**Notification Summary: Ministry of Corporate Affairs (S.O. 3722(E))**
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, issued a notification on July 8, 2026 (published in The Gazette of India on July 9, 2026), regarding the appointment of leadership for the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
**Key Details and Appointments:**
* **Outgoing Chairperson:** Justice (Retd.) Shri Ashok Bhushan completed his term of office as Chairperson of NCLAT on July 4, 2026.
* **New Appointment:** Justice (Retd.) Shri Yogesh Khanna, currently Member (Judicial) at NCLAT, has been appointed as the officiating Chairperson of the tribunal.
* **Legal Authority:** The appointment is made in accordance with Rule 7 of the Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021.
* **Effective Date and Duration:** The appointment is effective from July 5, 2026. The tenure is set for a period of three months, or until a regular Chairperson is appointed, or until further orders, whichever occurs earliest.
**Administrative Information:**
* **Notification Number:** S.O. 3722(E)
* **Gazette Number:** No. 3560
* **File Reference:** F. No. A-12023/4/2025-Ad.IV-MCA-Part(1)
* **Issuing Official:** Anita Shah Akella, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
* **Publication Authority:** Uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press and published by the Controller of Publications, New Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The primary judicial body whose leadership is affected by the appointment of an officiating Chairperson.
Justice (Retd.) Shri Yogesh Khanna: The individual appointed as the officiating Chairperson of the NCLAT for a period of three months or until a regular appointment.
Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021: The regulatory framework, specifically Rule 7, cited as the legal authority for the appointment.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The issuing ministry responsible for the administration of corporate laws and the oversight of the NCLAT.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3560] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 9, 2026/आषाढ 18, 1948
No. 3560] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026/ASHADHA 18, 1948
कारपोरेट कार् य मत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 3722(अ).— केंद्रीर् सरकार, न्र्ार्मूर्त य (सेवाजनवृत्त) श्री अशोक भूषण का राष्ट्रीर् कंपनी जवजध अपील
अजधकरण (एनसीएलएटी) के अध्र्क्ष के रूप मैं 04.07.2026 को कार्यकाल परू ा होने के पररणामस्ट्वरूप, न्र्ार्मूर्त य
(सेवाजनवृत्त) श्री योगेश खन्ना, सिस्ट्र् (न्र्ाजर्क), एनसीएलएटी को अधिकरण (सेवा की शर्त)ें धियम, 2021 के धियम 7 के
अिुसार 05.07.2026 से तीन माह की अवजध के जलए र्ा जनर्जमत अध्र्क्ष जनर्क्तु होन ेतक र्ा आगामी आिेिों तक, िो भी
पहले हो, कार्यकारी अध्र्क्ष जनर्ुक्त करती ह।ै
[फा. स. ं ए-12023/4/2025-प्रिा.IV-एमसीए-पाटय(1)]
अनीता िाह आकेल् ला, संर्ुक् त सजचव
5170 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th July, 2026
S.O. 3722(E).— Consequent on the completion of the term of Office of Justice (Retd.) Shri Ashok Bhushan,
as Chairperson, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on 04.07.2026, Central Government hereby
appoints, Justice (Retd.) Shri Yogesh Khanna, Member (Judicial), NCLAT, as officiating Chairperson, NCLAT in terms
of Rule 7 of Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021 for a period of three months with effect from 05.07.2026 or
until a regular Chairperson is appointed or until further orders, whichever is earliest.
[F. No. A-12023/4/2025-Ad.IV-MCA-Part(1)]
ANITA SHAH AKELLA, Jt. Secy.
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