Sudharshini approaches the National Company Law Tribunal in some matter and submits a document in Tamil. The Registry of the NCLT refuses to accept the document as it is in Tamil. Is the refusal of the Registry tenable ?

According to rule 27 of NCLT Rules, 2016, a document other than English language intended to be used in any proceeding before National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) shall be received by the Registry accompanied by a copy in English, which is agreed to by both the parties or certified to be a true translated copy by authorised representative engaged on behalf of parties in the case or if the authorised representative engaged in the case authenticates such certificate or prepared by a translator approved for the purpose by the Registrar on payment of such charges as he may order. Appeal or petition or other proceeding shall not be set down for hearing until and unless all parties confirm that all the documents filed on which they intend to rely are in English or have been translated into English and required number of copies are filed into NCLT. In view of the above, it can be said that refusal of the Registry is tenable.