Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai (Appellate Jurisdiction)
Order Date: 21 September 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai heard two combined appeals involving Mallina Bharathi Rao & Anr. as appellants versus Gowthami Solvent Oils Ltd. & others as respondents. The appeals are registered as TA (AT) No.1/2023 (which subsumes Company Appeal (AT) No.387/2018) and TA (AT) No.85/2022 (which subsumes Company Appeal (AT) No.21/2020). The appellants were represented by Advocate Mr. Niranjan S Rao, while the respondents were represented by Advocates Mr. Ashwani Malhotra, Mr. Anant Roy, and Mr. Gyanendra Singh for respondents 1-3 in the first appeal and respondents 1-2 in the second appeal. The bench comprised Justice N. Seshasayee (Member - Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain (Member - Technical).
Final Outcome
The Tribunal adjourned both matters and listed them for the next hearing on 10 December 2026. The cases were specifically listed under the caption 'Old Cases'. No substantive hearing or decision on the merits of the appeals occurred in this order, which was purely procedural for scheduling purposes.
Topics: NCLAT Proceedings, Corporate Legal Dispute, Case Adjournment