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Context
The Supreme Court has reversed the NCLAT decision that had approved a settlement agreement between an edtech company and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for an outstanding payment.
About NCLAT
- It was constituted in 2016 under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 for hearing appeals against the orders of the National Company Law Tribunal(s) (NCLT)
- Benches: Principal Bench – New Delhi, Additional Bench – Chennai
- Hears Appeals against orders passed by:
- National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
- Competition Commission of India (CCI)
- National Financial Reporting Authority.
- Composition:
- It is composed of a chairperson, judicial and technical members.
- These members are appointed by the Central Government.
- Decisions of NCLAT can be appealed to the Supreme Court of India.