Registered Office Shift Blocked as Appeals Against IBC Resolution Plan Were Pending

Jeel Kandla Service & Anr. Vs Union of India and Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The appeal arose from a judgment of a Single Judge dismissing a writ petition challenging an order of the Regional Director, Eastern Region, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, which had permitted shifting the registered office of a company from West Bengal to Maharashtra after approval of a resolution plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The principal issue before the Division Bench was whether such shifting could be allowed when multiple appeals against the approved resolution plan were pending b...