Authority: National Company Law Tribunal Allahabad Bench Prayagraj, Division Bench
Order Date: 11th June, 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Allahabad Bench heard IA No.15/2026 in CP (CAA) No. 02/ALD/2026 in CA (CAA) No. 31/ALD/2023 involving M/S Bennett Alumni Association. The petition was filed under Sections 230(1), 66 & 18 of the Companies Act, 2013. The hearing was presided over by a bench comprising Hon'ble Member (Judicial) Sh. Praveen Gupta and Hon'ble Member (Technical) Sh. Ashish Verma.
Representation included Sh. Kunal Surhatia, Advocate for the Applicant/Petitioner Companies; Sh. Krishna Dev Vyas, Advocate for the Registrar of Companies (ROC); and Sh. Amit Mahajan, Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department.
The Tribunal issued procedural directions requiring the petitioner to supply a copy of the petition to the Income Tax Department's counsel via email within three days. Both the Income Tax Department and the ROC were granted 10 days each to file their replies to the petition, with advance copies to be supplied to the opposite side.
Final Outcome
The matter was adjourned for further hearing on 6th August, 2026. No substantive decisions on the merits of the case were made in this order, which focused entirely on procedural timelines for reply submissions.
Topics: NCLT Proceedings, Corporate Legal Matter, Regulatory Compliance