Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Rajesh Bindal has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”).
Justice Bindal has been a Judge of the Supreme Court since February 13, 2023, and retired on April 15, 2026.
From July 2026, the NCLAT Chairperson's position was held on an officiating basis by Justice Yogesh Khanna following the completion of Justice Ashok Bhushan's term, pending the appointment of a regular Chairperson.
Elevated as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2006, Justice Bindal was then transferred to the Jammu & Kashmir High Court (2018) and served as Acting Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court (December 2020), Judge of the Calcutta High Court (January 2021), and Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court (April 2021).
He took the oath as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court on October 11, 2021, before his elevation to the Supreme Court in 2023.
After retiring from the Supreme Court, he was appointed as Emeritus Professor at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and joined Galgotias University School of Law as an Honorary Distinguished Jurist.