Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi
Order Date: 28th July 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Principal Bench in New Delhi has issued a procedural order regarding two competition appeals. The appeals involve Matrimony.com Ltd as the appellant versus the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and others as respondents. The cases are identified as Competition Appeal (AT) No. 17 of 2018 and Competition Appeal (AT) No. 18 of 2018. The order represents a scheduling decision rather than a substantive ruling on the merits of the appeals.
Legal representation was noted for both parties. For the appellant Matrimony.com Ltd in Appeal No. 17/2018, advocates Mr. Yaman Verma, Mr. Apurv Jain, Mr. Aryan Uppal, and Mr. Shivek Sahari Endlaw appeared. For the respondents in the same appeal, Mr. Kunal Sharma, Ms. Aakshi Sharma, and Ms. Aakansha Arora represented Respondent-1 (CCI), while Mr. Ravi Shekhar Nair, Mr. Parth Sarathi Jha, and Adv. Hemangini Dadwal represented Respondents 2 to 4. In Appeal No. 18/2018, Mr. Ravi Shekhar Nair, Mr. Parth Sarathi Jha, Ms. Nandini Modi, and Adv. Hemangini Dadwal appeared for the appellant, with the same representation for CCI as in the first appeal.
The order was passed by a three-member bench consisting of Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma (Member Judicial), Arun Baroka (Member Technical), and Indevar Pandey (Member Technical). The proceedings were conducted in hybrid mode.
Final Outcome
The NCLAT bench ordered that both competition appeals be listed for hearing on 10th September 2026. This constitutes an adjournment of the proceedings without any substantive decision on the legal matters contained in the appeals.
Topics: Competition Law, Appellate Proceedings