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The National Company Law Tribunal launched e-Inspection and e-Certified Copy services on 12 August 2026, inaugurated by NCLT President Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal through a video conferencing ceremony.
e-Inspection lets advocates, litigants and other stakeholders view judicial records electronically, while e-Certified Copy issues certified copies through a digital process instead of physical filing and manual collection.
The two services are part of the tribunal's wider digital push, which includes a revamped website and the e-Courts 2.0 initiative.
The NCLT also uses a data-driven mechanism to track pendency across benches, review workloads and constitute Special Benches to make better use of court hours.
In the April-June 2026 quarter the tribunal approved 78 resolution plans involving about Rs 5,517.66 crore, which it described as its best first-quarter performance since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code came into force.
Quasi-judicial body that adjudicates company law matters under the Companies Act, 2013 and acts as the adjudicating authority for corporate insolvency under the IBC, 2016
Hears appeals against orders of the NCLT and of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India; its own orders can be appealed to the Supreme Court on a question of law
Regulator for insolvency professionals, insolvency professional agencies and information utilities under the IBC - it regulates the process, while the NCLT decides the case
The provision under which the Central Government constituted the NCLT on 1 June 2016, replacing the Company Law Board and taking over company law adjudication.
Created a time-bound framework for corporate insolvency resolution and made the NCLT the adjudicating authority for corporate debtors. The 78 resolution plans approved in April-June 2026 were approved under this Code.
The NCLT was set up on the recommendation of the Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi Committee of 1999, which examined the law on insolvency and winding up of companies and proposed a specialised tribunal in place of scattered jurisdiction between High Courts, the Company Law Board and the BIFR.
Two routine but critical steps in litigation are inspecting the case file and obtaining a certified copy of an order. Inspection means physically examining the record held by the registry; a certified copy is a copy formally attested by the registry, and it is the version that can be filed in an appeal or relied on before another authority. Traditionally both required an application at the registry counter, a fee, and a return visit to collect paper. e-Inspection moves the first step online, letting advocates and litigants view the judicial record electronically, and e-Certified Copy issues the attested copy through a digital process. For a tribunal with benches spread across the country and a heavy insolvency docket, this removes a large volume of travel and counter work that had nothing to do with the merits of any case.
Simple Analogy: It is the difference between having to visit a bank branch to see your passbook and get a stamped statement, and downloading both from the bank's app.
The Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi Committee is constituted to examine the law on insolvency and winding up of companies, and recommends a specialised tribunal.
The Companies Act, 2013 provides for the NCLT under Section 408 and the NCLAT under the same Act.
The NCLT is constituted and takes over from the Company Law Board.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 makes the NCLT the adjudicating authority for corporate insolvency.
The NCLT approves 78 resolution plans involving about Rs 5,517.66 crore - its best first quarter since the IBC began.
e-Inspection and e-Certified Copy services are launched by NCLT President Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal.
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A body that is not a court but is empowered to decide disputes and pass binding orders following a judicial-style procedure, as the NCLT does for company law and insolvency matters.
A plan for reviving a corporate debtor under the IBC, submitted by a resolution applicant and binding on all stakeholders once approved by the NCLT.
A copy of a court or tribunal record formally attested by the registry, which is the version that must be filed when appealing an order.
The digital initiative for technology-enabled court and tribunal services in India, which the NCLT has linked its new e-services to.