Laws-7170

1 Short title and Commencements -The National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016 2 Definitions -The National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016 3 Computation of time period 4 Forms 5 Format of order or direction or rule 6 Official seal of the Tribunal 7 Custody of the records 8 Sitting of the Tribunal 9 Sitting hours 10 Working hours 11 Inherent Powers 12 Calendar 13 Listing of cases 14 Power to exempt 15 Power to extend time 16 Functions of the President 17 Functions of the Registrar 18 Functions of the Secretary 19 Delegation of powers by the President 20 Procedure 21 Particulars to be set out in the address for service 22 Initialling alteration 23 Presentation of petition or appeal 23A Presentation of joint petition. 24 Number of copies to be filed 25 Lodging of caveat 26 Endorsement and Verification 27 Translation of document 28 Endorsement and scrutiny of petition or appeal or document 29 Registration of proceedings admitted 30 Calling for records 31 Production of authorisation for and on behalf of an association 32 Interlocutory applications 33 Procedure on production of defaced, torn or damaged documents 34 General Procedure 35 Advertisement#n 36 Maintenance of Cash Register 37 Notice to Opposite Party 38 Service of Notices and processes 38A Multiple remedies 39 Production of Evidence by Affidavit 40 Production of additional evidence before the Bench 41 Filing of Reply and other Documents by the Respondents 42 Filing of Rejoinder 43 Power of the Bench to call for further information or evidence 44 Hearing of petition or applications 45 Rights of a party to appear before the Tribunal 46 Registration of authorised representative’s interns 47 Oath to the witness 48 Consequence of non-appearance of applicant 49 Ex-parte Hearing and disposal 50 Registry to send certified copy 51 Power to regulate the procedure 52 Summoning of witnesses and recording Evidence 53 Substitution of legal representatives 54 Assessors or valuers 55 Pleadings before the Tribunal 56 Application for execution 57 Issue of process of execution 58 Effect of non-compliance 59 Procedure for imposition of penalty under the Act 60 Matters relating to the Judgments or Orders of the Tribunal 61 Amicus Curiae 62 Recusal 63 Presentation and scrutiny of petitions or applications 64 Matter earlier dealt by Company Law Board 65 Petition or Application under sub-section (2) of section 45QA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) 66 Application under sub- section (7) of section 7 67 Petition under sub-section (41) of section 2 68 Petition under section 14 68A. Application to cancel variation of rights under sub-section (2) of section 48 69 Petition under sub-section (3) of section 55 70 Appeal under sections 58 and 59 71 Application under proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 51 72 Appeal against the order of the Government under Section 62(4) 73 Application under sections 71(9), 71 (10), section 73(4) or section 74(2) and 76(2) 74 Application for calling or obtaining a direction to call annual general meeting 75 Application for obtaining an order for calling of general meeting (other than Annual General Meeting) 76 Inspection of minute-books of general meeting 76A Application under section 130 77 Application under section 131 78 Application under Section 140 79 Application under section 169 80 Application under section 213 for investigation 80A Application under section 230 81 Application under section 241 82 Withdrawal of Application filed under section 241 83 Application under section 243 83A. Application under sub-section (1) of section 244 84 Right to apply under section 245 85 Conducting a class action suit 86 Rule of opt-out 87 Publication of notice 87A. Appeal or application under sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) of section 252 88 Reference to the Tribunal 89 Preparation and publication of daily cause list 90 Carry forward of cause list and adjournment of cases on account of non-sitting of a Bench 91 Diaries 92 Order Sheet 93 Maintenance of court diary 94 Statutes or citations for reference 95 Calling of cases in court 96 Regulation of court work 97 Registers to be maintained 98 Arrangement of records in pending matters 99 Contents of main file 100 Contents of process file 101 Execution file 102 File for miscellaneous applications 103 Preservation of Record 104 Retention, Preservation and Destruction of Records 105 Issue of notice 106 Summons 107 Steps for issue of fresh notice 108 Consequence of failure to take steps for issue of fresh notice 109 Entries regarding service of notice or process 110 Default of appearance of respondent and consequences 111 Filing of objections by respondent, form and consequences 112 Fees 113 Award of costs in the proceedings 114 Inspection of the records 115 Grant of inspection 116 Application for grant of inspection 117 Mode of Inspection 118 Maintenance of Register of Inspection 119 Appearance of Authorised Representative 120 Consent for Engaging Another Legal Practitioner 121 Restrictions on Appearance 122 Restriction on Party’s Right to be heard 123 Empanelment of special Authorised Representatives by the Tribunal 124 Professional dress for the Authorised Representatives 125 Title of Affidavits 126 Form and contents of the Affidavit 127 Persons Authorised to Attest 128 Affidavits of illiterate, visually challenged persons 129 Identification of Deponent 130 Annexures to the Affidavit 131 Application for production of documents, form of summons 132 Suo motu summoning of documents 133 Marking of documents 134 Return and transmission of documents 135 Procedure for examination of witnesses, issue of Commissions 136 Examination in camera 137 Form of oath or affirmation to witness 138 Form of oath or affirmation to interpreter 139 Officer to administer oath 140 Form recording of deposition 141 Numbering of witnesses 142 Grant of discharge certificate 143 Witness allowance payable 144 Records to be furnished to the Commissioner 145 Taking of specimen handwriting, signature etc 146 Disposal of Cases 147 Operative portion of the order 148 Corrections 149 Power to impose Costs 150 Pronouncement of Order 151 Pronouncement of order by any one member of the Bench 152 Authorising any member to pronounce order 153 Enlargement of time 154 Rectification of Order 155 General power to amend 156 Making of entries by Court Master 157 Transmission of order by the Court Master 158 Format of order 159 Indexing of case files after disposal 160 Transmission of files or records or orders 161 Filing of Order of the Tribunal with the Registrar of Companies 162 Copies of orders in library 163 Register of Appeals, Petitions, etc 164 Placing of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal orders before Tribunal 165 Registrar to ensure compliance of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal orders Schedule Of Fees Annexure.