Transfer of NCLT proceedings rejected where alleged bias basis was found insufficient and unsupported by legitimate grounds.

A transfer request seeking movement of pending company matters from one NCLT bench to another was rejected because the stated basis was only an alleged remark during a later hearing that an interim stay might be vacated. That material was held insufficient to justify transfer, and the request was viewed as lacking a legitimate foundation and as an attempt to browbeat the Tribunal. The President of the NCLT was therefore justified in dismissing the application, and no interference was called for with the order rejecting transfer.

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Issues: Whether the order of the President of the National Company Law Tribunal rejecting the transfer application calling for transfer of the pending company matters from the Amravati Bench to the Hyderabad Bench required interference.

Analysis: The transfer request was founded on the allegation that, during subsequent hearing, a member of the Tribunal had indicated that the interim stay order might be vacated. Such a basis was found insufficient to justify transfer of proceedings. The reasoning treats the application as lacking a legitimate foundation and characterises it as an attempt to browbeat the Tribunal. On that footing, the President of the National Company Law Tribunal was justified in treating the transfer request as liable to be dismissed, even if on a different ground.

Conclusion: No interference was called for with the order rejecting the transfer application; the challenge failed.

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