Responding to concerns about a narrow rally in the Nifty and weakness in the broader market, experts call the current phase a 15–16 month consolidation, not a crash scenario. Unlike 2018–19, when names like DHFL, IL&FS, and Vakrangee created systemic solvency fear—today the balance sheets of corporate India, especially mid & small caps, are significantly stronger, reducing risk of deep declines. The pressure is coming from valuation cooling after a strong multi-year rally and heavy supply of IPO and primary equity paper, diverting liquidity away from secondary markets. While mid & small caps are correcting, the advice is clear: don’t sell in panic, as many future growth sectors are better represented in mid and small caps than in large caps.
This case pertains to the alleged swindling of a consortium of 17 banks and is being termed as the largest banking loan fraud in India.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kapoor in March 2020 in a money laundering case over charges that he had received kickback through a Rs 600-crore loan given by Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) to a company owned by his family.
DHFL case: A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and S C Sharma said the high court and the trial court committed error in granting bail to Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan.
The tighter liquidity, risky business models and asset-liability mismatches also affected other major NBFCs such as DHFL, Reliance Capital, and SREI
Imposes monetary penalty of Rs 5 lakh each and debars them for five to 10 years
Top boss of Piramal Group reflects on the acquisition of DHFL, emphasising the strategy of purchasing imperfect assets and gradually transforming them into valuable entities. " It was a very challenging situation. We made a study and realised that there is an opportunity available. Yes, there is a bad part of it, but there is also good behind. We saw the good, and wanted to value it. We were able to handle the risk, and realised that we have created value subsequently." shares Ajay Piramal in an interview with Business Today's Karishma Asoodani during the stone laying ceremony of Piramal school of leadership in Jaipur.
Says NFRA has ‘retrospective’ jurisdiction in initiating proceedings against auditors for audits before it came into force
DHFL case: The financial regulator imposed monetary penalty and debarred auditors for 6 months to 1 year period
The Wadhawan brothers are currently lodged at Mumbai's Taloja Central Jail for an alleged bank fraud of over Rs 30,000 crore.
In July 2023, Dheeraj Wadhawan, one of the accused in the DHFL-Yes Bank case, was denied medical bail by a special court that observed he had not paid Rs 24 lakh for police escort provided to him during his long hospitalisation.





