Authority: National Company Law Tribunal, Division Bench (Court-I), Chennai
Order Date: June 29, 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Chennai heard matter CP(CA)/95(CHE)/2025 titled "Praveen Dante Rajagopal Vs Whipd Foods Pvt Ltd" through video conference. The bench comprised Hon'ble Shri Sanjiv Jain (Member Judicial) and Hon'ble Shri Venkataraman Subramaniam (Member Technical). Representing parties were Mr. Karthik Seshadri for the Petitioner, Mr. R. Venkatavaradhan for Respondents R1, R2 and R4, and Mr. Akash for Respondent R3. Replies had already been filed by R2 and R3, with R4 adopting the counter filed by R2. The Petitioner had filed a rejoinder to R3's reply but the rejoinder to R2's reply was not available on record despite counsel's submission. Additional documents were e-filed by R2 pursuant to the order dated March 30, 2026, and by R3 during this hearing.
Final Outcome
The Tribunal directed the registry to accept hard copies of the additional documents filed by R2 and R3. It granted one additional week to the Petitioner and R3 to file any further additional documents. The main petition CP(CA)/95(CHE)/2025 was adjourned and listed for hearing on August 21, 2026, with directions to complete pleadings before that date. Regarding interim application IA(CA)/174(CHE)/2026 filed by Applicant/R3 seeking dismissal of the main petition, the counsel for R3 withdrew the application at this stage. The tribunal recorded this withdrawal and dismissed the application as withdrawn.
Topics: Corporate Insolvency, NCLT Proceedings, Legal Hearing