Court petition filed by Birla over plan with Lafarge

It is reported that in India, the Birla and Lodha families' ownership dispute has flared up again, and the dispute now involves one of the biggest cement deals in recent times. A petition has been filed by the Birla faction in the Calcutta High Court that seeks an injunction over the Birla Corporation’s plans to purchase the cement plants of Lafarge India at Sonadih in Chhattisgarh and Jojobera in Jharkhand.
September 10, 2015 Read time: 1 min

It is reported that in India, the Birla and Lodha families' ownership dispute has flared up again, and the dispute now involves one of the biggest cement deals in recent times.

A petition has been filed by the Birla faction in the Calcutta High Court that seeks an injunction over the Birla Corporation’s plans to purchase the cement plants of 725 Lafarge India at Sonadih in Chhattisgarh and Jojobera in Jharkhand.

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