NCLT declines to stay EGM called by Byju’s to increase authorised share capital

On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court said that it will deliberate on the case involving the investor group’s efforts to oust Raveendran only after two months.

Besides, the suit filed by the group of investors also sought to declare the just-concluded rights issue as void.

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The petition

The petition has been signed by four investors — Prosus, General Atlantic, Sofina, and Peak XV — along with support from other shareholders, including Tiger and Owl Ventures.

The tribunal had asked Byju’s to consider extending the closing date of the USD 200 million rights issue, a request that the management hinted it would not accept, even as estranged investors flagged technicalities that prevented the closure of the issue on Wednesday.

In an interim order dated 27 February, the NCLT said the funds received by the company through the rights issue should be kept in a separate escrow account and not withdrawn until the matter is disposed of.

The miffed investors led by Prosus want to remove Raveendran and his family members from the board.

These investors, who hold around 32 per cent stake in the edtech firm, had called the EGM on 23 February and claimed that over 60 percent of the investors in the meeting voted in favour of resolutions proposed by them, including the removal of CEO Byju Raveendran.

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