LVB-DBS merger: SC stays Madras HC order asking RBI to conduct fresh valuations of assets and shares of banks

The Supreme Court stayed a Madras High Court order directing the Reserve Bank of India to conduct a fresh valuation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) and DBS Bank India (DBIL) in their 2020 merger. The High Court's order included reconsideration of tier-2 bond write-offs and addressing shareholders' and bondholders' grievances.