Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi
Order Date: 19 August 2026
Case Overview
This order pertains to Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 1310 of 2026, an appeal filed by Suresh Chandra Agarwal against Rampal Bhardwaj, the Resolution Professional of ANS Apartments Pvt. Ltd., and another respondent. The tribunal heard several interim applications (IAs) related to procedural matters in this insolvency appeal.
Final Outcome
The NCLAT bench comprising Justice Mohammad Faiz Alam Khan (Member-Judicial) and Mr. Naresh Salecha (Member-Technical) issued the following directions:
- In I.A. No. 5109 of 2026: The tribunal condoned a two-day delay in filing the appeal after considering the appellant's submissions that the delay occurred for reasons beyond their control. The respondents raised no objection to this condonation.
- In I.A. No. 5110 of 2026: The application was disposed of with an observation that typed copies of documents may be filed by the appellant when necessary.
- In I.A. No. 5108 of 2026: The appellant was permitted to bring on record the certified copy of the impugned order at the earliest, despite objections from respondents' counsel regarding the timing of the application. The tribunal allowed respondents to raise these objections at an appropriate stage later.
- In the main appeal (Comp. App. (AT) (Ins) No. 1310 of 2026) and I.A. No. 5107 of 2026: The appellant was granted one week to file a rejoinder to the reply received from Respondent No. 1. The Resolution Professional's reply filed online with a two-day delay was taken on record, and the RP was directed to submit hard copies by the same day. The SRA (Successful Resolution Applicant) was permitted one week to file its reply, with the appellant granted one additional week thereafter to file a rejoinder to the SRA's reply.
The matter was listed for next hearing on September 24, 2026.
Topics: NCLAT Procedure, Insolvency Appeal, Delay Condonation