The firm has additionally confronted a backlash from hoteliers in India over unpaid dues.
National Company Law Tribunal has initiated insolvency proceedings towards a subsidiary of Softbank-backed hospitality startup Oyo, a public discover confirmed on Tuesday, a choice the corporate mentioned it had challenged. Oyo is one in all SoftBank’s largest bets and the Japanese group has poured greater than $1 billion into the corporate, by which it owns a 46 per cent stake. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) discover mentioned it was appointing a decision skilled for Oyo’s subsidiary, Oyo Hotels and Homes Pvt Ltd, and welcoming all collectors to submit any claims it might have towards the corporate.
Oyo mentioned in a press release it was stunned by the choice, which it has challenged within the appellate tribunal, describing it because the fallout of a contractual dispute over a declare of $21,500. “Oyo has paid that under protest ..Oyo is recovering from the pandemic steadily and our largest markets are operating profitably,” its founder and CEO, Ritesh Agarwal, mentioned on Twitter. The authorized battle comes when Oyo was already underneath stress because of the coronavirus pandemic which has hit resort and journey trade revenues.
The firm has additionally confronted a backlash from hoteliers in India over unpaid dues. Gautam Bhatikar, accomplice at Phoenix Legal, mentioned there was an excellent probability Oyo would win its enchantment given it had already paid the quantity to the claimant. But if that did not occur, Bhatikar mentioned, there was a danger that many different collectors may be part of the decision course of looking for their claims or dues, complicating issues for Oyo. Oyo is one in all India’s largest startups which was based by Agarwal in 2013 and aggregates bookings for India’s finances resorts
