Authority: National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kochi Bench
Order Date: 11 June 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kochi Bench, comprising Shri Vinay Goel (Member - Judicial) and Shri Ravichandran Ramasamy (Member - Technical), heard a petition registered as CP(C/ACT)/19/KOB/2025. The petition was filed under Sections 213, 241, and 242 of the Companies Act, 2013. The parties involved are the petitioner, Biju Varghese, versus the respondents, Mangalam Publications (India) Pvt. Limited and 20 others. The counsels representing the parties were present: Mr. Cyriac Tom for the petitioner; Mr. Shinu J Pillai, Sija S, Mariya Rajan, Ann Mariya John, Felix Samson Varghese, and Christina Varghese for respondents R1 to R14, R19, and R20; Mr. Saji Isaac for respondents R15, R16, R17, and R18; and Ms. Karishma Thomas for the Registrar of Companies (RoC)/R21.
Final Outcome
The bench adjourned the case to 13 July 2026. No substantive hearing or ruling on the merits of the petition occurred in this session.
Topics: NCLT, Corporate Petition, Adjournment