Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi
Order Date: July 31, 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) heard procedural matters concerning Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 1241 of 2026, an appeal filed by Bengal Jute Mill Shramik Sangha against Howrah Mills Company Ltd. & Others. The tribunal was informed that two other appeals concerning identical issues had been filed: CA (AT) (Ins) No. 1220 of 2026 and CA (AT) (Ins) No. 1377 of 2026. These were listed at item no. 7 of the main cause list and item no. 2 of the supplementary cause list, respectively. Senior Counsel Abhijeet Sinha, representing JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (a respondent), submitted that he would be prepared to argue all appeals finally if they were listed together on Monday, August 3, 2026. However, he noted that for appeal CA (AT) (Ins) No. 1377 of 2026, he had not yet received the copy of the memorandum of appeal along with its enclosures.
Final Outcome
The NCLAT bench, comprising Justice Mohammad Faiz Alam Khan (Member-Judicial) and Naresh Salecha (Member-Technical), ordered the connection of all three appeals (1241, 1220, and 1377 of 2026). It further directed the appellants of these appeals to provide a copy of the memo of appeal along with all enclosures to all respondents, if this had not already been done. The connected appeals were listed for hearing on Monday, August 3, 2026.
Topics: Insolvency Proceeding, NCLAT, Procedural Order