Jio proposes to deposit Rs 3,720 cr in escrow account to accumulate RCom’s tower, fibre belongings

Telecom operator Jio has proposed to deposit Rs 3,720 crore in an escrow account to finish the acquisition of Reliance Infratel which is present process liquidation course of.

Billionaire Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani-run Jio positioned the bid of Rs 3,720 crore in November 2019 to accumulate tower and fibre asset of debt-ridden subsidiary of his youthful brother Anil Ambani managed agency Reliance Communications.

Jio’s subsidiary Reliance Tasks and Property Administration Companies in an software earlier than NCLT final month mentioned that the corporate is dedicated to and is prepared to implement the decision plan of Reliance Infratel, which was accepted by the committee of collectors earlier.

Jio mentioned delay in acquisition of RITL (Reliance Infratel Ltd) belongings as a result of inter-creditor disputes will deteriorate the worth of belongings.

“As a way to keep away from any additional delays, the applicant proposes to deposit the overall decision quantity in an account with State Financial institution of India as was directed by this hon’ble tribunal within the plan approval order,” Jio’s arm mentioned in a recent software earlier than NCLT Mumbai.

RITL has fibre belongings of round 1.78 lakh route kilometers and 43,540 cellular towers throughout the nation.

RITL is the holding firm for tower and fibre belongings of RCOM.

Reliance Challenge & property Administration Companies Restricted, a subsidiary of Jio, and the profitable decision applicant for RITL, has moved a recent software within the NCLT Mumbai to finish the acquisition course of.

The funds shall be distributed amongst the lenders as soon as the inter-creditors dispute over the distribution of decision funds is settled amongst the lenders.

SBI and some different banks, together with Doha Financial institution, Commonplace Chartered Financial institution, and Emirates Financial institution, are engaged in a authorized battle over the distribution of funds. The matter is pending earlier than the Supreme Court docket.

Doha Financial institution had challenged the classification of claims from the oblique collectors of RITL, because the monetary collectors, by the decision skilled.