Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi
Order Date: 27th August, 2026
Case Overview
This interlocutory application (IA No.5967/2026) was filed by Brahmaputra Tele-productions Pvt. Ltd. & Others (Appellants) against Brahmaputra Iron & Steel Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Others (Respondents) seeking extension of time granted for curing defects in their appeal filing.
The appellants had originally e-filed the Memorandum of Appeal on 27th May 2026. The NCLAT Registry scrutinized the appeal on 2nd June 2026 and intimated defects to the appellants on the same day. The appellants refiled the appeal on 17th August 2026 with a delay of 69 days beyond the required 7-day refiling period.
The delay was attributed to numerous defects that required substantial time to cure, including the need for specific clarifications from the Registry regarding the connection between the appeal and proceedings arising out of IA (IBC)/143/GB/2025 and the impugned order. Additional defects identified upon refiling included requirements for proper typed copies of annexures, legible scanned documents, pagination, annexure marking, indexing, and bookmarking. The appellants also needed to arrange and transmit relevant records and supporting papers from Guwahati, Assam, where both the appellant and source documents are situated.
Final Outcome
The Registrar noted that the appellants refiled the Memorandum of Appeal with a delay of 69 days and directed that the case be placed before the Hon'ble Bench with defect for appropriate orders. The case was listed before the Hon'ble Bench under the heading 'for admission with defect (fresh case)'.
Topics: NCLAT Procedure, Appeal Defects, Delay Condonation