COURT APPLICATIONS

1. Appearing for Hindustan Copper Limited (a Government of India Company) in a challenge to arbitration award on the grounds of improper interpretation of contractual terms and public policy. The total disputed amount is ₹ 300 million excluding interest on delayed payment.

2. Challenge to an arbitral award amounting to ₹ 150 million on behalf of a leading copper manufacturing company. Jurisdiction of the Arbitrator has been challenged on the ground of being a Director in one of the companies in which the opposite party was a service provider.

3. Appeared in an application opposing appointment of the Arbitrator by the High Court arising out of a contract for supply of oxygen to a plant. The High Court held that the Arbitrator cannot be appointed as there is no existing dispute between the parties.

4. Represented a construction company in an arbitration application arising out of a license agreement. The premises were let to the franchisee of a global salon brand which was the subject matter of arbitration proceedings.

5. Appeared on behalf of Mayo College Ajmer, which is ranked as India’s best school, in an arbitration application arising out of a brand licensing agreement for setting up schools at various locations in India. The case was filed by one of the franchisee holders seeking urgent relief which was successfully defended by Mayo College.

6. Representing Mushkan Constructions in a challenge to arbitral award passed in relation to construction of power plant by NTPC in India. The total value of claim and counterclaim is ₹ 175 million .

7. Appeared for the judgment debtor in a challenge to an arbitral award for delay in construction of an oxygen plant and downtime involving complex questions of facts. Case was eventually settled out of court.

ARBITRATION 

1. Represented one of India’s largest IT companies in six ad-hoc arbitration proceedings with Power Transmission Companies for supply of software development and support services. The document review exercise itself involved looking at 27,000 documents. Total value involved ₹ 1750 million from the claimant’s side.

2. Represented the Rajasthan Seeds Corporation in an arbitration initiated by contractors against short payment of money. The arbitration involved the entire operation of the Seeds Corporation in eastern Rajasthan which was being stalled due to the inaction by the contractors.

3. Represented a major construction company in an arbitration proceeding against Shapoorji Pallonji Co. Ltd. in relation to Chhabra Power Plant.

4. Representing a leading exporter of handmade rugs in an Indian law, London seated arbitration arising out of an agreement for supply of high quality rugs to a leading whole-seller in the United Kingdom. The arbitration proceedings are scheduled to begin in July 2020.