NCLAT Chennai judicial member recuses himself from hearing Byju’s plea

Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai bench on Monday recused from hearing a plea filed by Byju Raveendran, founder of Byju’s, seeking an interim stay on the insolvency proceedings against Think and Learn, the parent company of the edtech firm.

Justice Sharma said he had appeared for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) several times as a lawyer and, therefore, did not think it appropriate to hear the matter, according to law platform Bar & Bench.

“I went through the entire case papers and realised that ultimately, the beneficiary is going to be BCCI. So, I do not want to get involved with this. I will be refusing to hear the matter. It will go to the Chairperson and he will decide on the next date,” said Justice Sharma, according to the Bar & Bench report.