Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Rajesh Bindal Appointed NCLAT Chairperson

The Central Government has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal as Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), LiveLawBiz has confirmed.

Justice Bindal retired from the Supreme Court on April 15, 2026, after serving at the top court for over three years. He was elevated to the Supreme Court on February 13, 2023, after serving as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.

The appointment comes five years after the government appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Ashok Bhushan as NCLAT Chairperson on October 29, 2021. Justice Bhushan assumed charge on November 8, 2021, and completed his tenure on July 4, 2026.

Following Justice Bhushan's departure, Justice Yogesh Khanna, a judicial member of the appellate tribunal, was appointed officiating Chairperson with effect from July 5, 2026. The Central Government extended his tenure by another three months from October 5, 2026.

Born on April 16, 1961, in Haryana, Justice Bindal obtained his law degree from Kurukshetra University in 1985 and began practising before the Punjab and Haryana High Court in September 1985. He was elevated as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 22, 2006, where he served until November 2018.

He was transferred to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in November 2018 and served as Acting Chief Justice of the Common High Court for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in December 2020.

He was transferred to the Calcutta High Court in January 2021 and appointed to discharge the duties of its Chief Justice from April 2021. In October 2021, he took oath as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.