INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
custodian of DHFL bonds said on Thursday it is taking the firm to bankruptcy court on behalf of certain debenture holders.The application
of the amount of debentures outstanding, along with interest, for and on behalf of all debenture holders under all the three public issues,"
the custodian said.DHFL was not immediately available for comment.Apart from banks, DHFL also owes money to about 87,000 bondholders
The lenders are currently working on a resolution plan but the majority of its bondholders declined last month to be a party to that
plan.The proposed plan involves the conversion of debt into equity for lenders and also includes giving them a 51 per cent stake in the
company.On Thursday, DHFL also filed delayed audited results for the quarter ended June 30 which showed it posted a net loss of Rs 206 crore
in the quarter compared with a profit of Rs 435 crore in the corresponding period a year earlier.The company's new auditor, KK Mankeshwar
- Co, also raised concerns about the company's future."All these developments raise a significant doubt on the ability of the Company to
continue as a going concern and therefore it may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities including potential
liabilities in the normal course of business," the auditor said.The auditors also said that they could not get sufficient evidence to
support the value of certain loans and added that they were unable to comment if certain loans had been properly secured."These loans may
have been granted including terms and conditions, in a manner that is prejudicial to the interest of the company or its members," the
auditors added.Similar concerns had also been raised by Deloitte Haskin - Sells and Mumbai-based Chaturvedi - Shah, DHFL's two previous
auditors at the time of the declaration of the March quarter results.Follow TheIndianSubcontinent for latest election news and live coverage
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