SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court Allows Creditor Who Suffered 99.28% Haircut In CIRP To Claim Full Set-Off In Arbitration

Case Title : Modern Asset Versus KNK Construction Private Limited.

Case Number : Special Leave Petition (C) No.25068 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 329

The Supreme Court has held that an operational creditor who suffered a 99.28% haircut under an approved resolution plan can use its entire ₹12.26 crore claim to set off amounts found payable to a successful resolution applicant in arbitration.

HIGH COURT

Orissa High Court Quashes Air Pollution Case Against Tata Steel Over Bhushan Steel's Pre-CIRP Offences

Case Title : M/s Tata Steel Limited v. State Pollution Control Board

Case Number : Crl MC No. 2406 of 2022

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(ORI) 25

The Orissa High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Tata Steel Limited (TSL) arising from alleged violations of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 by erstwhile Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL). A coram of Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra was dealing with a petition filed by TSL under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quashing of proceedings pending before the SDJM, Dhenkanal, as well as the order taking cognizance against the company.

Pending Suit Against Company Under Liquidation Requires NCLT Leave To Proceed: Patna High Court

Case Title : Aneja Constructions (India) Private Limited v. M/s Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited and Ors

Case Number : Commercial Appeal No. 6 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(PAT) 32

The Patna High Court has held that a pending commercial suit involving a company under liquidation cannot proceed without leave of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

DEL Status Cannot Continue For Pre-CIRP Defaults After IBC Resolution Plan: Delhi High Court

Case Title : Waaree Transpower Private Limited v. Union of India and Anr

Case Number : WP(C) No. 6553 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 1072

The Delhi High Court has held that continuing a company's Denied Entry List (DEL) status to enforce export obligations arising before the commencement of its insolvency proceedings would violate the “clean slate” principle under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

Attempt To Transfer Property To Defeat Creditors Not 'Act Of Insolvency' Under Provincial Insolvency Act: Madras HC

Case Title : Jahir Ussain vs U.A.Rahman Batcha & Ors.

Case Number : CMA(MD) No. 1277 of 2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC (MAD) 302

The Madras High Court at Madurai recently held that an attempt by a debtor to transfer property to defeat creditors may justify attachment before judgment under Order 38 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). However, such an attempt by itself does not amount to an “act of insolvency” under Section 6 of the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920.

NCLAT

Shareholder Is Not An “Aggrieved Person” To Challenge Resolution Plan Approval Under IBC: NCLAT Cites Park Energy

Case Title : Prateek Jain Vs Anurag Nirbhaya & Ors

Case Number : Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) 1496/2024

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLAT 389

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi has held that a shareholder, merely in that capacity, cannot maintain an appeal against an order approving a resolution plan under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

Supertech North Eye Homebuyers Move NCLAT Against NBCC Over Delay In 16 Projects

Case Title : PRIYANKA SRIVASTAVA Vs NBCC .(I) LTD & ORS.

Supertech North Eye homebuyers have moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), alleging that NBCC has not complied with timelines fixed by the tribunal for awarding construction works and commencing work on 16 stalled Supertech projects.

Secured Creditor Cannot Participate In Liquidation While Keeping Option To Withdraw Assets Later: NCLAT

Case Title : Tata Capital Limited Vs Mr. Sanjay Mahajan

Case Number : Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) 1067/2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLAT 391

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that a secured creditor cannot participate in the liquidation process while keeping open an option to later withdraw its secured assets from the liquidation estate.

NCLAT Sets Aside Separate CIRP Against Earth Towne After Supreme Court Restored EIL's Resolution Plan

Case Title : Monitoring Committee of Earth Towne Project Earth Infrastructures Limited Vs Earth Towne Infrastructure Private Limited & Ors

Case Number : Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) 1344/2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLAT 390

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi, has set aside insolvency proceedings against Earth Towne Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (ETIPL), holding that a separate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) could not continue after the Supreme Court restored the resolution plan for Earth Infrastructures Ltd. (EIL) and brought ETIPL's land within that plan.

Bankrupt Personal Guarantor Cannot Withdraw Funds After Estate Vests In Trustee: NCLAT New Delhi

Case Title : Manju Sirohi Vs Assets Care & Reconstruction Enterprise Ltd & Anup Kumar

Case Number : Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) 1172/2026 & 1173/2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLAT 393

On 7 October, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi held that a bankrupt personal guarantor cannot withdraw or otherwise deal with funds in a bank account once the bankruptcy estate has vested in the Bankruptcy Trustee. A Bench comprising Judicial Member Justice Mohd Faiz Alam Khan and Technical Member Naresh Salecha dismissed appeals filed by Manju Sirohi, personal guarantor of Saha Infratech Pvt. Ltd., against orders directing her to return Rs. 19,17,500 withdrawn from her bank account after she was declared bankrupt.

Going-Concern Sale Commences With Liquidation Order, Not Auction Notice: NCLAT

Case Title : Debashis Nanda Vs Gokul Anil Kumar & SCC

Case Number : Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) 1297/2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLAT 392

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Delhi, has held that liquidation by sale of a corporate debtor as a going concern commences from the date of the liquidation order when the order directs the liquidator to pursue that mode of sale.

NCLAT Seeks Project-Wise Completion Timelines For 16 Supertech Housing Projects

Case Title : Ram Kishor Arora Vs Union Bank of India & Anr

Case Number : IA NO.5878 OF 2025, 1774, 1776,2463,2633,2798,2962,3288,3301,4824,5437,5448,5506,5541,5925,5955,6000,6009,6520,6521,7010 OF 2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLAT 394

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi has asked the Apex Court Committee to submit tentative completion dates for each of Supertech Limited's 16 housing projects and disclose the finances available for their completion.

NCLAT Refuses To Recall Order Excluding Property Eviction Delay From Resolution Plan Timeline

Case Title : Sonal Sumit Mehta Vs Chirag R Shah & Omkara ARC Pvt Ltd

Case Number : IA No.5856/2026 in Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) 1262/2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLAT 395

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi has refused to recall its earlier order excluding delays in handing over a property from the implementation timeline of a resolution plan. It held that the successful resolution applicant should not be penalised for delays caused by the unauthorised occupation of the property by a company controlled by the suspended management's family.

NCLT

NCLT Chennai Cancels Sale Deed Of Homebuyer Who Failed To Submit Claim During CIRP

Case Title : P Dot G Constructions Private Limited v. P. Jayapal

Case Number : IA(IB)/927(CHE)/2021 in CP(IB)/193/2018

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (CHE) 974

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai, has recently cancelled a homebuyer's registered Sale Deed and Construction Agreement after he failed to file a claim during the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of P Dot G Constructions Private Limited.

Pre-CIRP Electricity Dues Cannot Be Recovered By Discontinuing Supply During Moratorium: NCLT Ahmedabad

Case Title : NPV Insolvency Professional Pvt. Ltd Through Its Director Atul Tandon IRP of Mehsana Dairy and Food Products Ltd v. Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited

Case Number : IA/1230(AHM)2026 in C.P.(IB)/99(AHM)2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 976

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, has held that pre-CIRP electricity dues cannot be recovered from a corporate debtor by interrupting essential or critical electricity supply during the moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

NCLT Ahmedabad Bars Revival Of Going-Concern Sale After 2025 IBBI Regulation Changes

Case Title : Paresh Chandulal Mehta, Liquidator of Cupid Estatecon Pvt. Ltd. v. Wellworth Apparels Pvt. Ltd.

Case Number : I.A. No. 639(AHM)2026 in C.P.(IB) No. 183/NCLT/AHM/2023, along with I.A. Nos. 640(AHM)2026 and 308(AHM)2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 977

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, has ruled that a proposed sale of a Corporate Debtor as a going concern cannot be continued after the October 2025 changes to the liquidation regulations merely because an auction notice had been issued before the amendment.

Related Party Status Depends On Shareholding Threshold, Not Actual Control: NCLT Kolkata

Case Title : Abinandan Holdings Private Limited v. Sanjai Kumar Gupta, IRP of Howrah Mills Company Limited

Case Number : I.A. (IB) No. 1130/KB/2026 in C.P. (IB) No. 4/KB/2019

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (KOL) 978

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kolkata has held that a creditor can be treated as a related party based on the shareholding of a common director and his relatives, even without proof that the director actually exercised control over the corporate debtor.

Resignation As Director Does Not Extinguish Personal Guarantee Liability: NCLT Indore

Case Title : State Bank of India Vs Mahesh Rajpal

Case Number : C.P.(IB)/40(MP)2021

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT(IND) 979

The Indore Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on 11 September held that a personal guarantee does not cease merely because the guarantor resigns as a director of the corporate debtor, observing that a personal guarantee is an independent contractual undertaking that continues unless validly revoked in accordance with law.

Removal Of Promoter-Director In Quasi-Partnership Company Can Amount To Oppression: NCLT Mumbai

Case Title : Mr. Ronny George (Since Deceased) through his legal heirs v. M/s. The Professional Couriers Private Limited & Ors.

Case Number : R.C.P. No. 3 (MB) 2024

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (MUM) 987

The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on 11 September held that removal of a promoter-director from a company having the character of a quasi-partnership can amount to oppression where it defeats the promoter's legitimate expectation of continued representation on the Board.

Valuable Contractual Rights Can Justify Restoration Of Struck-Off Company: NCLT Mumbai

Case Title : Diipesh Lakshman Bhagtani v. The Registrar of Companies Mumbai

Case Number : Appel/33(MB) 2026

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, on 11 September held that the existence of valuable property and subsisting contractual rights can constitute “just” ground for restoring a company struck off from the register under Section 252(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Denying Director Access To Records, Forcing Undervalued Sale Of Shares Is Oppression: NCLT Kolkata

Case Title : Nivedita Tiwari v Nex Fitzap Private Limited & Ors.

Case Number : C.P. No. 213/KB/2024 (along with IA No. 183/KB/2024, Cont. A No. 9/KB/2024 and IA No. 8/KB/2025)

CITATION : 2026 LLbBiz NCLT (KOL) 982

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata, has held that denying a director and shareholder access to a company's financial records, forcing her to part with her shares at an undervalued price and withholding her remuneration amounted to oppression under Section 241 of the Companies Act, 2013.

NCLT Delhi Rejects Cine Corp Filmdom's Resolution Plan For Stargaze Entertainment, Orders Liquidation

Case Title : J.C. Flowers Asset Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. Vs Stargaze Entertainment Pvt. Ltd

Case Number : IA-37/ND/2026 IN CP (IB) NO. 173/(ND)/2024

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (DEL) 986

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi, has ordered liquidation of Stargaze Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., a cinema exhibition company, after rejecting a resolution plan. The Tribunal held that the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) was itself vitiated because the Resolution Professional failed to take control of the company's assets.

NCLT Ahmedabad Rejects Movemate's Insolvency Plea Against OYO Over Disputed Logistics Dues

Case Title : Movemate Logistics Private Limited Vs OYO Hotels Private Limited

Case Number : C.P.(IB)/62(AHM)2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 983

On 29 September the Ahmedabad Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) comprising Judicial Member Chitra Hankare and Technical Member Dr VG Venkata Chalapathy rejected an insolvency petition filed by Movemate Logistics Private Limited against OYO Hotels Private Limited over alleged unpaid dues for warehousing, logistics and allied services.

Raising Interim Finance to Discharge Estate Dues Falls Within CoC's Commercial Wisdom: NCLT Chandigarh

Case Title : HEMANSHU JETLEY Vs PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK & Ors

Case Number : IA(IBC)/238(CH)2025 In CP(IB) No.319/Chd/Chd/2019

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (CHA) 984

The Chandigarh bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has held that the decision to raise interim finance for discharging disputed Estate Office dues falls within the commercial wisdom of the Committee of Creditors (CoC).

Personal Guarantor Not Discharged Where Original Guarantee Expressly Covered Restructuring: NCLT Delhi

Case Title : IDBI Bank Limited v. Smt. Raj Kumari Garg

Case Number : IA-833/2025 in CP (IB)-785(PB)/2024

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (DEL) 985

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Delhi has held that a personal guarantor is not discharged from liability merely because she did not sign subsequent renewal or restructuring documents, where the original guarantee expressly provides that such variations will not release her from the guarantee.

Grounds Already Considered Cannot Be Re-Agitated In Subsequent Recall Application: NCLT Guwahati

Case Title : J.U.D. Cements Limited v. Catalyst Trusteeship Limited

Case Number : IA(IBC)/160/GB/2026 in CP(IB)/40/GB/2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (GUA) 986

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Guwahati Bench, has held that grounds already considered while deciding an earlier recall application cannot be re-agitated in a subsequent application seeking recall of that order. The company had earlier filed a recall application, which was dismissed by the tribunal on August 10

Rejoinder Material Cannot Be Excluded At Preliminary Stage If It Relates To Debt, Default: NCLT Chandigarh

Case Title : Bhagwati Lacto Vegetarian Exports Pvt. Ltd. v. RB Assets and Developers Pvt. Ltd.

Case Number : IA (I.B.C.) No. 1079/2025 in CP (IB) No. 283/Chd/Pb/2023

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (CHA) 987

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chandigarh Bench, has declined to remove documents and explanations introduced through a rejoinder from the record of an insolvency proceeding. It held that their relevance to the dispute over debt and default should be examined when the main petition is heard.

NCLT Ahmedabad Refuses To Recall Withdrawal Order Where Counsel Was Authorised To Withdraw Petition

Case Title : Arvind Mukundchand Soni v. Girdharbhai Bavchandbhai Viramgama & Ors.

Case Number : I.A. No. 99 of 2026 in Contempt Petition No. 3 of 2026 in TP No. 45 of 2016

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 994

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad Bench, has refused to use its inherent powers to recall an order dismissing a contempt petition as withdrawn, holding that the counsel who sought withdrawal was expressly authorised to do so under the Vakalatnama.

NCLT Ahmedabad Admits ₹2.78 Cr. Insolvency Plea Against Polycab, Rejects 'Provisional Billing' Defence

Case Title : Asier Metal Private Limited Vs Polycab India Limited

Case Number : C.P.(IB)/273(AHM)2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 996

On 7 October, the Ahmedabad Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitted the insolvency petition filed by Asier Metals Pvt. Ltd. against Polycab India Ltd. over an operational debt default of Rs. 2.78 crore.

NCLT Chandigarh Says Mere Directorship Insufficient For Fraud, Dismisses Plea Against 18 Directors

Case Title : Darshan Singh Anand Vs Bimla Devi Jindal & Ors

Case Number : IA(I.B.C.)/1537 (CH)2022 IN CP(IB) No.315/Chd/Hry/2019

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (CHA) 997

The Chandigarh Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has held that mere designation as a director or participation in the management of a corporate debtor cannot, by itself, attract personal liability for fraudulent trading under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

NCLT Ahmedabad Rejects Creditor's Claim After Resolution Plan Approval Despite Civil Court Decree

Case Title : Patel Kokila Nileshbhai v. Techno Forge Limited

Case Number : IA 1386 of 2026 In CP (IB) No. 264 of 2018

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 999

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, has rejected a creditor's plea to pursue a ₹14.11 lakh claim against Techno Forge Limited after approval of its resolution plan, despite a civil court decree in the creditor's favour.

NCLT Ahmedabad Refuses Blanket Warranty Coverage For Gensol's Tata EV Fleet, Orders Vehicle-Wise Verification

Case Title : Keshav Khaneja Vs TATA Motors Limited & Anr

Case Number : IA/1064(AHM)2026 in C.P.(IB)/195(AHM)2025

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 1001

The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has refused to grant blanket warranty coverage for Gensol Engineering Limited's fleet of Tata electric vehicles (EVs), directing its Resolution Professional and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited (TMPVL) to coordinate vehicle-wise verification and process eligible warranty claims under the existing terms.

NCLT Ahmedabad Admits Insolvency Plea Against Gujarat Toolroom Over ₹26.20 Crore Dues

Case Title : Naksh Steel Limited Vs Gujarat Toolroom Limited

Case Number : C.P.(IB)/158(AHM)2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 1003

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, has admitted an insolvency petition against Gujarat Toolroom Limited over unpaid operational dues of ₹26.20 crore to Naksh Steel Limited. A bench of Judicial Member Chitra Hankare and Technical Member Dr V G Venkata Chalapathy found that the debt had been acknowledged but remained unpaid due to liquidity constraints.

NCLT Ahmedabad Admits Sharanam Infraproject To CIRP Over ₹10.35 Crore Debt, Rejects Restructuring Plea

Case Title : Maruti Corporation Vs Sharanam Infraproject and Trading Limited

Case Number : C.P.(IB)/88(AHM)2026

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 1004

The Ahmedabad Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted an insolvency petition filed by Maruti Corporation against Sharanam Infraproject and Trading Limited over an operational debt of ₹10.35 crore.

NCLT Ahmedabad Rejects Toyota Financial's ₹23.20 Crore Claim Against Blu-Smart Over 150 Undelivered Vehicles

Case Title : Toyota Financial Services India Limited Vs NPV Insolvency Professionals Pvt. Ltd

Case Number : IA/1327(AHM)2026 in C.P.(IB)/377(AHM)2025

CITATION : 2026 LLBiz NCLT (AHM) 1005

The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has recently dismissed Toyota Financial Services India Limited's challenge to the rejection of ₹23.20 crore of its claim against the resolution professional (RP) of Blu-Smart Fleet Private Limited over 150 undelivered vehicles.

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