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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicNCLT

Topic: NCLT

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

60% shareholder battles in India are settled or withdrawn. It’s the model corporate law

The design of India’s oppression and mismanagement regime balances the dual objectives of corporate law: protecting minority shareholders and curtailing opportunistic use.

NCLT bottleneck hinders India’s M&A boom. Govt’s fast-track framework ignores the real problem

The question is no longer whether India can create fast tracks. It already has. The question is whether the main track—and the regulators who feed into it—can be fixed.

Tucked away in Karjat, Lagaan art director Nitin Desai’s ND Studios is set for a Film City makeover

Karjat: Three months after taking charge of art director Nitin Desai’s film and TV production hub known as ND Studios, the Maharashtra government has grand...

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

ED restores 354 flats, properties worth Rs 175 cr at Udaipur stalled project to buyers, earns SC praise

The restitution, after a settlement between the agency & the company embroiled in 2016 multi-crore bank fraud case, set to benefit over 200 buyers.

Byju’s insolvency saga: Founder Raveendran’s charges against EY India in bombshell LinkedIn post

Charges by Raveendran who broke his silence follow post by EY India whistleblower. Amid insolvency proceedings, Byju’s founder said he ‘sold his house, mortgaged family’s future’.

‘NCLT, NCLAT must ensure timely resolution, not be mere rubber stamp authority’: SC in Jet Airways ruling

A 3-judge bench, led by CJI, slammed the 2 bodies’ ‘growing tendency’ to disregard SC’s orders, besides political appointments & lack of infra, while also highlighting shortcomings of the IBC.

A paradise lost: How Lavasa fell from grace, leaving homebuyers & creditors in the lurch

NCLT on 6 September scrapped DPIL’s resolution plan for Lavasa and ordered fresh insolvency proceedings. DPIL blamed ‘a few corrupted homebuyers’ and ‘political pressure on banks’.

What’s going on with Byju’s bankruptcy process? Creditors must secure claims, protect interests

Creditors must adhere to the prescribed timelines to recover their dues. Failure to do so could result in losing any potential payouts from the resolution plan or the liquidation process.

On Camera

A communist state’s capitalist expedition. How Kerala CM Pinarayi came to embrace private enterprise

Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.