Court ne DHFL ko di 'Clean Slate' Immunity!
Yaar, Mumbai ki ek court ne Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) ko Yes Bank scandal wale money laundering case se badi rahat di hai. Ye sab isliye hua kyunki Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) ka Section 32A kehta hai ki jab company ka resolution plan approve ho jata hai, toh use pichhle sabhi liabilities se immunity mil jaati hai. Iska matlab hai ki company ab naye sire se start kar sakti hai.
Ye case asal mein Yes Bank ke ex-MD Rana Kapoor aur DHFL ke promoters Kapil aur Dheeraj Wadhawan ke beech alleged 'quid pro quo' se shuru hua tha. Enforcement Directorate (ED) ne bataya tha ki Yes Bank ne April se June 2018 ke beech DHFL ke debentures mein ₹3,700 crore invest kiye the. Uske badle, DHFL ne alleged tareeke se ₹600 crore Rana Kapoor se judi ek company, DOIT Urban Ventures Pvt Ltd, ko loan ke taur par diye, jismein properties ki value sirf ₹39.66 crore thi. ED ka anuman hai ki ye crime proceeds lagbhag ₹5,050 crore ke the.
Officers aur Directors abhi bhi fase hue hain!
Court ne yeh bhi saaf kar diya hai ki company ko toh immunity mil gayi hai, lekin jo officers aur directors is alleged scam mein involved the, unki criminal liability khatam nahi hogi. Matlab, Kapil aur Dheeraj Wadhawan, Rana Kapoor aur unke saath jo bhi log the, unko abhi bhi is mamle mein kanooni karwai ka saamna karna padega.
Update ye bhi hai ki DHFL ko Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited ne acquire kiya hai. National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) ne June 7, 2021 ko DHFL ka resolution plan approve kiya tha. Company ka naam officially DHFL se badal kar Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Limited November 3, 2021 se ho gaya tha. Supreme Court ne bhi April 1, 2025 ko NCLT ke decision ko maintain rakha tha, jismein Wadhawan brothers ki challenges ko dismiss kar diya gaya tha.