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

Order Date: 17/06/2026

Case Overview

This is an interim order in an Interlocutory Application (IA/158(MP)2023) filed within a main transfer petition (TP 182 of 2019). The proceedings are under Section 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, read with Rule 11 of the NCLT Rules. The applicant is the Commercial Tax Department, Indore, and the respondent is Amresh Shukla, the Liquidator of M/s Girdharilal Sugar & Allied Industries Ltd, which is under liquidation.

Counsel for the Liquidator, Ms. Iha K. Verma, appeared and submitted that a previous order passed by this tribunal in a related matter (IA/179(MP)2026 dated 13.04.2026) has been challenged before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and is currently pending consideration. On this ground, she requested an adjournment.

Final Outcome

The bench, comprising Member (Technical) Shri Man Mohan Gupta and Member (Judicial) Shri Brajendra Mani Tripathi, granted the request for an adjournment. The matter has been rescheduled to be listed next on 17th July 2026. No substantive hearing on the merits of the Commercial Tax Department's application occurred.

Topics: NCLT Proceedings, Corporate Insolvency, Adjournment