Ready to repay loan availed for Kingfisher: Mallya counsel appeals HC not to close UB
Bengaluru, Dec 10: "We are ready to repay the loan availed for Kingfisher Airlines. So, we are appealing against closing United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL)", Vijay Mallya counsel appealed the Karnataka High Court.
Following a case filed by the banks to recover the loan amount from Kingfisher, the High Court Single Judge Bench ordered closure of UBHL. But the counsel of Vijay Mallya appealed the HC not to close the UBHL. The HC Divisional Bench headed by Justice L Narayanaswamy heard the case.
Arguing in favour of Mallya, his counsel Sajjan Poovaiah said that the UBHL was ready to repay the loan availed for Kingfisher Airlines. The UBHL property value and shares value was more than Rs 15,000 crore. If they were sold out, they could repay the entire loan amount and even after that they could save around Rs 3,500 crore. With that amount, the UBHL could be operated. So, the HC should stay the closure order, he requested.
The remaining amount would be deposited in the court and the HC has to supervise the loan repayment process, he appealed.
After hearing the argument, the Bench postponed the next hearing of the original application and interim appeal to December 17.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
