Minority shareholder Invesco will decide on filing a rejoinder to Zee’s reply on the same date.

This comes just a day after the appellate tribunal NCLAT directed the NCLT to provide “reasonable and sufficient opportunity” to Zee to reply to Invesco’s plea seeking convening an EGM.

The Mumbai bench of NCLT, comprising Bhaskara Pantula Mohan and Narendra Kumar Bhola, gave Zee enough time for further consideration.

NCLT will hear the case next on 22 October.

Invesco, which along with OFI Global China Fund LLC holds 17.88% stake in ZEEL moved NCLT seeking convening of the EGM, and also sought to remove the company’s Chief Executive and Managing Director Punit Goenka.

ZEE board has rejected Invesco’s demand to convene an EGM, terming the requisition as “invalid and illegal”. The company said it has sought expert legal counsel including from former Supreme Court judges and decided against holding an EGM.

Zee founder Subhash Chandra, also the father of the company CEO Goenka, earlier this week criticised Invesco for trying to effect a hostile takeover and urged the Indian government and regulators to intervene.

Chandra holds no official position at Zee but his family owns 3.99% of the company.