The Centre on May 25 told the Supreme Court that a Committee chaired by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) had held a meeting on April 20 in which the question regarding the tenure of 23 members of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has been deliberated upon.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a vacation Bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Bela M Trivedi that the Committee, which also comprises apex court judge Justice Surya Kant and Secretary of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, is seized of the issue and the next meeting is likely to be held within a week or 10 days.
