https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776620 An order passed by the NCLT President on a party's transfer application under Rule 16(d) is a judicial order, not a mere administrative roster direction, because it is made after notice and hearing before a judicial coram; as a result, it is appealable under Section 421 of the Companies Act, 2013 and not under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Tribunal also held that where transfer applications are pending, the concerned NCLT Bench may defer merits hearing to preserve fairness and impartiality, particularly when both sides seek transfer in opposite directions; no jurisdictional error was found in such deferral. en-us Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:15:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776620 An order passed by the NCLT President on a party's transfer application under Rule 16(d) is a judicial order, not a mere administrative roster direction, because it is made after notice and hearing before a judicial coram; as a result, it is appealable under Section 421 of the Companies Act, 2013 and not under Section 61 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Tribunal also held that where transfer applications are pending, the concerned NCLT Bench may defer merits hearing to preserve fairness and impartiality, particularly when both sides seek transfer in opposite directions; no jurisdictional error was found in such deferral. Case-Laws IBC Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776620