If your company, or the company you are dealing with, has its registered office anywhere in Delhi, its insolvency and company law cases go to the National Company Law Tribunal in New Delhi. The tribunal sits in Block No. 3 of the CGO Complex on Lodhi Road, which houses both the Principal Bench and the New Delhi benches. The appellate tribunal, the NCLAT, sits a short walk away in the same complex.
Delhi has more NCLT courtrooms than almost any other city because so many companies are registered here, including holding companies of groups that operate across India. This page explains which cases go to the New Delhi benches, what the Principal Bench does that other benches do not, how a matter is filed and listed, and what to expect at hearings. Our own office is in Dwarka, and we appear before the New Delhi benches regularly.
हिंदी में सारांश
अगर कंपनी का रजिस्टर्ड ऑफिस दिल्ली में है, तो उसके दिवाला (IBC) और कंपनी कानून के मामले NCLT नई दिल्ली में जाते हैं, जो ब्लॉक नंबर 3, CGO कॉम्प्लेक्स, लोधी रोड पर है। यहीं प्रिंसिपल बेंच भी है, जो कुछ खास मामलों और बेंचों के बीच ट्रांसफर के आवेदन सुनती है। अपील NCLAT नई दिल्ली में होती है, जो इसी कॉम्प्लेक्स में है। मामले ई-फाइलिंग से दाखिल होते हैं और कॉज़ लिस्ट रोज़ वेबसाइट पर आती है। हमारा ऑफिस द्वारका, नई दिल्ली में है।
Is this your situation?
- You want to file an insolvency petition against a company registered in Delhi
- A creditor has filed a Section 7, 9 or 10 application against your Delhi company
- You are a shareholder of a Delhi company and want to file an oppression or mismanagement petition
- Your Delhi company needs NCLT sanction for a merger, demerger or capital reduction
- You want to restore a Delhi company struck off by the Registrar of Companies
- You want a case moved from one bench to another, which the Principal Bench decides
- You have received notice of a hearing at CGO Complex and do not know what to expect
The New Delhi benches at a glance
Address
Block No. 3, Ground Floor and 6th, 7th and 8th Floors, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003. The nearest Metro stations are JLN Stadium and Jor Bagh; the complex is close to the SCOPE Complex.
Territorial jurisdiction
The New Delhi benches hear cases of companies and limited liability partnerships whose registered office is in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. A company in Noida or Ghaziabad goes to NCLT Allahabad; one in Gurugram or Faridabad goes to NCLT Chandigarh.
The Principal Bench
The President of the NCLT sits at the Principal Bench. Apart from hearing Delhi matters, it decides applications to transfer a case from one bench to another and handles some matters reserved to it by the rules, such as certain applications by the central government.
Courts and listing
Several courtrooms sit at the same time, each called a court with its own number, and matters are allotted by the registry. Daily cause lists are published on the NCLT website, usually the evening before.
Appeals
Appeals from the New Delhi benches go to the NCLAT at New Delhi, which sits in the MTNL building in the same CGO Complex. Further appeals go to the Supreme Court on questions of law.
Who we are here
Our office is in Dwarka, New Delhi, about forty minutes from CGO Complex. Advocate BK Singh and the team appear in person before the New Delhi benches and the NCLAT.
Which cases belong in Delhi
The rule is simple to state and easy to get wrong: the bench is decided by the place of the company's registered office, not where it does business, not where the creditor is, and not where the contract was signed. Section 60(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code says this for insolvency cases, and the Companies Act rules follow the same principle for company petitions. A company that runs a factory in Haryana but has its registered office in Delhi is a Delhi case.
To check, download the company's master data from the MCA portal. It shows the registered office address and the Registrar of Companies, which for Delhi companies is the ROC for the NCT of Delhi and Haryana. If the registered office was shifted recently, look at the date of the change and the filings around it. Tribunals have refused to let a company shift its registered office to a different state shortly before an insolvency case simply to change the forum, and the master data on the date of filing is what normally counts.
For personal guarantors of company loans, the case goes to the NCLT that has jurisdiction over the company whose loan was guaranteed, under Section 60(1). So a guarantor living in Dehradun who guaranteed a Delhi company's loan is a Delhi case. Group cases can raise harder questions: where several group companies are in insolvency before different benches, a party may ask the Principal Bench to transfer cases so that they are heard together.
How a matter moves at NCLT New Delhi
Prepare and e-file
Petitions and applications are filed on the NCLT e-filing portal, with scanned, paginated and bookmarked papers and the fee paid online. Check the bench's current notice on whether hard copies are also needed, as practice has changed over time. The diary number is generated on filing.
Scrutiny and defects
The registry checks the papers and may raise defects, such as missing affidavits, unsigned pages or wrong forms. For insolvency applications, the Code allows seven days to cure defects once notified. We clear these quickly, because an application cannot be listed until it is in order.
First listing
Once cleared, the matter is given a case number and listed before one of the courts. At the first hearing, the bench usually directs notice to the other side and fixes a date. In insolvency cases, the applicant must serve the corporate debtor in advance and file proof of service.
Replies and rejoinders
The respondent is given time to file a reply, and the applicant a rejoinder. Benches in Delhi are firm about time: repeated requests for adjournment are often refused or allowed only with costs.
Arguments and orders
Final arguments are heard, sometimes with short written submissions. Orders are often reserved and pronounced later. Pronouncement dates appear on the cause list, and orders are uploaded to the website. For IBC orders, limitation for appeal runs from the date of pronouncement, so we track the list closely.
After the order
If the order is in your favour, we help with what follows: the public announcement and CIRP steps after admission, or implementation of a scheme. If not, we advise on an appeal to the NCLAT within the deadline.
Practical points for hearings at CGO Complex
Hearings at the New Delhi benches start in the morning and several courts sit at once, so lawyers often move between courtrooms. Matters may be heard in the order of the list or taken up out of turn for urgency. Some benches also allow virtual appearance through a video link published with the cause list; whether it is permitted for a particular matter depends on the bench's current practice and any directions in the case.
For clients, the most useful thing is preparation. Bring the company's authority letter if you are attending as a representative, keep a copy of the paper book handy, and be ready for the bench to ask direct questions about dates and amounts. Delhi benches see heavy lists and expect counsel to come to the point quickly. A one-page note of dates and the key documents, which we prepare for each hearing, often makes the difference between a matter being heard and being adjourned.
Urgent matters, such as a stay of a creditor meeting or interim relief in an oppression case, are mentioned before the bench at the start of the day, usually after notice to the other side. If the matter is listed on another day, the bench may advance the date on a mentioning application.
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 drafting fee |
| Clearing 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 |
| Oppression or other company petition | Several months to a few years | Interim relief can be sought early |
| Scheme sanction (merger, demerger) | About 6 to 10 months | Meetings, notices to regulators, final hearing |
Documents usually needed for a Delhi filing
About the company
- MCA master data showing the Delhi registered office
- Certificate of incorporation, memorandum and articles
- Latest annual return and financial statements
For an insolvency application
- Debt documents and proof of default
- Demand notice and proof of delivery (for Section 9)
- Written consent of the proposed resolution professional
- Board resolution or authority to file
For a company petition
- Share certificates or register of members extract
- Notices, minutes and resolutions complained of
- Correspondence showing the dispute
Filing formalities
- Affidavit verifying the petition
- Vakalatnama and authority letter
- Index, list of dates and paginated annexures
Laws that apply
Insolvency applications are filed before the NCLT having territorial jurisdiction over the place where the corporate debtor's registered office is located.
Govern filing, scrutiny, listing, hearings and transfer of cases between benches, including the Principal Bench's powers.
Company petitions such as oppression (Sections 241–242), schemes (Sections 230–232), reduction (Section 66) and restoration (Section 252).
Appeals from the New Delhi benches to the NCLAT, within 30 days (IBC) or 45 days (company law) plus the permitted extra period.
How we work before the Delhi benches
We are a litigation practice led by Advocate BK Singh, with offices in Dwarka (New Delhi) and Vaishali (Ghaziabad). For matters at CGO Complex, this is what you can expect:
- Jurisdiction checked first: we confirm the registered office from MCA records before anything is drafted, so the case is not returned for being filed in the wrong bench.
- Cause list watched daily: we track listings, pronouncement dates and uploaded orders, because IBC appeal time runs from pronouncement.
- A dates note for every hearing: a one-page note of dates and key documents, so the bench can see your case quickly.
- Honest advice on forum: where a commercial suit or another route suits the debt better, we say so.
- Written fee terms: agreed stage by stage, never linked to the outcome.
Mistakes we see in Delhi filings
- Filing against a group company that did not actually owe the debt
- Sending the demand notice to a branch office instead of the registered office
- Ignoring a recent change of registered office shown in MCA filings
- Missing the seven-day window to cure defects flagged by the registry
- Relying on a date given orally instead of checking the uploaded cause list
- Treating the date of the certified copy as the start of IBC appeal time
A Delhi holding company and a Haryana plant
Here's a made-up example. A supplier in Ludhiana was owed Rs 1.6 crore by a group that ran its factory in Bawal, Haryana. The supplier assumed the case would go to NCLT Chandigarh, which covers Haryana. Before filing, we checked the MCA master data and found that the company that had placed the orders and received the invoices had its registered office in Connaught Place, New Delhi. The Haryana plant belonged to it.
We sent the demand notice to the Delhi registered office and, after the ten-day period passed without a notice of dispute, filed the Section 9 application before NCLT New Delhi. Filing in Chandigarh would have led to the application being returned for want of jurisdiction, losing weeks. The company settled the dues before the second hearing, and the application was withdrawn before admission.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is NCLT New Delhi located?
Block No. 3, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, on the ground floor and the 6th, 7th and 8th floors. The Principal Bench and the New Delhi benches sit in the same building.
Which companies come under NCLT New Delhi?
Companies and LLPs whose registered office is in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Noida and Ghaziabad companies go to Allahabad; Gurugram and Faridabad companies go to Chandigarh.
What is the difference between the Principal Bench and the New Delhi benches?
Both hear Delhi cases. The Principal Bench, where the President sits, also decides transfer applications between benches and certain matters the rules reserve to it.
Can I file at NCLT New Delhi if my company does business in Delhi but is registered elsewhere?
No. The registered office decides the bench. Check the company's master data on the MCA portal before filing.
Is e-filing compulsory at NCLT New Delhi?
Matters are filed through the NCLT e-filing portal. Check the bench's current notices on whether hard copies must also be submitted.
Where do appeals from NCLT New Delhi go?
To the NCLAT at New Delhi, in the MTNL building in the same CGO Complex. Further appeals lie to the Supreme Court on questions of law.
Can a case be moved from another bench to Delhi?
The Principal Bench can transfer a case from one bench to another on an application, for example where connected group cases are pending in different benches. Transfer is not automatic and needs good reasons.
Do you appear before NCLT New Delhi yourselves?
Yes. Our office is in Dwarka, New Delhi, and we appear in person before the New Delhi benches and the NCLAT.
Matter Before NCLT New Delhi?
Send us the company's details and your papers. We will confirm the right bench, check the deadlines and tell you plainly how the case is likely to move at CGO Complex.
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 New Delhi: Principal Bench and Delhi Benches?
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.
