July's salary not paid to employees due to SC order, says Byju's Raveendran

Edtech firm Think and Learn, which owns Byju's brand, has not paid the July salary to employees as the company was unable to access its accounts due to a temporary stay granted by the Supreme Court on the NCLAT's decision, a top official said on Tuesday.

On August 2, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) approved the Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement with BCCI and set aside insolvency proceedings against Byju's. However, the Supreme Court on August 14 stayed the verdict of the insolvency appellate tribunal setting aside the insolvency proceedings against the ed-tech major based on a plea of US-based creditor Glas Trust Company LLC.

Think and Learn founder and CEO Byju Raveendran in an email to employees said that every legal roadblock has lengthened the company's long trek to recovery but the company is on the verge of reversing the negative business cycle that began two years ago.

"I want to address the matter of utmost concern to you - and to me as well. Your salary for