Company Intelligence Profile
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited is a print-media and publishing company based in Secunderabad, Telangana, best known for publishing "Deccan Chronicle," an English-language daily newspaper covering business, politics, and entertainment, along with other publications (e.g., Financial Chronicle/Andhra Bhoomi group titl…
Last updated 20 August 2026
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Company Identity
Partial / conflicting| Registered name | Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited |
|---|---|
| CIN | L22122TG2002PLC040110 |
| PAN | Not available in the public sources reviewed. |
| Status | Active (Listed Public Limited Company); Compliance status: Active Non-Compliant |
| Listing | Yes — listed public limited company (equity shares of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd traded on BSE/NSE; company under long-running financial distress/insolvency-related litigation) |
| Incorporated | 16 December 2002 |
| ROC | RoC Hyderabad |
| Sector (NIC) | NIC 22122 — Printing/Publishing of newspapers; industry classification "Media and Publishing / Print Media & Publishing" |
| Registered address | Secunderabad, Telangana, India |
| Authorized capital | ₹70 crore (Authorised Capital) — Source: TheCompanyCheck |
| Paid-up capital | ₹55 crore (Paid-up Capital) — Source: TheCompanyCheck |
Business Overview
Confirmed- Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited is a print-media and publishing company based in Secunderabad, Telangana, best known for publishing "Deccan Chronicle," an English-language daily newspaper covering business, politics, and entertainment, along with other publications (e.g., Financial Chronicle/Andhra Bhoomi group titles historically associated with the group)
- The company has been under severe financial distress since 2012-2013 (loan defaults, large secured charges, multiple creditor lawsuits from banks/NBFCs, and litigation with BCCI over an IPL franchise — Deccan Chargers)
- Source: TheCompanyCheck, IndianKanoon case records
Directors
Partial / conflictingSix current directors listed by TheCompanyCheck (DINs not obtained from a reliable source — flagged as gap, do not invent):
- Vinayak Ravi Reddy Tikkavarapu — Managing Director
- Karthik Iyer Parasuraman — Whole-Time Director
- Tikkavarapu Venkatram Reddy — Whole-Time Director
- Suresh Srinivasan — Director
- Venkateswarlu Malapaka — Director
- Dipen Chatterjee — Director
Source: TheCompanyCheck (single source only — not independently confirmed by a second source; treat as partial).
Financials
Partial / conflictingLatest financial figures are largely locked behind premium reports on the sources checked. Known data points:
- Latest fiscal year with data reference: FY2012 (balance sheet dated 30 September 2012) — per TheCompanyCheck
- Revenue, EBITDA, PAT, net worth: not obtained (premium-gated)
- Standalone vs consolidated: not specified
- Employees (EPFO): ~503 (latest reported)
TheCompanyCheck. Flagged as a significant data gap — figures should not be presented to end users as confirmed financials.
Charges & Borrowings
Partial / conflictingSubstantial secured borrowings/charges reported by TheCompanyCheck:
| Open Charges | ₹3,596.28 crore |
|---|---|
| Satisfied Charges | ₹3,115.83 crore |
| Major lenders cited | ICICI Bank (₹520 Cr), IL&FS Trust Company (₹205 Cr), Andhra Bank (₹200 Cr), Kotak Mahindra Bank (₹150 Cr) |
TheCompanyCheck. These figures reflect the company's well-documented multi-bank loan default situation (2012-2013 onward); cross-confirmation with a second registry source was not obtained in this session — treat as partial/single-source.
Legal / Litigation
ConfirmedMultiple significant litigations identified via IndianKanoon:
- Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited vs L&T Finance Limited — Bombay High Court, 8 Aug 2013 (arbitration/financial dispute)
- Pil Industries Ltd vs Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd — Bombay High Court, 31 Oct 2018 (commercial dispute)
- Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd vs Union of India — Supreme Court, 14 Mar 2014
- Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd vs Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited — Bombay High Court, 25 Nov 2016 (commercial arbitration)
- Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd vs Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited — Supreme Court, 23 Feb 2018 (major financial case)
- Board of Control for Cricket in India vs Deccan Chronicle Holding Limited — Bombay High Court, 16 Jun 2021 (BCCI/IPL franchise dispute)
- Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd vs Yes Bank Limited — Madras High Court, 7 Mar 2016 (financial institution dispute)
These span 2013-2021 and are dominated by loan-default/arbitration matters with major banks/NBFCs, consistent with the large open-charges figure above.
Competitors
ConfirmedNamed peers in Indian English print-media/newspaper publishing (rough scale tags, approximate and for orientation only):
- The Times Group / Bennett, Coleman & Co. (Times of India) — large-cap, market leader
- HT Media Ltd (Hindustan Times) — large-cap, listed
- The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons) — large, privately held
- Dainik Jagran / Jagran Prakashan Ltd — large, listed
- DB Corp Ltd (Dainik Bhaskar) — large, listed
- The New Indian Express (Express Publications) — mid-size, privately held
Deccan Chronicle Holdings itself is now a much smaller/distressed player relative to these peers, having been in financial default since 2012-13.
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