No. A-1 2023/3/2025-Ad.lV-MCA
Government of lndia
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
‘A’Wing, Sth floor, Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi-10001
Dated: 01st August, 2025
VACANCY CIRCULAR
Subject: Selection for the post of Judicial Member in the National Company Law
Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) – lnviting applications regarding.
- Tribunal : The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) is an
Appellate authority established under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013, to hear
various appeals against the orders/decisions of National Company Law Tribunal
(NCLT), under the Companies Act, 2013 and Section 61 of the lnsolvency and
Bankruptcy Code (lBC), 2016, the lnsolvency and Bankruptcy Board of lndia (lBBl)
under Section 202 and 211 ot lBC,2016, the Competition Commission of lndia (CCl)
under the Competition Act, 2O02 and the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)
under the Companies Act, 2013. Principal Bench of NCLAT is situated at New Delhi
and another Bench is situated at Chennai. Other bench, if any, will be established in
future at other places in the country, as decided. A Member, upon selection, may be
posted at any of these places. - Vacancy : Applications are being invited for the following vacancies (the number
of vacancies is subject to change without prior notice): –
- Qualification and other terms and conditions :The qualifications, eligibility,
salary and other terms and conditions of the appointment of a candidate will be
governed by the provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 and the Tribunal
(Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021. Main terms and conditions are following: –
(i) Qualifications {Sub-rules 11 of Rules 3 of the Tribunal (Conditions of
Service) Rules, 2021) :
(a) Judicial Member: –
(D is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court; or
(ii) is a Judicial Member of the National Company Law Tribunal for five years;
or
(iii) has been an advocate for ten years with substantial experience in
litigation in matters relating to company affairs before National Company
Law Tribunal, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, High Court or
Supreme Court.
(ii) Salary and allowances {Rules l0 and 11 of the Tribunal (Conditions of
Service) Rules, 202’l) : The Member shall be paid a salary of Rs. two lakh twenty- five
thousand per month plus other allowances as admissible.
(iii) Term of office {Section 5 of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 20211 : Every
Member of a Tribunal shall hold ofiice for a term of four years or till he/she attains the
age of sixty-seven years, whichever is earlier.
(iv) Minimum age {Section 3 (1) of the Tribunals Reforms Act,2021l: A person
shall not be eligible for appointment as Member in NCLAT unless he/she has
completed the aqe of 50 (fiftv vears) as on the last date for submission of
applications.
[Note: Candidates may refer to the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 and the Tribunal
(Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021 for other terms and conditionsl.
- Procedure for selection : The Search-Cum-Section Committee constituted
under the Tribunal Reforms Acl2021 for recommending names for appointment to the
said post shall scrutinise the applications with respect to suitability of application for the
posts by giving due weightage to qualiflcation and experience of candidates and
shortlist candidates for conducting personal interaction. The final selection will be done
on the basis of the overall evaluation of candidates done by the Committee based on
the qualification, experience and personal interaction.
- Application Procedure : Eligible and willing persons are advised to visit the
portal hftps://apptrbmembermca.qov.in in order to submit online application from
10:00AM of 01.08.2025. The detailed instructions for filling up the application form
online are available on the portal (under “lnstruction for applying online” heading). All
requisite and relevant documents need to be uploaded online while filling up
application. Last date for submitting online application is 31.08.2025 at 05:30 PM.
Print out of the applications after final submission on online portal duly completed, and
signed alongwith copies of uploaded documents, is required to be sent to the
following address latest by 05:30 PM of 10.09.2025:
Shri Hemant Kumar, Under Secretary,
Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Room No 526,’A’Wing, Sth Floor,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-l10001
- For the person working in any Government / Semi-government / Courts / Public
Sector Undertaking i Statutory and Autonomous Bodies, the application should be
accompanied with (i) Certiflcate to be furnished by the employer/ head of office/
fonararding authority as in ANNEXURE-I of the application (ii) clear photocopies of the
up-to-date ACR / APAR dossier of the officer containing ACR / APARs of at least last
five years duly attested by a Group A officer (iii) cadre clearance (iv) integrity
certificate/clearance from vigilance and disciplinary angle as in ANNEXUREJI of the
application (v) statement giving details of major or minor penalties, if any, imposed on
the officer during the last ten years. The application along with the above documents
should reach the address as mentioned in para 5 at the latest by 05:30 PM of
10.09.2025.
7 . No TA / DA will be admissible to the candidates to be called for interview /
interaction. The candidates are required to make their own arrangements. - Any Application received after due date without necessary Annexure as
mentioned above will not be entertained.
Encl: As stated
(Hemant Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt of lndia
Tel: 01 1-23381349
To:
1 . Registrar Generals of All High Courts.
- Secretaries to Government of lndia, All Ministriesi Departments of the Government
of lndia. - All Chief Secretaries to the State Governments / Union Territories.
- All RDs / ROCs / OLs in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
- Registrar, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (also requested to upload
the vacancy circular on the NCLAT’s website). - Secretary, National Company Law Tribunal.
- Secretary, Competition Commission of lndia.
- Chairperson, lnsolvency and Bankruptcy Board of lndia.
- Secretary, National Financial Reporting Authority.
- Technical Director, NlC, MCA with the request to upload the vacancy circular on
the online portal. - Technical Director, NlC, DoPT with the request to upload the vacancy circular on
the DoPT’s website. - E-governance Cell, Ministry of Corporate Affairs with the request to upload the
vacancy circular on the website of the Ministry.
ANNEXURE.I
CERTIFICATE TO BE FRUNISHED BY THE EMPLOYER/HEAD OF
OFFICE/FORWARDING AUTHOTITY
- Certified that the particular furnished by Shri / Smt / Kum ……. are
correct and he/she possesses educational qualifications and experience mentioned
in application form.
- lt is also certified that there is no vigilance/disciplinary cases either pending or being
contemplated against him/her and vigilance clearance issued by CVO in lhe
enclosed Annexure ( ll). - His / her integrity is certified.
- No major or minor penalty was imposed on Shri / Smt / Kum ………………. during
the last 10 years period.
The up{o date aftested Photostat copies of ACR / APAR of last five years (each photostat copy of ACR /APAR Should be attested ) in respect or Shri / smt / Kum ……………………………………are enclosed herewith.
Seal & Signature of the Cadre Controlling Authority
ANNEXURE-II
PARTICULARS OF THE OFFICERS FOR WHOM VIGILANCE CLEARNCE IS BEING
SOUGHT
(To be furnished and signed by the CVO or HOD)
- Name of the Officer (in full)
- Father’s Name
- Date of Birth
- Date of Retirement
- Date of Entry into Service
- Service to which the officer belongs (including
batch/year/cadre, wherever applicable)
7 . Positions held (During ten preceding years)
- Whether the officer has been placed on the
agreed list or list of officers of doubtful integrity (if
yes, details to be given) - Whether any allegation of misconduct involving
vigilance angle was examined against the officer
during the last 10 years and if so, with what result
o - Whether any punishment was awarded to the
officer during the last 10 years and if so, the date
of imposition and details of penalty (.) - ls any disciplinary / criminal proceeding or charge
sheet pending against the officer as on date (if
so, details to be furnished, including reference
number, if any, of the CVC) - ls any action contemplated against the officer as
on date (if so, details to be furnished) (.)
(.) if Vigilance clearance had been obtained from the Central Vigilance Commission
(CVC) in the past, the information may be provided for the period thereafter.
Date:
(NAME AND SIGNATURE)
