In an unprecedented order, a judicial member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) recused from a case after recording in an order that “ one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary of this country” had tried to influence the outcome of the case.
“We are anguished to observe, that one of us, Member (Judicial), has been approached by one of the most revered members of the higher judiciary of this country for seeking an order in favour of a particular party. Hence, I recuse to hear the matter,” Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma noted in his order dated August 13.
The case was reserved for orders on June 18, and parties were allowed an additional week to file their written submissions. The curious case…