President of NCLT Cannot Transfer Cases Beyond Territorial Jurisdiction : Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that the President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) lacks authority to alter territorial jurisdiction while transferring matters between benches.

The Court clarified that under Rule 16(d) of the NCLT Rules, 2016, the President may only order transfers within the same territorial limits, not across them.

The Court held that such transfers must conform to the Companies Act 2013's statutory jurisdiction and territorial bounds, clarifying that this ruling addressed only legal questions, leaving factual determinations to the NCLT.

[Arcelor Mittal v NCLT]