Authority: National Company Law Tribunal Kochi Bench (Shri Vinay Goel, Member (Judicial) and Shri Ravichandran Ramasamy, Member (Technical))
Order Date: 15 June 2026
Case Overview
This order concerns procedural developments in Company Appeal C/ACT/4/KOB/2025 between petitioners Anilkumar Santhamma Pillai Gopinathan and Another versus Respondents Gods Own Country Health Resorts International Private Limited (R1) and 2 Others. The matter was listed for hearing on 15 June 2026. Counsel Mr. Bijoy Pulipra appeared virtually for the applicants, while Counsel Mr. Ajith Kumar S appeared for Respondent 1. No one appeared on behalf of Respondent 2 (R2), who was therefore proceeded against ex parte. The Registrar of Companies (RoC), also a respondent, was absent despite being required to appear. The tribunal noted that Respondent 1 had previously been proceeded against ex parte via order dated 05 January 2026, and no application to set aside that order had been filed. Although counsel for R1 was present on 15 June 2026, the tribunal clarified that R1's presence was recorded only for further proceedings and that R1 retained no right to file any reply affidavit in the matter. The counsel for R1 undertook to file a Vakalatnama on behalf of R1 during the course of the day.
Final Outcome
The matter was adjourned to 17 June 2026 for further consideration and for the filing of the Vakalatnama by R1's counsel. The Registry was directed to send an intimation to the office of the RoC to ensure the presence of its authorized officer in future cases where the RoC is a respondent, noting that such absences likely delay the adjudication of matters.
Topics: NCLT Proceeding, Corporate Litigation, Procedural Order