NCLT Chennai Bench

The NCLT Chennai Bench serves as a critical adjudicatory forum for southern India, exercising jurisdiction over companies registered in Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. With a significant concentration of manufacturing, automobile, and IT companies in its jurisdiction, the Chennai bench handles a large volume of corporate insolvency and company law matters.

Territorial Jurisdiction

The Chennai bench exercises jurisdiction over all companies whose registered office is located in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. Major cities under its jurisdiction include Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, and Tirunelveli. Companies in the automobile, textiles, IT services, and heavy engineering sectors frequently appear before this bench.

Location and Accessibility

The NCLT Chennai Bench is situated at the 5th Floor, Teynampet Post Office Building Complex, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600018. The bench is accessible by public transport and is located in a well-connected area of the city. Court proceedings are typically held from 10:30 AM onwards on working days.

Filing Procedures

All applications and petitions must be filed in the prescribed format under the NCLT Rules, 2016, accompanied by the appropriate court fees and an affidavit in support. The Chennai bench accepts e-filings through the NCLT e-filing portal. Physical filings can be made at the filing counter during office hours. Litigants must ensure that all documents are paginated, indexed, and filed in the requisite number of copies.

Notable Matters

The Chennai bench has adjudicated several high-profile insolvency cases involving companies in the automobile ancillary, real estate, and infrastructure sectors. It has also handled significant applications under Sections 230–232 of the Companies Act for schemes of arrangement involving major listed companies headquartered in Tamil Nadu.