Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal Bench, New Delhi

Order Date: 14 September 2026

Case Overview

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) heard three interconnected delay condonation applications filed alongside appeals against an order from the Adjudicating Authority (National Company Law Tribunal - NCLT). The appellants are Pradip Kumar Bajaj & Anr. (Company Appeal No. 1600 of 2026), Harshit Bajaj & Ors. (Company Appeal No. 1601 of 2026), and Gayetri Singh & Anr. (Company Appeal No. 1609 of 2026). The sole respondent in all appeals is Vaibhav Khandelwal, the Liquidator of Mohon Motor Dealers Pvt. Ltd. The appeals challenge an NCLT order dated 12 June 2026. The appellants sought condonation of delays ranging from 9 to 14 days in filing their appeals, citing the time taken by the NCLT office to prepare certified copies of the impugned order and the time required to prepare appeal documentation.

The tribunal applied Section 12(2) of the Limitation Act, 1963, which mandates the exclusion of the time taken by the court office to prepare a certified copy when calculating the limitation period for an appeal. For Appeal No. 1600, the application for a copy was noted as filed on 25 June 2026 (though appellants claimed 19 June), and the copy was prepared on 29 June 2026. The tribunal excluded this period and condoned the 10-day delay. For Appeal No. 1609, the application was filed on 19 June 2026, and the copy was prepared on 30 June 2026; the tribunal excluded this period and condoned the 9-day delay. For Appeal No. 1601, the application for a certified copy was filed on 19 June 2026, but the copy had not been prepared by the time of the NCLAT hearing; the tribunal condoned any potential delay of 12 days.

Final Outcome

The NCLAT allowed all three delay condonation applications (I.A. No. 6133 of 2026, I.A. No. 6156 of 2026, and I.A. No. 6137 of 2026). The delays in filing the appeals were condoned. Following this, the main appeals were taken up for hearing. Arguments from both sides were concluded, and the judgment has been reserved. The parties were granted one week to file written submissions, not exceeding 4-5 pages.

Topics: Insolvency Litigation, Limitation Law, NCLAT Procedure