The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended the term of Justice (retd) Bansi Lal Bhat as the officiating Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
Justice Bansi Lal Bhat was appointed Acting Chairperson after the first Chairperson of NCLAT, Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya demitted the office.
The NCLAT was established by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2013.
It hears the appeals against the orders of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
It is also an appellate tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders passed by NCLT, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and the Competition Commission of India (CCI).