High Court Stays NCLT Principal Bench Order Mandating Joint Scrutiny Of Allahabad Bench Filings

The Allahabad High Court today GRANTED A STAY of the order of the Registrar, NCLT Principal Bench, New Delhi, to the extent it sought joint scrutiny of petitions/applications filed in NCLT Allahabad by NCLT Allahabad and the Principal Bench at New Delhi.

While the counsel for the Union of India sought 4 weeks' time to obtain instructions, the bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Indrajeet Shukla directed that the scrutiny of petitions/applications filed at NCLT Allahabad be done only by the Registry of NCLT Allahabad.

A writ petition was filed by the Company Law Bar Association, an association of members of lawyers practising before NCLT Allahabad, challenging the public notice dated 27th February, 2026, by which the Registrar of the Principal Bench at New Delhi had directed that the scrutiny of petitions/ applications filed at NCLT Allahabad will be jointly done by the Principal Bench and Allahabad Bench.

It was pleaded that as a result of this notice, the physical copies were being filed at Allahabad, whereas the online filing was done at the NCLT Principal Bench. It was argued that since February, the Registry of the Principal Bench had not cleared defects in the petitions/applications filed and had been continuously raising frivolous defects in any document filed.

It was argued that NCLT Allahabad was singled out in the order.

During oral arguments, the Court questioned the counsel for the respondent as to why such petitions should be scrutinised by any other bench other than NCLT Allahabad.

The counsel sought 4 weeks' time for obtaining instructions.