About NCLT Proceedings
NCLT Practice is defined as the proceedings and procedures before the National Company Law Tribunal, India. As constituted under the Companies Act 2013, the NCLT is a specialized tribunal with jurisdiction over several kinds of corporate and commercial disputes.
NCLT practice involves a great deal of depth of knowledge about company law, insolvency and bankruptcy law, and many other relevant legal frameworks. Specialist practitioners in matters concerning NCLT must, therefore, be strong, analytical, and research-oriented, with meticulous details and the capability to navigate highly complex legal and procedural issues.
The key areas of NCLT practice involve:
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Proceedings: Passing orders on resolution plans involving winding up, initiating insolvency proceedings, appointment of resolution professionals, and overseeing the corporate insolvency resolution process.
- Company Law Matters: The sale of shares (open or by invitation, transfer of shares, strikes, tenders, oppression, mismanagement (B, corporations), miscellaneous.
- Mergers and Acquisitions: Orders relating to schemes of arrangement, merger, demerger, and other M&A-related restructuring transactions. OR.
- Winding-up Proceedings: Handling applications for the winding up of companies under various grounds.
- Other Matters: Other varieties of corporate and commercial disputes are coming into its purview.
Such practice under NCLT calls for a comprehensive knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and the corresponding rules and regulations. The practitioner needs to remain updated with the gradual unfolding jurisprudence of NCLT and the NCLAT for the purpose of effectively navigating the disputes of clients in the sheer complexity of proceedings.
The NCLT plays a seminal role in the Indian corporate landscape as it stands for a peculiarly specialized forum for the resolution of complex corporate disputes, thereby ensuring the efficient and effective resolution of insolvency matters.