440 days admission → verdict · 34% of concluded matters ended in plan approval (n=531, full record) · all benches →

Recent movement

full timeline →
17 Apr 2018
Resolution plan approved
Haircut 61.89%
05 Sep 2018
Dismissed
NCLAT appeal
04 Oct 2018
Dismissed
NCLAT appeal · CA AT NO 602 2018
28 Jun 2022
NCLT order
IA IB NO 1101 read the order ↗
11 Jul 2023
Jharkhand

Valuations & recovery

Reg 35 valuations vs outcome
Liquidation value
Rs 2,899.98 Cr
Recovery vs liquidation value
183.5%

The plan

from the NCLT plan-approval order

Case timeline

21 Jul 2017
CIRP commenced
Insolvency proceedings began · NCLT Kolkata
During process
Resolution Professional
Dhaivat Anjaria
09 Mar 2018
NCLT order
CA IB NO 173 KB 2018 IN CP IB NO 361 KB 2017
20 Mar 2018
NCLT order
17 Apr 2018
Resolution plan approved
Haircut 61.89%
05 Sep 2018
Dismissed
NCLAT appeal
04 Oct 2018
Dismissed
NCLAT appeal · CA AT NO 602 2018
28 Jun 2022
NCLT order
IA IB NO 1101 read the order ↗
11 Jul 2023
Jharkhand
9 months elapsed · admission → resolution

Company

MCA master · as on 12 Jun 2026
Type
Public · Company limited by shares
Listing
Unlisted
Incorporated
20 Dec 2006
Authorised capital
Rs 10,020.00 Cr
Paid-up capital
Rs 1,849.03 Cr
Industry (MCA)
Manufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof)
ROC
ROC Ranchi
Company status
Active — company survived resolution
Registered address
ESL Steel Limited, Village -Siyaljori, Post �?? Jogidih, O.P. �?? Bangaria, PS- Cha,ndankyari,Bokaro Steel City,Bokaro,Jharkhand,828303-India

Claims profile

creditor-class split
Admitted claims by creditor class
FC 94%
OC 6%
CLASS
ADMITTED
Financial creditors
Rs 13,175.14 Cr
Operational creditors
Rs 783.22 Cr
Total
Rs 13,958.36 Cr
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This case vs Steel & Metals
Haircut61.9%
typical for this sector 81.6% · median of 155
Recovery vs liquidation value183.5%
typical for this sector 121.6% · median of 152
77% of resolutions in this sector recovered more than their liquidation value — this one did.
Time to resolution270 days
typical for this sector 555 days · median of 157
Size rank in sector#3 of 157
Key parties
Resolution Professional
Dhaivat Anjaria
IRP at commencement
Dhaivat Anjaria· Jul 2017
CIRP initiated by
State Bank of India FC

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