Kaushalendra Kumar Singh moved the Delhi High Court challenging appointment of Bachu Venkat Balaram Das as Acting NCLT President, with the court seeking responses from the Centre and Das on the plea.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, ruled that any person aggrieved by an order of the National Company Law Tribunal may obtain its certified copy to file an appeal, even if they were not a party to the original proceedings.
The Supreme Court of India agreed to examine whether foreign employees working in India must contribute to the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, while issuing notice to the Centre in a plea by LG Electronics challenging EPF rules for international workers.
The Supreme Court of India dismissed appeals by minority shareholders of Bharti Telecom Limited challenging its share capital reduction. Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran held share valuation is an expert matter under the Companies Act, 2013.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) dismissed Jindal Poly Films Limited’s appeal challenging the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order admitting a shareholder class action petition and directing issuance of public notice under the Companies Act, 2013, affirming continuation of class action proceedings.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal cannot review attachment orders under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, even if linked to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 proceedings, dismissing liquidators’ appeals.
