Justice Sharma recuses himself from Byju’s insolvency appeal

BENGALURU: Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai bench on Monday rescued himself from hearing an appeal by edtech firm Byju’s founder Byju Raveendran seeking an interim stay on the insolvency proceedings.

The NCLAT Chennai has refused to hear the case, as the bench member has been counsel for BCCI in the past. The Chairperson is now requested to form a bench to hear the matter.