India - National Company Law Tribunal

Retd. Justice Grewal Appointed NCLT President

Retd. Justice Grewal Appointed NCLT PresidentIn a significant development for India's corporate adjudication landscape, retired Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, formerly of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has been appointed as the President of the National Company Law ...

30 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Porn Disrupts Delhi HC Chief Justice VC Hearings Thrice

Porn Disrupts Delhi HC Chief Justice VC Hearings ThriceIn a brazen and deeply concerning breach of judicial sanctity, virtual court proceedings before a division bench of theDelhi High Court, led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, were disruptedthree timeson We...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

RP’s Admission of Claim Not Acknowledgment Under Section 18 Limitation Act: Supreme Court Quashes Time-Barred Section 7 IBC Petition

Supreme Court Delivers Knockout Blow: RP's Claim Nod Isn't Debt LifelineIn a landmark ruling on April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, through Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, overturned decisions by the NCLT and NCLAT. The court quashed the admission of Corporate In...

30 Apr 2026

India - National Company Law Tribunal

NCLT Invokes Proviso to Section 419(3) Companies Act to Authorize Single Judicial Member Benches for Procedural Matters

NCLT's Efficiency Overhaul: Single Judicial Benches Greenlit for Routine Insolvency TasksIn a strategic move to combat mounting case backlogs, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Acting President Bachu Venkat Balaram has invoked the proviso toSection 419(3)

29 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Holds Corporate Guarantees as IBC Financial Debt

Supreme Court Holds Corporate Guarantees as IBCFinancial DebtIn a landmark judgment that fortifies lender protections under India'sInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, theSupreme Court of Indiahas ruled that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees executed by a corporate debtor u...

29 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

IBC Not Recovery Tool; Can't Substitute Decree Execution Against Solvent Firms: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Slams IBC Misuse: No Shortcuts to Debt Recovery via InsolvencyIn a landmark ruling on April 23, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, through a bench comprisingJustice Pamidighantam Sri NarasimhaandJustice Alok Aradhe, categorically held that the Ins...

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Constitutional Courts Should Refrain from Fixing Time-Bound Disposal Before Tribunals Except in Exceptional Cases: Madras High Court

Madras HC Slams Brakes on Karti Chidambaram's Rush for NCLT Quick Fix in Frozen Account CaseIn a firm rebuff to hasty judicial intervention, the Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition by Congress MP Karti P. Chidambaram seeking directions for the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Che...

17 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka HC Warns ED of Costs in WinZO Bail Appeal

Karnataka HC Warns ED of Costs in WinZO Bail AppealIn a stern rebuke to investigative overreach, theKarnataka High Courthas cautioned theEnforcement Directorate (ED)that it risks a ₹1 lakh cost imposition if its appeal against the bail granted to gaming platform WinZO's co-founder, Paavan Nan...

11 Apr 2026

India - Central Administrative Tribunal

CAT Lacks Jurisdiction Over NCLT Acting President Dispute as Posts Not Civil Posts: Principal Bench on Section 14 AT Act

CAT Sidelines NCLT Seniority Battle: No Jurisdiction in Acting President FeudIn a swift jurisdictional knockout, theCentral Administrative Tribunal's Principal Bench in New Delhidismissed Original Application No. 1290/2026 filed by NCLT Technical MemberKaushalendra Kumar Singh....

09 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Justice Chandurkar Recuses from Gadling Bail Plea

SC Justice Chandurkar Recuses from Gadling Bail PleaIn a development underscoring persistent procedural challenges in high-stakes terror-related litigation,Supreme CourtJustice Atul Chandurkar recused himself on Thursday from hearing the bail plea of advocateSurendra Gadlingin the 2016 Gadchi...

02 Apr 2026