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Toh hua kya hai, ki Supreme Court ne Vedanta ke khilaaf ek bada faisla suna diya hai. Court ne Bombay High Court ki ruling ko maintain karte hue kaha hai ki Vedanta high-speed diesel (HSD) saste mein khareed kar usse sirf mining machinery ke alawa baaki cheezon ke liye bech rahi thi, jo rules ke against hai.
Is ruling ka matlab hai ki ab Vedanta ko Form C use karke concessional diesel rates ka fayda nahi milega. Court ne pakad liya ki ye log diesel sirf machine chalane ke liye nahi, balki dusre transporters aur private parties ko bhi bech rahe the. Yeh Goa Value Added Tax Act aur Central Sales Tax Act ke rules ko todne jaisa hai.
Is decision ke baad Vedanta ko ab diesel khareedne par pura prevailing tax rate dena padega. Isse unka operating cost definitely badhega aur profitability par pressure aa sakta hai. Ye ruling dikha rahi hai ki authorities ab tax-exempt ya concessional fuels jaise cheezon ko bahut closely monitor kar rahi hain. Isse dusri companies par bhi asar pad sakta hai jo aise tax benefits leti hain.
Waise bhi Vedanta par ₹53,251 Crore se zyada ka consolidated debt hai (Q4 FY25 tak), aur ye latest ruling unki financial pressure aur badha sakti hai. March 2026 mein stock price around ₹670-₹675 tha aur trading volume lagbhag 9.13 million shares ka tha. Company FY26 mein $1.5–$1.7 billion ka capital spending bhi karna chahti hai aur debt kam karne ka target bhi rakha hai.
Ye koi pehla tax issue nahi hai Vedanta ke liye. Company ₹1,308 Crore ke tax claim se bhi lad rahi hai aur un par ₹2.61 Crore ki GST penalties bhi hain.
Competitors jaise Hindalco Industries bhi tax issues se deal kar rahe hain, par Vedanta ka ye fuel concession ka misuse specific operational risk lag raha hai. Hindalco ka P/E ratio around 12.54 hai, jabki Vedanta ka P/E March 2026 mein 12.7 se 15.70 ke beech tha.
Vedanta Resources (UK parent) par bhi kaafi debt hai aur ye ruling us par aur pressure daal rahi hai. Promoter ke lagbhag 100% shares pledged hain, jo ek warning sign hai. Company ka target hai debt ko $3.5 billion se reduce karna over three years.
Halanki, kuch analysts ne recently sentiment upgrade kiya hai aur stock ko buy karne ki salah di hai, kyuki fundamentals aur valuation attractive lag rahe hain. March 23, 2026 ko board meeting hai interim dividend par विचार karne ke liye. Ab dekhna yeh hai ki Vedanta ye badhte fuel costs ko kaise manage karti hai aur apne 'Vedanta 2.0' demerger plan ko kitna successful banati hai.