Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai
Order Date: 22nd September 2026
Case Overview
This order consolidates proceedings from eight separate Company Appeals (AT)(CH)(Ins) filed by members of the Bhatia family against the State Bank of India (SBI) and another respondent. The appellants are Amandeep Singh Bhatia, Kulwant Singh Bhatia, Ishpal Kaur Bhatia, Gurvinder Singh Bhatia, Gurvinder Kaur Bhatia, Veena Bhatia, Manjeet Singh Bhatia, Survinder Singh Bhatia, and Inderjeet Singh Bhatia. The common respondents in all appeals are The Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India (R1) and another party (R2), who appears to be a Resolution Professional based on the nature of the proceedings. The appeals arise from insolvency proceedings, though the specific nature of the dispute or the underlying corporate debtor is not detailed in this procedural order. Legal representation was present for both sides: Mr. Sankaranarayanan, Senior Advocate with a team of advocates for the appellants, and Mr. ML Ganesh for Respondent 1 (SBI), with Mr. Avinash Krishnan Ravi and Mr. Tharun Pranav for Respondent 2.
Final Outcome
The Tribunal extended an interim order previously passed in the lead case (Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins) No. 369/2026) to cover all eight connected appeals. The bench, comprising Justice N. Seshasayee (Member-Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain (Member-Technical), listed all appeals for a combined hearing on 28th September 2026 at 12:30 PM.
Topics: Insolvency Litigation, Banking Dispute, Procedural Order