Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai (Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, Member (Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain, Member (Technical))

Order Date: 07 July 2026

Case Overview

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai heard six connected company appeals filed under its appellate jurisdiction in insolvency matters. Five appeals (Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins) Nos. 112/2024, 200/2024, 216/2024, 236/2024, and 237/2024) were filed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) as the appellant. The respondent in all these appeals is Abhilash Lal in his capacity as the Resolution Professional (RP) of Seven Hills Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Some appeals also included additional respondents. A sixth appeal (Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins) No. 462/2024) was filed by Jitendra Das Maganti as appellant against the same respondent, Abhilash Lal, RP of Seven Hills Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

During the hearing, there was no appearance recorded for the appellant MCGM in any of its five appeals. For the respondents in MCGM's appeals, Ms. Palak Nenwani and Mr. Avinash Krishnan Ravi appeared for Respondent 2, and in some appeals, Ms. Sneha Parthasarathy and Mr. Aparajitha Vishwanath appeared for Respondent 3. In the appeal filed by Jitendra Das Maganti, representation was present for the appellant through Ms. Divya, Advocate, but there was no appearance for the respondent RP.

Final Outcome

The NCLAT bench adjourned all six appeals and listed them for hearing on 10th September 2026 under the caption 'For Hearing'. The order merely schedules the next hearing date without addressing the merits of the appeals or providing any substantive rulings.

Topics: Insolvency Proceedings, Legal Adjournment