NCLAT to have a Chennai bench

CHENNAI: The Central Government has notified the constitution of a Chennai bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.
As per the Centre's notification on Friday, the NCLAT, Chennai will hear appeals from the National Company Law Tribunals (NCLTs) having jurisdiction over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.

The NCLAT at New Delhi shall be referred to as the Principal Bench and will hear appeals other than those in the jurisdiction of the Chennai Bench.

It was further notified that this will come into effect from March 18, 2020.