Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi
Order Date: July 22, 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has adjourned Competition Appeal (AT) No. 25 of 2020 filed by Next Radio Ltd against the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and other respondents. The appeal concerns a competition law matter that was previously adjudicated by the CCI. The matter was heard in hybrid mode by a three-member bench consisting of Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma (Member Judicial), Arun Baroka (Member Technical), and Indevar Pandey (Member Technical).
Legal representation included Mr. Abhishek Malhotra, Senior Advocate with Ms. Kanishka Singh, Mr. Kartikay Dutta, Mr. Annukriti Triwedi and Mr. J.S. Kang, Advocates appearing for the appellant Next Radio Ltd. For the respondents, Mr. Anirudh Bakhru, Mr. Ayush Puri and Mr. Sultan Haider Jafri, Advocates represented CCI (Respondent-1); Mr. Vijay Joshi and Ms. Katyayani, Advocates represented Respondent-3; and Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Uddyam Mukherjee, Mr. Swapnil Pattanayak, Ms. Kratika Kushwaha and Mr. Nishant Kandpal, Advocates represented Respondent-2.
Final Outcome
The NCLAT bench ordered that the appeal be listed for next hearing on September 10, 2026. No substantive decisions or rulings on the merits of the competition case were made in this order, which served purely as an adjournment to the specified date.
Topics: Competition Law, Legal Proceedings, Media Industry