The Supreme Court of India has sharply criticized the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs, declaring that the government department has completely hijacked the administrative functions of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The severe judicial rebuke came amid mounting concerns that executive interference is actively undermining the institutional autonomy and operational efficiency of the country’s primary corporate adjudicatory body.
During a hearing on Thursday, a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant addressed a suo motu case concerning chronic infrastructure deficiencies and severe staff shortages across NCLT benches nationwide. The court’s intervention was triggered by the Ministry’s controversial…