The dominant issue was whether the tribunal's order deciding an...

The dominant issue was whether the tribunal's order deciding an amendment application and objections to maintainability under ss. 241-244 of the Companies Act, 2013 amounted to a reasoned adjudication. It was held that an amendment must be tested for reasonableness, propriety, and its consequential impact on the opposite party's right of defence; mere reproduction of pleadings and a conclusory observation does not reflect judicial application of mind, hence the amendment order was quashed and remitted for fresh consideration. On maintainability, the order was found perverse for not recording findings on the specific plea under s. 241 and not addressing the effect of the alleged share transfer and fraud/forgery allegations, leading to quashing of the impugned order and allowance of the appeal - NCLAT

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