Authority: National Company Law Tribunal Division Bench (Court-I) Chennai
Order Date: 29.06.2026
Case Overview
The application was filed by shareholder Anil Rajan Nair (party in person) against Schempp Ayurvedic Products Pvt Ltd in matter CP/161(CHE)/2022. The applicant sought multiple reliefs including: recusal of the current bench from hearing all connected proceedings (IA(CA)/84(CHE)/2024, IA(CA)/50(CHE)/2026, IA(CA)/88(CHE)/2026, IVN.P(CA)/1(CHE)/2026); transfer of these proceedings to another bench through administrative assignment by the Hon'ble President, NCLT; deferment of all further hearings until this application is decided; and preservation of all records including video/audio recordings, transcripts, VC logs, cause-list movement records, court-master notes, and order-sheet notes relating to proceedings conducted on 08.05.2026 and any mentioning/proceedings around 04.05.2026.
Final Outcome
The NCLT bench comprising Hon'ble Shri Sanjiv Jain (Member Judicial) and Hon'ble Shri Venkataraman Subramaniam (Member Technical) advised the applicant to file an application for transfer before the Principal Bench. The matter was listed for further hearing on 05.08.2026, which was already fixed for other applications in the case.
Topics: NCLT Proceedings, Bench Recusal, Corporate Dispute