The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 29, 2026) directed presidents of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal and National Company Law Tribunal to submit comprehensive proposals on infrastructure, buildings and staffing needed to strengthen the tribunals’ day-to-day functioning.
“Let all such requirements be examined and placed before us. We will appreciate if requisite information is forwarded to this court in four weeks. The top court also asked the Centre to have a meeting with the stakeholders concerned after Attorney General R Venkataramani proposed a joint meeting with the tribunal leadership and the Bar to identify priorities.
Attorney General shall nevertheless impress upon Union to ensure that all basic amenities are made available at the earliest,” the Bench said.
The apex court had earlier directed the Centre to identify infrastructural amenities urgently required by the National Company Law Tribunal benches in consultation with the NCLT president.
The Association told the top court that the sanctioned strength of the NCLT continues to be 63 members even though its jurisdiction substantially expanded after the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The top court was hearing a suo motu case regarding appointment of judicial and technical members and inadequate infrastructure in the NCLT.
