The Central Government has issued a Notification dated 13.03.2020 for the constitution of Chennai Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) with effect from 18.03.2020 to hear the appeals against the orders of the Benches of the National Company Law Tribunal having jurisdiction in respect of States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, and the Bench at Chennai became operational w.e.f. 25th January 2021, and vide Order S.O. No. 01/2021 dated 11th January 2021, was directed by the then Acting Chairperson, that it is also ordered that until further order, only new cases would be filed and entertained in the NCLAT Chennai Bench. The old cases already filed or pending or as may be filed till the date of operationalization of the NCLAT Chennai Bench shall be heard and decided by the Principal Bench, NCLAT, New Delhi.
Now the Competent Authority has, considering developments since the Bench at Chennai became operational and present status, directed withdrawal of a portion of Order S.O. No. 01/2021 dated 11th January 2021 and it has been directed that all pending Appeals (including IAs, Contempt Cases etc. arising out of the Appeals) at the Principal Bench (except part-heard cases and those reserved for Judgments) arising from the jurisdiction of Chennai Bench in terms of Notification dated 13th March 2020 issued by the Central Government shall stand transferred and will be taken up and heard before Chennai Bench.
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