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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) invalidated a series of transactions involving JLS Realty Pvt Ltd, including the transfer of a prime redevelopment land parcel in Mumbai to Spenta Suncity and a mortgage and corporate guarantee linked to Rs 525 crore in financing involving IIFL. In an order pronounced on October 23, the Mumbai bench of the tribunal also invalidated the appointment of two IIFL-linked employees as directors, declared the attempted removal of an existing director illegal, reversed disputed share transfers and ordered restoration of the company's land. The Bench, comprising Judicial Member K R Saji Kumar and Technical Member Anil Raj Chellan, held that the sequence of events was "demonstrative of a deliberate design", constituting oppression marked by a "lack of probity and fair dealing". The ruling follows five years of litigation initiated by Moniveda Consultants LLP and Rajat Jhunjhunwala against Shajas Developers, JLS Realty, and other respondents. The dispu
The insolvency tribunal NCLT has ordered a status quo on the assets sold by the resolution professional of Think and Learn Private Limited, the parent entity of debt-ridden edutech firm Byju's, in one of its subsidiaries. The Bengaluru-based bench of the NCLT has put a hold on any further disposal of Byju's K3 Education's assets till the next hearing on September 21 amid allegations that assets worth around Rs 150 crore were sold for just about Rs 16 crore. "The RP of TLPL (Think and Learn Private Limited) and the said newly impleaded Respondent are directed to maintain status quo in respect of the articles/equipment/assets auctioned under notice dated August 2, 2026, issued by the former, till next date," said a two-member bench. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order came earlier this week over a plea moved by the resolution professional (RP) of Byju's K3 Education, which is also facing insolvency proceedings, and Kritikal Solutions, seeking protection of the assets pendin
A five-member special NCLT bench constituted to hear the personal insolvency case of Subhash Chandra on Tuesday issued notices to all the parties and directed the Essel Group Chairman not to alienate his properties, either directly or indirectly. Last week, NCLT approved a repayment plan under which creditors are set to recover about Rs 6.25 crore from Chandra's personal estate against claims of roughly Rs 22,006 crore. Chandra said the Rs 22,006 crore figure had been widely misunderstood because it represented claims arising from personal guarantees he had provided for loans taken by companies associated with the Essel Group, rather than money he had personally borrowed. The five-member bench, led by President Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, said that since there was no majority view among the members, including the third member, there was no final order and the verdict could not be given effect to. "Let notice be issued to all the parties," the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT