Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai (Appellate Jurisdiction)
Order Date: 14 July 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai heard two connected company appeals (AT)(CH)(Ins) No.356/2025 and No.358/2025 involving The Recovery Officer/The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, EPFO as the Appellant and Amier Hamsa Ali Abbas Rawther, the Liquidator of Floram Shoes India Pvt. Ltd. as the Respondent. In Appeal No.358/2025, there is an additional respondent (R2) whose identity is not specified in the document. The matters are related to insolvency proceedings concerning Floram Shoes India Pvt. Ltd.
The proceedings are at an early stage where Respondent No. 2 had not yet filed their counter affidavit. Counsel representing Respondent No. 2 requested additional time to prepare and file their response to the appeals.
Final Outcome
The NCLAT bench comprising Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma (Member Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain (Member Technical) granted Respondent No. 2 two weeks' time to file their counter affidavit. Both appeals have been adjourned and listed for next hearing on 31 August 2026. No substantive decisions on the merits of the case were made in this order.
Topics: NCLAT Proceedings, Insolvency Matter, EPFO Claim