NCLAT Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan Retires July 4

Justice Ashok Bhushan has concluded his tenure as the Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. His leadership influenced major corporate law and insolvency rulings, including key decisions on digital market competition and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. What Happened Justice Ashok Bhushan stepped down as the Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate…

Routine Campaign Optimisation Discussions Not a Genuine Pre-Existing Dispute; NCLT Admits Insolvency Plea [Read Order]

The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted a Section 9 insolvency application filed by One 97 Communication Limited holding that routine discussions regarding campaign performance and optimisation do not constitute a genuine pre-existing dispute capable of defeating an insolvency petition under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). One 97 Communication…

IRD moves to liquidate Site Weld engineering firm

Fifty jobs on the line in a Dunedin courtroom On Thursday, the High Court was due to hear IRD’s application to liquidate SW (Pre 2023) Ltd, formerly Site Weld NZ Ltd, a Dunedin engineering firm employing more than 50 people across Dunedin, Central Otago and the West Coast. The company has traded since September 2012.…

NCLT To Admit Cases Only If Debt, Default Is Established

New Delhi: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) will admit a case only if the twin major requirements of ‘debt’ and ‘default’ are established under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2026, legal experts said on Friday. The new features of the amended act, along with the competition law, were discussed at a media roundtable…