The LN Mittal-led steel major had also took over debtladen OSPIL early this year for around Rs 2,350 crore as it is a critical infrastructure for Essar Steel India to procure iron ore. Passing the order on November 10, justices MB Gosavi and VK Gupta of the Ahmedabad Bench of the NCLT said, "The usage charges for the use of subject Slurry Pipeline for running the corporate debtor ( Essar Steel) as going concern during the CIRP period of the corporate debtor are IRP costs." The Bench said such IRP costs had been duly considered and provided by the resolution applicant in the resolution plan,submitted and approved by the adjudicating authority."The resolution applicant (corporate debtor) has contravened the provisions of such approved resolution plan by not making payment of such IRP costs.The resolution applicant (corporate debtor) is directed to make the payment of such IRP costs to OSPIL by December 15, 2020,"it added.