The Supreme Court has asked a response from Essel group firms, Cyquator Media Services Pvt Ltd and Direct Media Distribution Ventures, on the appeal against a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) September order that rejected its insolvency plea against the firms. The NCLAT dismissed an insolvency petition against Direct Media Ventures and two days later, the insolvency petition against Cyquator Media, a promoter group company of Zee Entertainment Enterprises.