NCLT Bengaluru Dismisses Kingfisher Employees’ Plea, Says Karnataka High Court is Proper Forum

The NCLT Bengaluru dismissed a plea filed by former Kingfisher Airlines employees seeking payment of pending salary dues, holding that it was not the appropriate forum.

The Tribunal noted that the company’s winding-up proceedings are being supervised by the Karnataka High Court, which continues to oversee asset distribution and payments.

Since the employees’ claims had already been determined by the official liquidator in those proceedings, the relief sought was directly connected to the High Court’s jurisdiction.

Observing that the applicants had repeatedly approached incorrect forums, the Tribunal dismissed the plea while granting liberty to approach the Karnataka High Court.

[M/s Capt. Praveen Sharma & Ors v. M/s Official Liquidator, Kingfisher Airlines (under Liquidation) & Ors.]