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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicNational Company Law Tribunal

Topic: National Company Law Tribunal

NCLT is caught up in wasteful govt-to-govt litigation. Here’s how to change that

NCLT has over 30,000 pending cases. Reducing its load requires changes to Companies Act

Alchemist insolvency proceedings were a ‘self-controlled loop’. How ED’s findings guided NCLT action

Former Rajya Sabha MP Kanwar Deep Singh founded and headed the Alchemist group of companies.

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

In Shakti Bhog ruling, NCLT lays down precedent for insolvency of firms facing money laundering probe

Dissolution amounts to overreach, allows sister firm to escape liability. Experts disagree, say keeping firm alive just to face liability unreasonable, as promoters face action anyway.

NCLAT upholds govt takeover of Delhi Gymkhana Club, but sets March 2025 deadline for reforms

NCLAT says club’s affairs were formerly being conducted in manner prejudicial to public interest, but adds govt-appointed committee can't supersede the club management indefinitely.

More wine & cigarettes, less sport — why Delhi Gymkhana Club was ‘taken over’ by govt

NCLT dissolved Delhi Gymkhana Club’s general committee last year on various allegations made by govt. NCLAT has upheld that verdict, and govt has appointed an administrator.

Clash of the titans: It’s true Lutyens’ elite vs Modi govt over Delhi Gymkhana management

Govt has filed a petition with National Company Law Tribunal, and Delhi Gymkhana management committee says it needs a few days after lockdown to respond.

SC upholds IBC amendment, allows home buyers more remedies against defaulting developers

Court says aggrieved home buyers can now approach the National Company Law Tribunal, Real Estate Development Authority as well as the consumer forums against defaulting companies.

India seeks to reopen IL&FS books citing auditor mismanagement

The Modi govt sent a petition to the National Company Law Tribunal indicating that they found auditing lapses in IL&FS's books.

IL&FS troubles increase as more defaults reported, shows takeover not an instant fix

IL&FS failed to service principal and interest on loans from banks, inter-corporate deposit and commercial papers totalling 33.9 crore rupees due for the period from Sept 30 to Oct 4

On Camera

Supreme Court’s NCERT textbook order punishes the messenger, doesn’t answer the message

The portion of the NCERT Class 8 textbook that the Supreme Court deemed objectionable included remarks made by the outgoing CJI BR Gavai in June 2025.

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.