NCLT Bengaluru Cancels Rights Share Allotment In Sha's Airborne Travels, Orders Register Rectification

The National Company Law Tribunal at Bengaluru on 11 February, set aside the allotment of 59,500 equity shares made in favour of a director of Sha's Airborne Travels Pvt Ltd, holding that the increase in authorised share capital and the subsequent rights issue were illegal and void ab initio. A coram of Judicial Member Sunil Kumar Aggarwal and Technical Member Radhakrishna Sreepada held that the impugned actions were carried out unilaterally and amounted to unilateral dilution of the promoters'...

NCLT Delhi Sanctions Merger Of Masibus Automation Into Sonepar India

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Delhi has approved the amalgamation of Masibus Automation and Instrumentation Pvt. Ltd. with Sonepar India Pvt. Ltd., allowing the latter to absorb its subsidiary as part of a consolidation of operations. The order was passed on March 3, 2026, by Judicial Member Bachu Venkat Balaram Das and Technical Member Reena Sinha Puri of the NCLT's New Delhi Bench. Sonepar India, which moved the petition, told the tribunal that the merger would help streamline...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Monthly Digest: February-2026

SUPREME COURTByju's Parent Moves Supreme Court To Stall Second Tranche Of Aakash ₹240 Crore Rights IssueCase Title: Think and Learn Private Limited (In CIRP), through its Resolution Professional, Shailendra Ajmera, versus Aakash Educational Services Limited and othersCase Number: C.A. NO. 1604-1605/2026Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd., which owns edtech major Byju's, has moved the Supreme Court against a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that allowed Aakash Educational...

NCLAT Modifies NCLT Order Dismissing Company Petition for Non-Joinder of Necessary Party, Allows Impleadment

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal at Chennai recently modified an order of the NCLT which had dismissed a company petition on the ground of non-joinder of a necessary party.The NCLT Amravati had dismissed a company petition filed by two individuals after observing that the principal relief was sought against Al-Sami Food Exports Pvt Ltd, which had not been made a party. Since the matter had reached the stage of arguments, the tribunal declined to permit addition of the party at that...

NCLT Bengaluru Approves First Motion In Aureustech–Happiest Minds Merger

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Bengaluru on 13 February allowed the first motion application in the proposed merger of Aureustech Systems Private Limited with Happiest Minds Technologies Limited. A Bench comprising Judicial Member Sunil Kumar Aggarwal and Technical Member Radhakrishna Sreepada considered the application filed by the companies seeking directions in relation to the proposed scheme of amalgamation. The Bench also recorded that no investigation proceedings are pending...

NCLT Appoints Interim Administrator To Manage Mangalam Publications Amid Family Dispute

The National Company Law Tribunal at Kochi has recently appointed an Interim Administrator to take over the management of Mangalam Publications (India) Private Limited, publisher of the Malayalam daily Mangalam and several weekly magazines, amid an ongoing family dispute over control of the company.A coram of Judicial Member Vinay Goel observed that the continuing disputes between shareholders and the management were adversely affecting the company's business and the interests of its employees...

NCLT Chandigarh Approves Amalgamation Of Livpure Private Limited With Livpure Smart Homes

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Chandigarh has approved the merger of Livpure Private Limited with Livpure Smart Homes Private Limited, allowing the two companies to operate as a single entity. The order was passed by Judicial Member Khetrabasi Biswal and Technical Member Kaushalendra Kumar Singh. Approving the scheme, the tribunal observed, “The Composite Scheme contemplated between the petitioner companies, appears to be prima facie in compliance with all the requirements...

LiveLawBiz Monthly Digest On Company Law [January-2026]

SUPREME COURTSpecial Court Cannot Hear Private Complaints In Companies Act Fraud Cases; Only SFIO Can File: Supreme CourtCase Title: Yerram Vijay Kumar v. The State of Telengana and AnrCitation: 2026 LLBiz SC 2Case Number: SLP (Crl.) No. 11530 OF 2024The Supreme Court has held that a special court cannot entertain a private complaint in cases involving fraud under the Companies Act. It ruled that where an offence attracts punishment under the fraud provision, cognisance can be...

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 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...