Chennai and its industrial belt along the Sriperumbudur, Oragadam and Ambattur corridors are home to automobile plants and the hundreds of suppliers that serve them, along with engineering firms, logistics companies, hospitals, IT services companies and long-established family businesses. For a supplier owed money, a lender facing a default or a shareholder in a family company, NCLT Chennai on Rajaji Salai, and the NCLAT's Chennai Bench at Chepauk, are the forums that matter.
We serve Chennai clients through an associate office in the city, with our Delhi NCR team preparing papers and strategy. That suits Tamil Nadu clients and northern businesses dealing with Chennai counterparties alike. This page explains what we do, the issues Chennai clients bring most often, and how a matter runs. For the bench itself, see NCLT Chennai.
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चेन्नई और तमिलनाडु की कंपनियों के NCLT मामले NCLT चेन्नई, राजाजी सलाई में जाते हैं, और अपील NCLAT चेन्नई, चेपॉक में होती है। चेन्नई में हमारा सहयोगी ऑफिस है और दिल्ली NCR की टीम कागज़ात और रणनीति तैयार करती है। सप्लायरों के बकाये, ग्राहक के दिवाले में दावा और पारिवारिक कंपनी विवाद हम संभालते हैं।
Is this your situation?
- A Chennai or Tamil Nadu company owes your business Rs 1 crore or more
- A large customer has been admitted into CIRP and you are owed for supplies
- The resolution professional has asked you to keep supplying a customer in CIRP
- Your Tamil Nadu company has received a demand notice or insolvency petition
- You are a shareholder in a Chennai family company and are being excluded
- You are a lender to a defaulting Tamil Nadu borrower
- You need to appeal an NCLT Chennai order
What we do for clients in Chennai
Suppliers
Demand notices, Section 9 petitions and claims in a customer's CIRP.
Lenders
Companies and promoters
Defence and settlement.
Families and shareholders
Restructuring
Appeals
NCLAT appeals, heard by NCLAT Chennai.
When a customer goes into CIRP: a supplier's checklist
For a Chennai component supplier, a customer's insolvency is a serious event. The moratorium stops recovery actions immediately. The supplier should file its claim in Form B with the interim resolution professional, within the time in the public announcement, attaching purchase orders, invoices, delivery proof, GST records and the ledger. If the resolution professional asks for continued supplies, get written confirmation that they will be paid as CIRP costs, with payment terms, before supplying. Check whether tooling or dies you own are lying at the customer's plant, and write to the resolution professional to record your ownership. Finally, follow the process: if your claim is rejected or reduced, you can apply to the NCLT, but act before a plan is approved.
Northern businesses with Chennai counterparties
A Delhi, Punjab or UP business owed money by a Chennai company can instruct our Delhi NCR team, which reviews the papers, sends the demand notice and drafts the petition. Our associate office in Chennai files it and appears at hearings. Appeals from NCLT Chennai go to NCLAT Chennai, not New Delhi, and we brief associate counsel there too, with our team attending contested hearings as agreed. You get a note after every hearing and can discuss the case in Delhi.
How a Chennai matter runs with us
Share the papers
At our associate office, or by email or WhatsApp.
Review and advice
Our team reviews and advises, with a meeting in Chennai, in Delhi NCR or by video.
Written fee terms
Options, risks, timeline and fees for each stage, in writing.
Filing and hearings
We e-file before NCLT Chennai. Associate counsel attend, and our team attends contested hearings as agreed.
Updates and appeals
A note after every hearing. Appeals go to NCLAT Chennai.
Which forum for which problem in Chennai
| Problem | Usual forum |
|---|---|
| Undisputed debt of Rs 1 crore or more | NCLT Chennai, Section 9 after a demand notice |
| Disputed debt or below Rs 1 crore | Commercial court or the Madras High Court's commercial division, depending on value |
| Customer already in CIRP | Claim with the resolution professional |
| Delayed payment to a micro or small supplier | MSE Facilitation Council |
| Bank recovery | DRTs in Chennai, SARFAESI, or NCLT under Section 7 |
| Family company deadlock | NCLT Chennai, Sections 241–242 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Review and first advice | Within 2 to 4 working days of receiving papers | Our fee for the opinion |
| Claim in a customer's CIRP | Days to prepare | Our fee |
| Demand notice (Section 8) | 2 to 4 days to draft and send; 10 days for reply | Our fee |
| Petition drafting and filing | 1 to 2 weeks after papers are complete | NCLT filing fee; our fee |
| Hearing up to admission | A few weeks to some months | Appearance fees |
What to bring
For a supplier
- Purchase orders, invoices, delivery challans, GST records and ledger
- Tooling ownership documents, if any
- Correspondence with the customer or resolution professional
For a lender
- Loan documents, statements and record of default
For a family company
- Share certificates, register extracts, notices and minutes
Company details
- Name and CIN of the company involved
Laws that apply
Moratorium on recovery actions once a company is admitted into CIRP.
Operational creditors file in Form B with supporting documents.
Demand notice and petition by operational creditors.
Appeals from NCLT Chennai go to NCLAT Chennai.
How we work for Chennai clients
We are a litigation practice led by Advocate BK Singh, with offices in Dwarka (New Delhi) and Vaishali (Ghaziabad), and an associate office in Chennai. This is what you can expect:
- Local access: an associate office in Chennai.
- Supplier claims done properly: complete documents and written terms for continued supply.
- Northern clients supported: meet in Delhi NCR for Chennai matters.
- Honest advice: whether the NCLT, a suit or negotiation suits the case.
- Written fee terms: agreed stage by stage, never linked to the outcome.
Mistakes Chennai clients often make
- Supplying a customer in CIRP without written payment terms
- Leaving tooling at a customer's plant without recording ownership
- Missing the claim deadline in a customer's CIRP
- Filing a Chennai appeal at NCLAT New Delhi
- Using Section 9 where quality was disputed before the notice
A Delhi lender and a Chennai borrower
Here's a made-up example. A Delhi NBFC had lent Rs 4 crore to a Chennai logistics company, which defaulted after losing a major contract. The NBFC's team was in Delhi.
Our Delhi team prepared a Section 7 application with the loan documents and the record of default from the information utility. Our associate office in Chennai filed it before NCLT Chennai and appeared. The company's promoters, wanting to avoid admission, negotiated a settlement before the second hearing, paying a large part upfront with the balance secured, and the application was withdrawn.
A supplier's tooling at a customer's plant
Here's a second made-up example. A Chennai sheet metal supplier had its own press tools at a customer's plant when the customer was admitted into CIRP. The interim resolution professional listed the tools among the customer's assets.
We wrote to the resolution professional with the purchase invoices for the tools, the tooling agreement and photographs of the identification marks, asking that they be excluded from the estate. When the professional did not respond, we applied to NCLT Chennai, which directed that the tools be returned to the supplier.
Family companies in Chennai
Chennai has many family groups that have run businesses for generations, often through several private companies with shares held across branches of the family and in trusts. When a branch feels excluded, an oppression and mismanagement petition before NCLT Chennai can protect its position while the dispute is resolved. Interim orders may restrain changes to the board, new share issues or sales of property. Where the company works like a partnership among family members, a fair buy-out or a scheme to divide the businesses is the usual end point. We map the group and the shareholdings first, because the right petition must be filed in the right company.
Hospitals and healthcare companies
Chennai's hospitals and diagnostic centres are often run by companies whose shareholders include doctors, investors and sometimes overseas Indians. Disputes arise over control, payouts to promoter doctors and related-party arrangements, such as equipment leases or management fees paid to firms owned by insiders. An oppression petition can seek an independent audit, restraint on related-party payments and, if needed, a buy-out. Because a hospital must keep running, tribunals tend to make orders that protect patient care while the dispute is decided.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have an office in Chennai?
We have an associate office in Chennai, with our main offices in Dwarka (New Delhi) and Vaishali (Ghaziabad).
What should I do when my customer enters CIRP?
File your claim in Form B within the deadline, with full documents, and get written terms before supplying further.
Are supplies during CIRP paid?
Supplies made at the resolution professional's request are generally paid as CIRP costs, in priority.
Can I get my tooling back from a customer in CIRP?
Assets owned by you are not part of the customer's estate. Prove ownership and ask the resolution professional, or the NCLT if needed.
Where do appeals from NCLT Chennai go?
To NCLAT Chennai at Chepauk.
Can I run a Chennai case from Delhi?
Yes. Our Delhi NCR team advises, and our associate office files and appears in Chennai.
Which ROC handles Tamil Nadu companies?
The ROC at Chennai or Coimbatore, depending on the district.
Do you charge a success fee?
No. Fees are agreed in writing for each stage and not linked to the outcome.
NCLT Matter in Chennai?
Send us your papers or call us. We will tell you plainly whether the NCLT is the right route and what the first step should be.
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 Lawyer in Chennai?
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.
