The regulator has warned Venugopal Dhoot of arrest and attachment of his bank accounts and assets as well as other entities if they fail to make the payment within 15 days.
Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot had during an argument over a flat told Deepak Kochhar, the husband of ICICI bank's former CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar.
After Chanda Kochhar became MD & CEO of ICICI Bank, from May 1, 2009, six 'Rupee Term Loans' (RTLs) were sanctioned to Videocon Group. Between June 2009 to October 2011, RTLs of a total of Rs 1,875 crore were sanctioned to the group by the bank, the charge sheet said.
Opposing the CBI’s plea for remand, senior advocate Amit Desai, appearing for the Kochhars, had brought to the court’s notice a letter ICICI Bank wrote to the CBI in July 2021 stating that it incurred no wrongful loss in any of the transactions under question.
The order came after Sebi conducted an examination following media reports published in March 2018 regarding certain 'quid pro quo' arrangements.
Dhoot has been granted interim bail by the Bombay High Court. His lawyer had argued that his arrest was unwarranted as he was cooperating with the probe.
Dhoot, arrested by the CBI on December 26, 2022, and presently in judicial custody, has moved the high court seeking to quash the FIR against him and has also sought interim bail.
A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and P K Chavan said the agency shall file its affidavit by Friday and posted the petition for hearing the same day (January 13).
Venugopal Dhoot's plea was mentioned by his advocate Sandeep Ladda on Monday afternoon before a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and P K Chavan, which said it would hear it on Tuesday.
Dhoot's co-accused in the case - former MD and CEO of ICICI Bank, Chanda Kochhar, and her husband Deepak Kochhar - were granted interim bail today.
Chanda Kochhar will go down in corporate history as part of a long list of chief executives whose financial misdemeanours hobbled the companies they headed
A second FIR alleges that a consortium of banks led by the SBI issued SBLCs for $3,876.60 million to Videocon Hydrocarbons, in violation of rules and without minimum due diligence.
The Kochhars were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last Friday. Dhoot was arrested on Monday.
The probe agency arrested Kochhars last Friday after questioning them briefly. Dhoot was arrested on Monday.
A lawyer representing the Kocchars said that no prior sanction, as required under the law, was obtained by the CBI before their arrest.
This week’s arrests by the CBI therefore goes some way in alleviating fears that the case is being handled with kid gloves
The probe agency told the court it wanted to confront Dhoot with the Kochhars.
Dhoot,71, was arrested on Monday morning. All three were produced before special court judge AS Sayyad.
Dhoot’s investments Deepak Kochhar’s companies, shortly after securing a loan from Chanda Kochhar-headed ICICI Bank, became the corner stone of India’s biggest banking scandal
Videocon Group Promoter Venugopal Dhoot was arrested from Mumbai today early morning.
The CBI on Friday arrested Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in connection with the Rs 3,250 crore Videocon loan scam.
The authorised representative– Pradeep kumar Dhoot– was the insider who traded on behalf of the promoter the company, CE India Ltd, during the UPSI period.
Dhoot has been fined Rs 25 lakhs while Sebi imposed Rs 25 lakhs each penalty on Electroparts India Pvt Ltd and Videocon Realty and Infrastructures Ltd.
The appellate tribunal has issued notices to the resolution professional, lenders and Twin Star Technologies directing them to file a reply by September 17.
The NCLT has issued the order on a petition filed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) under Section 241& 242 of the Companies Act, 2013.