Many people are surprised to learn that a company with its registered office in Noida or Ghaziabad, a few kilometres from Delhi, has its NCLT cases heard in Prayagraj, about 650 kilometres away. That is because the Allahabad Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal covers every company registered in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Insolvency petitions, oppression cases, schemes of merger and restoration applications for these companies all go there.
The bench sits at 6/7-B, Panna Lal Road, Prayagraj. It hears a heavy share of real estate insolvencies from the Noida and Greater Noida belt, along with manufacturing, sugar, education and hospitality companies from across the two states. This page explains what the bench covers, how filing and hearings work when you are based in NCR, and how we handle matters there from our Vaishali office with associate counsel in Prayagraj.
हिंदी में सारांश
उत्तर प्रदेश और उत्तराखंड में रजिस्टर्ड हर कंपनी के NCLT मामले इलाहाबाद बेंच (प्रयागराज) में जाते हैं, चाहे कंपनी नोएडा या गाज़ियाबाद की ही क्यों न हो। बेंच 6/7-B, पन्ना लाल रोड, प्रयागराज में है। फाइलिंग ई-फाइलिंग पोर्टल से होती है, और कई मामलों में वर्चुअल सुनवाई की सुविधा भी मिली है। अपील NCLAT नई दिल्ली में होती है। हमारा ऑफिस वैशाली, गाज़ियाबाद में है और प्रयागराज में सहयोगी वकील हैं।
Is this your situation?
- Your company, or the company that owes you money, is registered in Noida, Greater Noida or Ghaziabad
- You are a homebuyer in a stalled project of a builder registered in UP
- A creditor has filed an insolvency petition against your UP or Uttarakhand company
- You are a shareholder in a family company in Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Meerut or Dehradun
- You want to restore a UP company struck off by ROC Kanpur
- You have guaranteed the loan of a company registered in UP or Uttarakhand
- You have received a notice of hearing from Prayagraj and live or work in NCR
NCLT Allahabad at a glance
Address
6/7-B, Panna Lal Road, Prayagraj 211002, Uttar Pradesh. The registry's email and phone number are listed on the NCLT website.
Territorial jurisdiction
Companies and LLPs whose registered office is in Uttar Pradesh or Uttarakhand. This includes the whole of Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida and Greater Noida) and Ghaziabad, even though they are part of the National Capital Region.
Registrars
UP companies are registered with the ROC at Kanpur, and Uttarakhand companies with the ROC at Dehradun. The ROC is a party in restoration cases and receives notice in schemes.
Kinds of cases
A large number of real estate insolvencies from the Noida region, along with cases involving manufacturers, sugar mills, hotels, schools run through companies, and family businesses across the two states.
Appeals
Appeals go to the NCLAT at New Delhi, not to a bench in UP. That is often more convenient for NCR clients.
Who we are here
Our Vaishali office in Ghaziabad prepares and files matters, and we work with associate counsel based in Prayagraj for appearances, with virtual appearance where the bench permits it.
Why a Noida company goes to Prayagraj
NCLT benches are organised by state, and the bench for a company is fixed by its registered office. Section 60(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code says this for insolvency cases, and the same principle applies to company petitions. Uttar Pradesh is covered by the Allahabad Bench as a whole, so it makes no difference that Noida is next to Delhi. A Noida builder's insolvency is heard in Prayagraj, while a builder with its registered office in Delhi, even if all its projects are in Noida, is heard in New Delhi.
This matters for homebuyers. Many real estate groups have several companies, some registered in Delhi and some in Noida. The company that signed your builder-buyer agreement decides the bench. Check the agreement and the company's master data on the MCA portal before filing. One of the most watched homebuyer insolvencies, that of Jaypee Infratech, began at this bench in 2017, and the Noida belt has continued to produce such cases since.
For a personal guarantor of a loan to a UP company, the case also goes to Allahabad, wherever the guarantor lives. And where a company has recently moved its registered office from UP to Delhi, or the other way, check the date: what usually counts is the registered office on the date the application is filed, and tribunals look closely at shifts made just before a case.
How a matter moves at NCLT Allahabad
Prepare and e-file from NCR
Petitions are filed on the NCLT e-filing portal with scanned, paginated and bookmarked papers, so there is no need to travel to Prayagraj to file. We prepare and file from our Vaishali office and check the bench's current notices on hard copies.
Defects and listing
The registry examines the filing and notifies any defects, which must be cured within the time allowed (seven days for insolvency applications under the Code). The matter is then numbered and listed.
Service on the other side
For insolvency applications, the applicant must serve a copy on the corporate debtor before filing and file proof. For company petitions, the bench directs notice at the first hearing.
Hearings
The bench has allowed virtual appearance in many matters, which helps NCR parties. Where physical appearance is needed, our associate counsel in Prayagraj attends. For contested final hearings, we decide with you whether a senior member of our team should travel.
Orders and appeals
Orders are uploaded on the NCLT website. For IBC matters, the 30-day appeal period starts on pronouncement. Appeals are filed before the NCLAT in New Delhi.
Real estate cases: what homebuyers should know
Homebuyers in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad projects often have three forums open to them: UP RERA, the consumer commissions and the NCLT. The NCLT route needs at least 100 allottees or 10% of the allottees of the same project, whichever is less, under the proviso to Section 7(1). Once admitted, the builder's board is suspended and homebuyers, through their authorised representative, sit on the committee of creditors.
The NCLAT has accepted a project-wise approach in some cases, limiting the insolvency to the stalled project so that other projects of the same builder are not disturbed. Whether that suits you depends on the builder's finances and what other buyers want. Before filing, we look at the RERA position, any pending refund orders and the builder's group structure. See our page on the homebuyers' petition, and for RERA refunds, refund with interest.
Time and typical cost
Our fees are agreed in writing at the start, stage by stage. They are not linked to the outcome.
| Stage | Usual time | What it involves |
|---|---|---|
| Checking jurisdiction and papers | 2 to 5 days | MCA master data, review of documents; our fee for the opinion |
| Drafting and e-filing | 1 to 2 weeks after papers are complete | NCLT filing fee as per the tribunal's rules; our fee |
| Defects and first listing | 1 to 4 weeks | Depends on registry workload |
| Insolvency application up to admission | Due within 14 days by law; in practice often a few weeks to some months | Hearings, written submissions; associate counsel's appearance fee where needed |
| Company petition (oppression, restoration) | Restoration often a few months; oppression longer | Interim relief can be sought early |
| Travel to Prayagraj | Only where needed | Agreed in advance |
Documents usually needed
About the company
- MCA master data showing the registered office in UP or Uttarakhand
- Certificate of incorporation, memorandum and articles
- Latest annual return and financial statements
For homebuyers
- Allotment letter and builder-buyer agreement
- Payment receipts and bank statements
- RERA registration details and any RERA orders
- List of joining allottees with amounts
For other insolvency applications
- Debt documents and proof of default
- Demand notice and proof of delivery (Section 9)
- Consent of the proposed resolution professional
Filing formalities
- Affidavit, vakalatnama and authority letter
- Index, list of dates and paginated annexures
Laws that apply
The NCLT where the registered office is located decides insolvency applications against companies and their personal guarantors.
Real estate allottees must file jointly: at least 100 allottees or 10% of the allottees of the same project, whichever is less.
Oppression (Sections 241–242), schemes (Sections 230–232), restoration (Section 252) and other company petitions.
Filing, scrutiny, listing and hearing procedure, including virtual hearings as permitted.
How we work for UP and Uttarakhand matters
We are a litigation practice led by Advocate BK Singh, with offices in Dwarka (New Delhi) and Vaishali (Ghaziabad). For matters at Prayagraj, this is what you can expect:
- NCR-based preparation: we meet you in Vaishali or Dwarka, prepare the papers and e-file, so you do not need to travel.
- Associate counsel on the ground: an associate advocate in Prayagraj attends physical hearings and keeps track of the registry.
- Virtual appearance where allowed: we use the bench's video link where the matter permits, saving cost.
- Straight advice on forum: for some buyers RERA is faster than NCLT, and we will say so.
- Written fee terms: agreed stage by stage, including any travel, and never linked to the outcome.
Mistakes we see in UP filings
- Filing a Noida company's case in New Delhi because the office is in NCR
- Suing the wrong group company in a real estate group
- Counting allottees from different projects to reach the homebuyer threshold
- Missing hearings because the cause list was not checked for virtual links
- Waiting for a certified copy before counting the IBC appeal period
Homebuyers of a Greater Noida tower
Here's a made-up example. A group of 140 allottees in a Greater Noida residential tower had waited six years past the promised possession date. Construction had stopped. Some buyers had UP RERA refund orders that the builder had not paid.
We checked the builder-buyer agreements and found that the tower was developed by a company registered in Noida, while the group's holding company was registered in Delhi. The petition was filed under Section 7 before NCLT Allahabad against the Noida company. The buyers attended the first hearing by video from NCR. The bench admitted the petition, the IRP took charge of the project, and the buyers' authorised representative joined the committee of creditors, which later approved a plan by a developer to complete the tower.
Cases we commonly see from UP and Uttarakhand
Builder insolvencies
Homebuyer petitions and lender petitions against Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad developers, often with parallel RERA orders and consumer cases.
Sugar and agro companies
Western UP sugar mills and agro processors facing bank defaults, where cane dues to farmers and state dues complicate the waterfall.
Family businesses in Kanpur, Agra and Meerut
Leather, footwear, hosiery and engineering companies where brothers or cousins fall out, leading to oppression petitions and family settlements.
Education and hospitality companies
Schools, colleges and hotels run through private companies in Lucknow and Dehradun, where disputes often concern control of land and buildings.
Struck-off companies
Older companies struck off by ROC Kanpur or ROC Dehradun for not filing returns, whose owners need restoration to sell land or recover money.
Operational creditor claims
Suppliers and contractors chasing Noida-based manufacturers and IT companies under Section 9.
Restoring a Dehradun company to sell its land
Here's a second made-up example. A family in Dehradun had a private company that owned a plot on the outskirts of the city. The company stopped filing returns years ago and was struck off by the ROC. When the family found a buyer for the plot, the sub-registrar refused to register the sale because the seller company no longer existed.
We applied to NCLT Allahabad under Section 252, attaching the title deeds, municipal tax receipts and bank records showing the company still held the asset. The ROC did not oppose restoration but asked for pending filings and costs. The bench restored the company, directing it to file all overdue returns within a fixed period. Once restored and compliant, the company completed the sale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is NCLT Allahabad?
At 6/7-B, Panna Lal Road, Prayagraj 211002, Uttar Pradesh.
Does a Noida or Ghaziabad company go to NCLT Delhi or NCLT Allahabad?
NCLT Allahabad. The bench depends on the registered office's state, and Noida and Ghaziabad are in Uttar Pradesh.
Does NCLT Allahabad cover Uttarakhand?
Yes. Companies registered in Uttarakhand, including Dehradun and Haridwar, also go to the Allahabad Bench.
Do I have to travel to Prayagraj?
Not usually. Filing is online, and the bench has allowed virtual appearance in many matters. Where physical appearance is needed, associate counsel in Prayagraj can attend.
Where do appeals from NCLT Allahabad go?
To the NCLAT at New Delhi.
Can homebuyers from different projects of the same builder file together?
The threshold is counted project by project: 100 allottees or 10% of the allottees of the same project, whichever is less.
What if the builder's holding company is in Delhi but the project company is in Noida?
The petition is filed against the company that owes you, usually the one that signed your agreement. If that company is registered in Noida, the case goes to Allahabad.
Do you handle NCLT Allahabad matters?
Yes. We prepare and file from our Vaishali office and work with associate counsel in Prayagraj for appearances.
Matter Before NCLT Allahabad?
Send us the company's details and your papers. We will confirm the right bench, check the deadlines and explain how we would run the case from NCR.
This page gives general information about the law as it stood when it was last reviewed. It is not legal advice on your case and does not promise any result. IBC rules and NCLT procedures change often, so outcomes depend on your own documents, dates and facts.
Need help with NCLT Allahabad (Prayagraj) for UP and Uttarakhand Companies?
Send us the notice, the petition or the order. We will tell you where you stand, which bench hears it and the date the next step is due, in plain words.
