 "After a much-needed capacity boost, NCLT readies to fast-track cases")
After getting a much-needed shot in the arm of 18 appointments, a new president and a chairman, after over one and a half years, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is sitting in a more comfortable position than it was a month ago. While this should help in clearing the backlog of cases in the short term, experts feel the authority needs to be strengthened with adequate training, infrastructure and mechanisms to ensure independence from the government.
Earlier this month, the government appointed eight judicial and ten technical members at the NCLT Benches after the Supreme Court (SC) directed the posts
