The Centre has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Gujarat High Court ruling that restricted the NCLT President’s power to transfer cases between Benches. It argued that the High Court “wrongly created territorial limits” that are not provided under Rule 16(d) of the NCLT Rules, 2016.
Orissa High Court upheld a tribunal order directing a son to vacate his father’s house, stressing dignity and safety of senior citizens. The Court ruled welfare laws must be interpreted to protect elderly parents’ peaceful living.
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.
The Supreme Court indicated its plan to scrutinise the scope of powers wielded by the NCLT President in transferring cases across state benches, as Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard submissions on the sensitive administrative authority.
