New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Union ministry of corporate affairs (MoCA) had "completely hijacked" the administration of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), warning that the ministry's bid to exercise control over the tribunal was undermining its autonomy and functioning. "We are compelled to observe this has been completely hijacked by Ministry of Corporate Affairs. That is the problem. And that is impinging on the autonomy of the institution.We feel there should be complete autonomy with the NCLT. The president must be allowed to work with autonomy," said a bench, led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, was hearing a suo motu case on infrastructure deficiencies, staff shortages and administrative difficulties affecting the NCLT and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The court's remarks came amid concerns over the ministry's decision to outsource recruitment of administrative personnel at the NCLT to a private company, raising questions about who should exercise control over appointments in a judicial institution. Attorney General R Venkataramani, representing the Centre, informed the court that recommendations for appointments were in the pipeline and proposed a joint meeting involving government representatives, the NCLT president and members of the Bar to address the problems...