NCLT Ahmedabad Sanctions Merger Of Sanghi Industries With Ambuja Cements

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Ahmedabad has approved a cement-sector merger, clearing the amalgamation of Sanghi Industries Limited into Ambuja Cements Limited. A bench comprising Judicial Member Shammi Khan and Technical Member Sanjeev Sharma sanctioned the composite scheme of merger under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013, by an order dated 9 February 2026. The tribunal held that the scheme is “prima facie beneficial to the Companies and will not be in any way...

NCLAT Extends Deadline Till February 17 For Byju's Parent To Subscribe To Aakash Rights Issue Second Tranche

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai on Monday has extended the time by one week for Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Byju's, to subscribe to the second tranche of Aakash Educational Services' rights issue.A coram of Judicial Member Justice N. Seshasayee and Technical Member Jatindranath Swain passed the direction while allowing an extension of one week, by permitting Think and Learn to subscribe to the second tranche of rights shares until February 17,...

Jindal Poly Tells NCLAT Class Action Order Hit Share Price, Seeks Interim Relief

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (National Company Law Appellate Tribunal) on Monday part-heard Jindal Poly Films Limited's plea for interim relief in its appeal against the admission of a shareholder class action, after the company told the tribunal that the NCLT order had adversely affected its share price. The tribunal will continue hearing the appeal tomorrow. The appeal arises from an order passed on February 5 admitting a class action filed by three minority shareholders...

Managing Director Liable For Dishonoured Company Cheques Where He Ran Its Day-to-Day Affairs: Kerala High Court

A Managing Director who was in charge of a company's day-to-day affairs and who signed its cheques can be held vicariously liable for cheque dishonour, the Kerala High Court has held, dismissing a revision plea by a company's former head. Justice M.B. Snehalatha upheld the conviction of V.J. Joseph, the former Managing Director of J and A Foundations Pvt. Ltd., in a cheque dishonour case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It involved three cheques issued by the company. The...

NCLT Kochi Allows Kitex Group Companies To Proceed With Proposed Demerger

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi has cleared the first procedural step in a proposed demerger between the Kitex group. A business undertaking of Kitex Childrenswear Limited is proposed to be transferred to the listed company Kitex Garments Limited. The tribunal has dispensed with several shareholder and creditor meetings while directing votes by public shareholders and unsecured creditors.Part of the Kitex group, Kitex Garments Limited is a Kerala-based exporter of children's...

Company Cannot Cite Its Own Companies Act Breach To Defeat Insolvency Plea Over Unpaid Deposits: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)at New Delhi has held that a company cannot evade repayment of deposits by relying on its own violation of the Companies Act, while allowing an appeal against rejection of an insolvency petition.A coram of Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Barun Mitra observed that the company was attempting to take advantage of its own wrongdoing in accepting deposits, which is impermissible in law.“..the respondent company is trying to...

Share Transfers During Liquidation Not Absolutely Barred, Subject To Tribunal Approval: NCLT Chennai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Chennai has permitted the transfer of shares held in a company undergoing liquidation, holding that such transfers are not absolutely barred and may be allowed with the Tribunal's approval. “The very existence of Section 334 presupposes that transfers during liquidation are not absolutely barred, but are subject to scrutiny and validation by the Adjudicating Authority. The settled legal position, as consistently held in judicial precedents relied upon...

NCLT Mumbai Clears JM Baxi Group's Scheme to Demerge Container and Corporate Services Businesses

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has recently approved a second motion petition filed by JM Baxi group entities, the ports and logistics operator, clearing the scheme of arrangement to demerge and reorganise its container and corporate services businesses into separate resulting companies. A coram of Judicial Member Lakshmi Gurung and Technical Member Hariharan Neelakanta Iyer noted that the companies had fulfilled all statutory compliances and the scheme was fair and...

NCLT Delhi Rejects Jindal Poly Films' Objection, Allows Minority Shareholders' Class Action To Proceed

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi has rejected an objection raised by Jindal Poly Films Limited challenging the maintainability of a class action petition filed by its minority shareholders to move forward. The company had contended that the petition was, in substance, a derivative action seeking relief for the company and was therefore not maintainable as a class action under Section 245 of the Companies Act, 2013. The tribunal ruled that Section 245 of the Companies...

NCLT Orders Winding Up Of Netwealth Agrotech Over Fraudulent Deposit Schemes

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has ordered the winding up of Netwealth Agrotech India Ltd, holding that the company's affairs were conducted in a fraudulent manner through unauthorised deposit-like schemes that resulted in large-scale cheating of the public. “The findings of the investigation conducted by Regional Director (Western Region), Mumbai, under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, reveal that the Company had floated and operated unauthorised...

NCLT Kochi Dismisses GST Department's Plea to Include Belated ₹6.06 Crore Claim In SDF Industries Insolvency

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi has dismissed the tax department's plea to include a Rs 6.06 crore belated GST claim in the insolvency process of SDF Industries Limited, holding that claims cannot be entertained after approval of the resolution plan by the Committee of Creditors. A coram of Judicial Member Vinay Goel held that permitting the tax department to raise its claim at such a stage would reopen settled stages of the corporate insolvency resolution process and...

NCLT Bengaluru Sanctions Cross-Border Merger Of MoEngage Inc With Indian Subsidiary

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Bengaluru on 12 January approved a cross-border amalgamation scheme, allowing MoEngage Inc, a US company, to merge with its Indian subsidiary, MoEngage India Private Limited. A Bench comprising Judicial Member Sunil Kumar Aggarwal and Technical Member Radhakrishna Sreepada noted that MoEngage India had satisfactorily addressed objections and observations raised by the Registrar of Companies, Regional Director, Official Liquidator, Income Tax...