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SECTION 418 STAFF OF TRIBUNAL AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Updated: Oct 18, 2022
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In this section, it talks about -
The Central Government the consultation with the Tribunal (National Company Law Tribunal- NCLT[1] is a quasi-judicial[2] body that is allowed for dealing with the corporate disputes which are civil and arising under the Companies Act) and the Appellate Tribunal (National Company Law Appellate Tribunal- NCLAT[3]) depending on the case, with such officers[4] and other employees as may be necessary for the exercise of the Tribunal's powers and the discharge of the Appellate Tribunal's functions.
The President, or as the case may be, the chairperson, or any other member to whom powers for exercising such superintendence and control have been delegated, shall supervise the officers and the other employees of the NCLT and NCLAT in performing their duties.
Salaries, allowances, and other terms and conditions of employment for the NCLT and NCLAT’s offices and other workers shall be such as may be prescribed.
What is the National Company Law Tribunal?
It is a quasi-judicial body that is authorized to deal with corporate disputes which are civil and arising under the Companies Act.
The current President of NCLT is Chief Justice (Retd.) Ramalingam Sudhakar[5].
Functions-
The Tribunal will handle all Companies Act actions, including arbitration, agreements, compromises, reconstruction, and corporate wound-up.
Not a single civil court will have jurisdiction over the before-mentioned matters.
The cases which are pending before the (BIFR) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction[6],, as well as those pending under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985, might be heard by the NCLT.
Also, matters pending before the Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction will be taken up.
It can also take on matters involving corporate oppression and mismanagement.
Benches of National Law Tribunal[7]-
Locations | Jurisdiction |
Principle Bench i.e., New Delhi | New Delhi |
Ahmedabad Bench | Gujarat Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu |
Allahabad Bench | Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand |
Amaravati Bench | Andhra Pradesh |
Bengaluru Bench. | Karnataka |
Chandigarh Bench | Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Punjab Chandigarh Haryana |
Chennai Bench | Tamil Nadu Puducherry |
Cuttack Bench | Chhattisgarh Odisha |
Guwahati Bench | Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Mizoram Meghalaya Nagaland Sikkim Tripura |
Telangana Bench | Telangana |
Indore Bench | Madhya Pradesh |
Jaipur Bench | Rajasthan |
Kochi Bench | Kerala Lakshadweep |
Kolkata Bench | Bihar Jharkhand West Bengal Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Mumbai Bench | Goa Maharashtra |
What is National Company Law Appellate Tribunal?
It was constituted under Section 410 of the Companies Act thereafter, it came into effect on the 01st of July 2016. The Appellate Tribunal also hears the appeals against the orders passed by NCLT under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, Section 61[8].
[1] Indian Kanoon (Section 408) -https://indiankanoon.org/doc/691232/ [2] A quasi-judicial body is “an organ of Government other than a Court or Legislature, which affects the rights of private parties either through adjudication or rulemaking.” [3] Indian Kanoon (Section 410)- https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1699332/ [4] Companies Act 2013 (Section 2(59))-
https://www.mca.gov.in/content/dam/mca/pdf/CompaniesAct2013.pdf [5] About Honorable President- https://nclt.gov.in/sites/default/files/ncltmember/Profile.pdf [6] Its purpose was to Shut Down, Recover, Reshape, or liquidate the sick companies, the companies which are not performing well. [7] National Company Law Tribunal- https://nclt.gov.in/national-company-law-tribunal-benches [8] SSC Online (Section 61)-