National Company Law Tribunal Services

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ('MCA') on 1st June 2016 notified the constitution of National Company Law Tribunal ('NCLT') and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ('NCLAT') in exercise of powers conferred under §408 and §410 of the Companies Act 2013 ('Companies Act'). This notification has been in abeyance for almost 14 years since it was first introduced by the Companies (Second Amendment) Act 2002 based on the recommendations of Eradi committee. However, in recent times the Government of India has been emphasising on easing the process of carrying out business in India. Thus, in recent times, various legal reforms have been carried out and the constitution of the NCLT and the NCALT is one more step in this direction.
The Central Government has constituted National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) w.e.f. 01st June 2016.
In the first phase the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have set up eleven Benches, one Principal Bench at New Delhi and one each Regional Benches at New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. These Benches will be headed by the President and 16 Judicial Members and 09 Technical Members at different locations.