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Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the winding up order of SpiceJet for three weeks as the airline claimed it was looking to settle a dispute with Swiss company ‘Credit Suisse’ over its outstanding dues. .

A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli stayed the winding up order for three weeks to await the measures taken by the airline’s management to resolve the dispute.

Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for SpiceJet, told the bench that the airline will try to resolve the issues with Credit Suisse in three weeks.

However, senior advocate KV Viswanathan, representing Credit Suisse, submitted that the motion moved by SpiceJet is not even noteworthy.

To this the bench cautioned SpiceJet and said that if it does not want to clear its dues to Credit Suisse and others, it will be declared insolvent.

“You want to run airlines or shut it down? Why don’t you state your financial position? This way you can’t run your airlines. What is your contribution? It’s a serious matter, if they (SpiceJet) don’t Want to run airlines, we will declare bankruptcy and go for liquidation,” the CJI told Salve.

SpiceJet Ltd has approached the apex court against the Madras High Court order to wind up the company.

According to the Switzerland-based company Credit Suisse AG, SpiceJet had failed to honor its commitment to pay bills of over $24 million raised by the Swiss company for maintenance, repair and overhauling of the aircraft’s engines and components.

Recently, a division bench of the Madras High Court on December 6, 2021, upheld a single judge’s decision that ordered the winding up of SpiceJet Ltd and empowered the official liquidator attached to the High Court to acquire the assets of the company. was instructed.