Authority: National Company Law Tribunal, Division Bench (Court-I), Chennai
Order Date: 17 June 2026
Case Overview
The matter involves an interim application (IA/CA/151/CHE/2025) filed by Mekalai Rajkumar against Chain-Sys (India) Pvt Ltd in the main petition CP(CA)/57(CHE)/2024. The application seeks multiple reliefs including restraining the respondent company from accessing the applicant's email account (mek@chainsys.com), appointment of an independent IT expert to examine the email account and prepare a forensic report, and direction to the respondents to return all personal belongings and documents withheld from the applicant.
The hearing was conducted through video conference before a bench comprising Hon'ble Shri Sanjiv Jain (Member Judicial) and Hon'ble Shri Venkataraman Subramaniam (Member Technical). No one appeared for the applicant during this hearing.
Final Outcome
The Tribunal deferred the matter and issued procedural directions. The applicant was directed to serve a copy of the application on the respondent and file an affidavit of service. The application has been listed for appearance, reply, and hearing on 01 July 2026. No substantive relief was granted at this stage.
Topics: NCLT Proceedings, Employee-Company Dispute, Email Access