Authority: National Company Law Tribunal, Indore Bench, Court No. 1

Order Date: 22/06/2026

Case Overview

This is an order in an Interlocutory Application (IA/313(MP)/2024) filed within a larger liquidation proceeding (CP(IB) 18 of 2017). The application is part of proceedings under Section 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, read with Rule 11 of the NCLT Rules. The applicant is the State Tax Officer (4) from Surat, Gujarat, and the respondent is Prawincharan P. Dwary, the Liquidator of M/s Bhatia Global Trading Ltd.

Final Outcome

The Tribunal adjourned the matter. The State Tax Officer, present online, informed the bench that the counsel previously engaged by their department had resigned and that the process for appointing a new counsel was underway. On this ground, they sought a short accommodation. The bench, comprising Member (Technical) Shri Man Mohan Gupta and Member (Judicial) Shri Brajendra Mani Tripathi, allowed the request. The matter has been listed for the next hearing on 22.07.2026.

Topics: Insolvency Proceeding, NCLT, Adjournment