Penalty stayed on NTPC for non-disclosure of private firm stake acquisition

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed a CCI order that imposed a penalty on state-owned power producer NTPC for not disclosing the acquisition of 35.47 per cent equity share capital in Ratnagiri Gas & Power Private Ltd. The Competition Commission of India on August 22, 2023, imposed a penalty of Rs 40 lakh on NTPC for non-disclosure of its acquisition of 35.47 per cent of the equity share capital in Ratnagiri Gas & Power Private Ltd (RGPPL). This was challenged by NTPC before the NCLAT, which is an appellate authority over the orders passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). A two-member bench directed to list the matter on February 27, 2024, for the next hearing on NTPC's appeal and stayed the operation of order passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). "Till next date of hearing the operation of the impugned order dated 22.08.2023 passed by the CCI shall remained stayed," said NCLAT passed earlier this week. NCLAT directed CCI ..

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