Nearly two months after Siraj-ul-Uloom in south Kashmir’s Shopian was declared an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the winding up of Siraj-ul-Uloom Welfare Foundation, the non-profit company linked to the institution, and directed the appointment of a provisional liquidator to take charge of its affairs and assets. The Chandigarh Bench of the NCLT passed the order on June 11 while hearing a petition filed by the Registrar of Companies (RoC), Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, under Sections 271 and 272 of the Companies Act. In its eight-page order, the tribunal directed the Official Liquidator attached to the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, who is also holding the charge of RoC J&K and Ladakh, to assume control of the company’s bank accounts, financial assets and properties as Provisional Liquidator.