Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Jaypee Used “Facade” Deals To Divert ₹13,833 Crore Homebuyer Funds

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition alleging that Rs. 13,833 crore out of Rs. 14,599 crore collected from homebuyers by the Jaypee Group was diverted through transfers to group entities and undervalued land transactions. The matter came up before a bench comprising the Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi issued notice. “Issue notice, returnable on 15.07.2026,” the court recorded.Filed by a homebuyer in the 'KASABLANCA'...

Successful Resolution Applicant Cannot Renegotiate After CoC Approves Resolution Plan: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a Successful Resolution Applicant cannot seek to renegotiate or stall implementation of a resolution plan after it has been approved by the Committee of Creditors (CoC). A Bench of Justices K. V. Viswanathan and Vipul M. Pancholi passed the ruling while dismissing appeals filed by Sanjay Dave, former promoter-director and Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) of Oracle Home Textiles Ltd. The Court held that once the CoC approves a resolution plan...

Supreme Court Declines Ex-NCLAT Member's Plea Challenging Post-Retirement Practice Restriction Before NCLT, NCLAT

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a writ petition filed by former National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Technical Member Vijai Pratap Singh challenging the statutory restriction prohibiting former tribunal members from appearing before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and NCLAT after retirement.Appearing in person, Singh argued that an absolute prohibition was excessive and suggested that a cooling-off period could instead be introduced. A Bench comprising...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging HC Order Barring Registered Office Shift Pending NCLAT Appeals

On Friday, 22 May, the Supreme Court issued notice on a plea filed by Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Ltd, a corporate debtor, challenging the Calcutta High Court judgment dated 15 May 2026. The judgement had held that the company could not shift its registered office from Kolkata to Mumbai while appeals against its insolvency resolution plan remained pending before the NCLAT.A Division Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, while issuing notice, declined to...

Supreme Court Orders No Coercive Steps In Plea Seeking Bar On NI Act Proceedings During Personal Insolvency

Another plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act and the Payment and Settlement Systems Act cannot continue against personal guarantors once the interim moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is triggered.The plea has been filed by Karan Bhatia, suspended director of Uttam Cylinders Pvt Ltd and a personal guarantor for the company's loans. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and...

Venugopal Dhoot Moves Supreme Court Against NCLAT Order Excluding Videocon Foreign Oil Assets From VIL CIRP

Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot has moved the Supreme Court against an NCLAT ruling refusing to bring the group's foreign oil and gas assets into the insolvency resolution process of Videocon Industries Ltd.The matter is yet to be listed by the Supreme Court. The NCLAT on May 14, 2026 noted that Dhoot himself had earlier requested lenders in 2016 and 2017 to separate Videocon Industries from the foreign oil and gas business. It said this was done to “protect the oil and gas assets of the group...

Supreme Court Says Alleged 'Hallucinated' Citations By NCLT-NCLAT In Essel Infraprojects Case Under Examination

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said allegations that the NCLT and NCLAT relied on allegedly fake citations in insolvency proceedings against Essel Infraprojects Ltd were already under administrative examination and had been referred to a committee. The court also reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the company's suspended director. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe made the observation while hearing the appeal filed by suspended director Pooja Ramesh Singh against orders...

Supreme Court Says Appeal Without Certified Copy Was "Wholly Incompetent," Sets Aside NCLAT Order Condoning Delay

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an NCLAT order condoning delays in filing and refiling an insolvency appeal against the approval of a resolution plan for Samson and Sons Builders and Developers Pvt Ltd, holding that the appeal was a “wholly incompetent appeal” as there was effectively no filing of a valid appeal in the eyes of the law.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran set aside the NCLAT's November 10, 2025 order condoning delays of 15 days in filing and 150 days in...

Supreme Court Dismisses Dhanlaxmi Bank Plea Against NCLAT Order Setting Aside CIRP Against Emerald Mineral Exim

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd against an NCLAT order that had set aside insolvency proceedings against Emerald Mineral Exim Pvt Ltd. The court held that the dispute arising from a commercial property transaction was predominantly contractual in nature and not a straightforward financial debt-default case warranting initiation of CIRP under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. A Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe refused...

Supreme Court Dismisses SEBI Appeal Against NCLAT Order Rejecting Recall Plea In Pancard Clubs Insolvency

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reopen SEBI's challenge to the Pancard Clubs insolvency proceedings. It upheld an NCLAT order holding that SEBI's fraud allegations fell outside the scope of proceedings on condonation of delay. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed SEBI's appeal against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's November 3, 2025 order rejecting its recall plea. “Having heard Mr. C.U. Singh, the learned Senior counsel appearing for the...

Adani Ent. Files Caveat In Supreme Court After NCLAT Upholds Approval Of Its Resolution Plan For JAL

Adani Enterprises has filed a caveat before the Supreme Court anticipating an appeal by Vedanta Ltd against the NCLAT judgment upholding the approval of Adani's nearly ₹14,535 crore resolution plan for debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL). The caveat ensures that in case Vedanta files an appeal, no interim order is passed without first hearing Adani Enterprises. In its May 5, 2026 judgment, the NCLAT dismissed Vedanta's appeals challenging the approval of Adani Enterprises' resolution...

Supreme Court Pulls Up GNIDA For 'Persistent Inaction' In Monitoring Projects, Restores Earth Towne Resolution Plans

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday observed that the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) was largely responsible for the situation surrounding stalled projects of Earth Infrastructures Ltd., including the Earth Towne project in Greater Noida, faulting it for failing to monitor development and allowing the situation to worsen.“We are, therefore, of the opinion that GNIDA contributed greatly to the present imbroglio by its persistent inaction and ineptitude all through....