NCLAT Adjourns EPFO vs Servomax Liquidator Hearing

Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai (Justice N Seshasayee, Member (Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain, Member (Technical))

Order Date: July 27, 2026

Case Overview

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai is hearing two connected appeals, Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins) No. 171/2022 and Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins) No. 172/2022. The appellant in both matters is the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). The respondent in both matters is G Madhusudanan Rao, who is the Liquidator of M/s. Servomax India Private Limited, a company undergoing corporate insolvency resolution process. The nature of the dispute between the statutory provident fund authority and the liquidator is not detailed in this procedural order.

Final Outcome

The bench has issued a procedural order to adjourn the hearing. Both appeals have been listed next for a substantive hearing on September 29, 2026. No rulings on the merits of the case were made in this order.

Topics: Insolvency, EPFO Claims, NCLAT