Experience

Illustrative mandates and representations across Supreme Court, High Court, and specialized tribunal litigation. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Litigations at Supreme Court and High Courts

  1. Represented a leading telecom passive infrastructure service provider in a GST dispute amounting to over INR 5000 crores on blocked credits of telecommunication towers.
  2. Represented multiple online gaming companies in a billion-dollar challenge to SCN and in a constitutional challenge before the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
  3. Represented exporters of mobile phones on whether unlocking of mobile phones after manufacture would disentitle merchant exporters from claiming duty drawback.
  4. Represented a tech company on refund of accumulated input tax credit (ITC) on exports on the ground that the assessee is an intermediary.
  5. Represented a major telecom service provider seeking statutory interest on delayed refund granted by tax authorities.
  6. Represented a major exporter of sugar and other commodities on denial of refund of ITC.
  7. Represented various corporates in challenge to demand orders (DRC-07) passed under GST without considering replies and submissions of taxpayers.
  8. Represented a leading exporter of rubber in a challenge to proposed imposition of anti-dumping duty.
  9. Represented around half a dozen assessees in challenge to re-assessment notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
  10. Representing a global tyre manufacturer in Service Tax litigation before Delhi High Court and obtained interim stay on the ground of delayed adjudication.
  11. Represented a frozen meat exporter before Supreme Court and obtained interim stay on the order of Allahabad High Court in a classification dispute; on similar issues, representing parties before Allahabad High Court.
  12. Represented a polymer manufacturing business in challenge to GST/DRC-07 orders before Delhi High Court.

Tax Appellate and Adjudication

  1. Sole proprietor businesses before the Appellate Authority in fake ITC matters.
  2. Adjudication in dispute of over INR 100 crores of Customs duty for a mobile phone manufacturer on customs classification of sockets and connectors.
  3. Represented an exporter of travel services in refund of unutilised ITC.
  4. Represented various e-gaming companies in summon proceedings, recording of statements, search of premises, investigations and adjudication before DGGI/GST authorities.

Corporate

  1. Represented a corporate debtor before NCLT in defence to a petition seeking to initiate CIRP proceedings.
  2. Represented a Prospective Resolution Applicant (PRA) before NCLAT and Supreme Court, requesting unsealing of resolution plan of the PRA pending before the Committee of Creditors.
  3. Counselling and settling a shareholder dispute between siblings managing one family business.
  4. Acted for a company in on-boarding an Instagram influencer for marketing and promotion; drafted documents and negotiated the deal.
  5. Representing a manufacturing group in MSME arbitrations.
  6. Representing a major telecom service provider in arbitration concerning rentals and security deposit issues.

Advisories

  1. Advised an e-commerce behemoth on GST implications arising from a proposed permanent transfer of brand labels.
  2. Pre-litigation opinion on whether an assessment order passed on disallowance of business loss under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act is amenable to challenge.
  3. Advised an importer of Air Filter Units on Customs Tariff classification.
  4. Advised an electronics manufacturer on structuring transaction value of imported goods when royalty is paid to the foreign supplier.
  5. Advised an electronic manufacturing group on GST structuring and cross-charge issues.
  6. Advised a major importer of fabrics on benefits and limitations under the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and preferential rates of customs duty.

FEMA / PMLA

  1. Acted for a noticee/defendant before the Enforcement Directorate in relation to allegations of money laundering and unauthorised FDI inflows.
  2. Advised an NRI Middle East-based business on legality of export-import transactions through FCNR deposits under FEMA and PMLA laws.
  3. Advised NRIs on liberalised remittance schemes (LRS), FDI policy, external commercial borrowings (ECBs), etc.
  4. Advised private individuals on ED summons and departmental handholding.

Other Advisories

  1. Advised a family business in dairy products on family arrangement and corporate restructuring.
  2. Advised a family business in plastics on induction of the next generation.
  3. Advised on trust formation, ringfencing of assets and estate planning for a family business in iron manufacturing.
  4. Advised an HNI in preparation of a will and strategizing finances in a disturbed marriage.
  5. Advising a car accessories manufacturer in payment-related disputes.
  6. Advising a manufacturing group on employment and labour laws including comprehensive HR policies, employment agreements, NDAs, employment documents, and structuring of HR functions.