Justice Rajesh Bindal appointed chairperson of company law appellate tribunal

The Union government appointed Justice Rajesh Bindal as chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, or NCLAT. Bindal confirmed the appointment on 5 November 2026, and the development received further coverage on 7 November 2026. The post had been held on an officiating basis by Justice Yogesh Khanna after the previous regular chairperson, Justice Ashok Bhushan, completed his term on 4 July 2026. The appointment provides a regular chairperson following that interim arrangement.

Bindal joined the Supreme Court on 13 February 2023 and retired on 15 April 2026. Before joining the Supreme Court he was Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, where he took oath on 11 October 2021. His new position is at a statutory appellate tribunal. It concerns adjudication within the tribunal’s assigned subject areas, including corporate insolvency and appeals arising from decisions of the competition regulator.

Facts to remember

• Appointee: former Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal.
• Justice Ashok Bhushan completed his term as chairperson on 4 July 2026.
• Justice Yogesh Khanna served as officiating chairperson during the intervening period.
• Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides for the appellate tribunal.

Background

The NCLAT began hearing appeals from National Company Law Tribunal orders under the Companies Act framework on 1 June 2016. It also hears appeals from the NCLT under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Its work extends beyond those appeals: legislation also gives it jurisdiction over appeals from specified decisions of the Competition Commission of India. The NCLT and the NCLAT therefore serve distinct roles in the statutory appeal structure.

Why it matters for exams

For CLAT, AIBE and UGC-NET Law, revise company law and insolvency, with particular attention to which tribunal hears an appeal.