Justice M. Venugopal appointed as Acting Chairperson of NCLAT

Justice M. Venugopal appointed as Acting Chairperson of NCLAT

• Justice M. Venugopal has been appointed as the new Acting Chairperson of the appellate tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) with effect from September 11, 2021.
• This is the third time in a row that an Acting Chairperson is at the helm of the NCLAT, after the retirement of permanent Chairperson Justice S, J .Mukhopadhaya on March 14, 2020.
• Justice Bansi Lal Bhat was the first Acting Chairperson from March 15, 2020, followed by Justice A I S Cheema from April 19, 2021 and subsequently Justice M. Venugopal from September 11, 2021.

Source: The Hindu

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