NCLT and NCLAT
Role in IBC Ecosystem
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is a quasi-judicial body established under the Companies Act, 2013, which also serves as the adjudicating authority for IBC proceedings.
- NCLT benches: 16 principal benches across India (including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, etc.).
- NCLT handles: CIRP admissions, approval of resolution plans, liquidation orders, Section 29A disqualifications (barring promoters from bidding for their own stressed companies).
- NCLAT (National Company Law Appellate Tribunal): Appellate body for NCLT decisions; further appeals lie with the Supreme Court.
- Key bottleneck: NCLT has chronic backlog — as of 2025, over 13,000+ pending cases. Average resolution time has exceeded the 330-day outer limit in many high-value cases.
- IBC amendment 2021: Introduced pre-packaged insolvency for MSMEs (faster out-of-court resolution with minimum court intervention).
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI): Regulator for insolvency professionals, information utilities, and insolvency professional agencies; established under IBC 2016.
● Tracked since March 09, 2026 · last seen May 21, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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