Ola Electric shares hit 52-week low after insolvency petition by creditor

The petition has been submitted before the NCLT's Bengaluru Bench, alleging default in payment towards the services rendered by the operational creditor.

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility Ltd tanked over 7 per cent on Monday morning after the firm said its vehicle registration service provider Rosmerta Digital Services Ltd has sought the initiation of insolvency proceedings against its wholly-owned arm Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Ola Electric's S1 Air e-scooters are pictured inside its manufacturing facility in Pochampalli in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, August 15, 2023.(Reuters)

The stock slumped 7.12 per cent to hit a 52-week low of ₹46.94 on the BSE.

At the NSE, shares of the firm declined 7.04 per cent to ₹46.95 -- the 52-week low level.

In a regulatory filing, the company on Saturday said, "A petition has been filed under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) by M/s. Rosmerta Digital Services Ltd, an operational creditor of Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd."

The petition has been submitted before the National Company Law Tribunal's Bengaluru Bench, alleging default in payment towards the services rendered by the operational creditor and seeking initiation of the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) against Ola Electric Technologies Pvt Ltd, it added.

The company has sought appropriate legal advice and it strongly disputes the claims made, Ola Electric Mobility said, adding it would "take all necessary and appropriate steps to protect its interests and object to the allegations in the aforesaid matter".

The insolvency proceedings come at a time when Ola Electric Mobility is cutting around 1,000 jobs across different functions as part of a restructuring exercise to reduce losses.