INCOME TAX19 Oct 2026
Supreme Court Quashes Yes Bank's ₹8,415 Crore AT-1 Bond Write-Off
The Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court ruling that quashed Yes Bank's 2020 write-off of ₹8,415 crore of Additional Tier-1 bonds. The court found the administrator lacked authority to order it. Holders of these perpetual bonds, which banks issue under Basel III to build core capital, get relief. But the source says this is not an automatic cash refund of full principal to every investor.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Yes Bank's administrator wrote down ₹8,415 crore of Additional Tier-1 bonds in 2020, and Axis Trustee Services and other bondholders went to court against it.
- These bonds are perpetual, carry no maturity date, and let the bank cancel interest payments with no duty to pay the money later.
- The final reconstruction scheme did not expressly extinguish the bonds, and the write-off came after the scheme took effect, so the administrator lacked authority.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Watch what the ruling means for Yes Bank AT-1 bondholders: the source says the relief does not amount to an automatic cash refund of the entire principal to every investor.
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