Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)?
Answer:
Ashok Bhushan
Notes: Retired Supreme Court Judge-Justice Ashok Bhushan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for four years or till he attains 70 years.
The post was left vacant by the retirement of the then chairperson, Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, in March 2020. The government also appointed retired Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar, as the chairperson of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), for a period of five years, or till he attains the age of 67 years.