Professional Experience

Twenty-seven years’ litigation at the Supreme Court, High Court of Delhi, other High Courts in India, District Courts, Company Law Board, Competition Commission of India, Competition Appellate Tribunal, National Company Law Tribunal, National Green Tribunal, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Arbitral Tribunals.

The areas of practice include Constitutional Law, Corporate & Commercial Laws, Company Law, Arbitration, Mining Law, Competition Law, Banking, Consumer Law and Criminal Law (Appellate side).

Key accomplishments

Handled several matters as Legal Aid counsel for the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee.

Provide pro bono legal advice and services to parties at the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court.

Handled several matters on public law and civil liberties for Alliance Defending Freedom and the Christian Legal Association.

Drafted the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.

Mentioned in the India Business Law Journal for the most significant deals and disputes for the year 2014.

Member of Core Group on Competition Law, a research study team of the Competition Commission of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India to prepare Guidelines on Compliance on Competition Law by Enterprises. Formulated the Guidelines on Anti-competitive Agreements; Guidelines on Abuse of Dominance; and Guidelines on Regulation of Competition (2007-08).

Participated in stakeholders meetings to draft rules and regulations for the Competition Commission of India (2006-09).

Mentored and trained several law students and lawyers

Positions of responsibility

Co-Presiding Officer - Lok Adalat in the Delhi High Court since 2009.

Amicus Curiae Panel Advocate - Supreme Court of India since 2012.

Panel Counsel – Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee since 2008.

Panel Counsel – Delhi State Legal Services Authority for the Company Law Board (2015 - 2016).

Nominated Panel Advocate -Delhi Urban Art Commission at the Supreme Court, High Court of Delhi and National Green Tribunal since 2013.

Panel Counsel – Competition Commission of India at the Supreme Court, High Court of Delhi and Competition Appellate Tribunal and other courts in Delhi (2015-2018).

Appellate Panel Lawyer- iProbono at the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India.

Litigation Partner – Dua Associates, New Delhi.

Global Council Member- Advocates International.

Executive Committee Member – Advocates Asia

Member of the Industry-Academia Panel – The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata.

Chairman – The Centre for Bioethics, New Delhi.

Faculty - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2005-06.

President – Christian Legal Association of India (2006-2014)

Allied Attorney – Alliance Defending Freedom, USA

Publications & Papers

1992 Presented paper on Consumer Protection Act, 1986 at a seminar organized by Loyola College Alumni Association in 1992 at Electronics Niketan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

2009 Promotion of Competition in Markets through Competition Act, 2002 Symbiosis Law School Journal.

2011 Drafted background paper for the Workshop on Policy and Framework of Mining Laws in India organized by India International Law Foundation at the Claridges, New Delhi on January 22, 2011.

2015 Legal Education for aspirant judges and suggested reforms – Confederation of Indian Bar, Souvenir (Volume 3) 2015.

2015/16 Authored chapters on Attorney-Client Privilege and Protection of Client Confidences in a book on Legal Ethics, Eastern Book Company (Under publication).

2016 Access to Justice is a fundamental right – Article published in DNA on July 13, 2016.

2016 The dropping of sex ratio still remains a social affliction and a disease: Supreme Court - Article on the judgment Voluntary Health Association of Punjab versus Union of India published by India Legal Live on November 9, 2016.

2016 Equal pay for equal work – Article on the judgment of Supreme Court in State of Punjab versus Jagjit Singh published by Lex Witness December 2016.

2017 Make EVM’s foolproof – Article on electronic voting machines on analyzing recent judgments of Courts published by Financial Chronicle on April 12, 2017.

2017 Electoral Reforms and Good Governance: Contribution of Judiciary- Published by the Confederation of Indian Bar, April 2017.

2017 Kulbhushan Jadhav Case : Round 1 at ICJ Goes to India, What’s Next? – The Quint, May 20, 2017.