Authority: National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Indore Bench, Court No. 1
Order Date: 17 June 2026
Case Overview
This proceeding, an Interim Application (IA/57(MP)2026), arises from the main insolvency case TP 182 of 2019 [CP(IB) 591 of 2019] and is conducted under Section 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, read with Rule 11 of the NCLT Rules. The Applicant is the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), and the Respondent is Mr. Amresh Shukla, the Liquidator of M/s Girdharilal Sugar and Allied Industries Ltd. The bench comprised Hon'ble Shri Brajendra Mani Tripathi (Member Judicial) and Hon'ble Shri Man Mohan Gupta (Member Technical).
During the hearing, the counsel for the Liquidator, Ms. Iha K. Verma, submitted that an order previously passed by this Tribunal in a related matter (IA/179(MP)2026 on 13 April 2026) has been challenged before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and is currently pending consideration there. On this ground, she sought a short adjournment in the present matter.
Final Outcome
The NCLT Bench accepted the request for an adjournment. The matter has been rescheduled and is now listed for its next hearing on 17 July 2026.
Topics: NCLT Proceeding, Insolvency, EPFO Claim