Corporate Litigation at NCLT & Other Courts
We represent companies, promoters, boards, investors and creditors in corporate litigation before the NCLT, NCLAT, SEBI, High Courts and other forums — combining corporate law, securities regulation and insolvency expertise under one roof.
Overview
Corporate disputes rarely stay confined to one forum. A shareholder dispute can travel from the board room to the NCLT, to the NCLAT and onward on questions of law. A SEBI proceeding can trigger parallel civil, criminal and reputational exposure. Coordinated strategy across forums matters more than isolated advocacy in any one of them.
Our corporate litigation team brings integrated capability — company law, securities regulation, insolvency, contracts and commercial disputes — and works alongside senior counsel where appearances demand it.
Our Corporate Litigation Services
NCLT & NCLAT
- •Oppression, mismanagement and prejudicial conduct petitions under Sections 241–242
- •Class action suits under Section 245 of the Companies Act
- •Scheme of arrangement, merger, demerger and reduction of capital petitions
- •Compromise and arrangement petitions
- •Section 7, 9 and 10 IBC filings and defence — creditor and debtor side
- •NCLAT appeals against NCLT, IBBI and CCI orders
SEBI, SAT & Securities Litigation
- •SEBI show-cause notices, adjudication and settlement applications
- •Insider trading, PIT, PFUTP and takeover code proceedings
- •SAT appeals against SEBI, stock exchange and depository orders
- •Investor grievance and disclosure disputes
High Court & Other Forums
- •Writ petitions against regulatory and tax authorities
- •Company law and contractual disputes before Commercial Courts
- •Arbitration (institutional and ad-hoc) and Section 9 / 34 / 37 proceedings
- •DRT and SARFAESI proceedings — borrower and lender side
- •Representation before RBI, ROC, RD and MCA where applicable
How we work
- 01
Assess
Review pleadings, facts, exposure and available forums.
- 02
Strategy
Cross-forum litigation, negotiation and settlement plan.
- 03
Represent
Drafting, filings and hearings — through counsel where needed.
- 04
Resolve
Judgement, settlement, appellate steps and enforcement.
Why clients choose us
- ✓Integrated corporate, securities and insolvency litigation practice
- ✓Coordinated cross-forum strategy — NCLT, SAT, High Court and arbitral tribunals
- ✓Strong drafting, evidence discipline and settlement judgement
- ✓Long-standing working relationships with senior counsel across jurisdictions
Challenges we help you navigate
Fragmented advisors, uneven quality
Most corporate litigation mandates cross tax, legal, finance and secretarial workstreams. Handing them to separate advisors creates gaps in strategy, timelines and accountability.
Regulatory complexity and shifting law
The regulatory landscape around corporate litigation has moved quickly in the last few years. Precedents, circulars and enforcement priorities change how a matter should be structured and defended.
Commercial trade-offs, not just paperwork
Every corporate litigation decision affects cash, tax, timelines and stakeholder trust. Documentation alone is not enough — the underlying commercial call has to be right.
Execution capacity under time pressure
Boards and promoters usually engage on a deadline — a filing, a board meeting, a diligence, a hearing. Slippage is expensive and often irreversible.
Is this right for you?
We work best with organisations that recognise themselves in the profiles below. If any of these describe your situation, we should talk.
- ✓Promoters and boards evaluating a corporate litigation decision for the first time
- ✓Growth and mid-market companies that need integrated corporate litigation advice under one roof
- ✓Family-owned businesses balancing commercial goals with governance and succession considerations
- ✓Investors, lenders and other stakeholders assessing a counterparty on corporate litigation matters
- ✓Listed and IPO-bound companies needing disciplined corporate litigation execution alongside disclosure obligations
What you receive
- Diagnostic memo on the corporate litigation objective, options and key risks
- Detailed workplan with responsibilities, timelines and dependencies
- Structured documentation package — filings, submissions, contracts or schemes as applicable
- Board / promoter briefing notes at each decision point
- Coordination log with intermediaries, regulators or counterparties
- Handover file with post-engagement compliance and monitoring calendar
How the engagement runs
Kick-off & diagnostic
Week 1–2
Fact-gathering, exposure assessment, option evaluation and workplan sign-off with the promoter or board.
Structuring & drafting
Week 3–6
Design of the preferred structure, drafting of core documents, tax and regulatory positioning, internal review cycles.
Execution & filings
Week 6–12
Filings, negotiations, hearings or coordination with counterparties, regulators and intermediaries.
Closure & handover
Post go-live
Post-engagement compliance calendar, monitoring framework and knowledge transfer to internal teams.
Frequently asked questions
Which corporate disputes are heard by the NCLT?
The NCLT hears oppression and mismanagement petitions, class actions, scheme petitions (mergers, demergers, capital reduction), IBC proceedings under Sections 7, 9 and 10 and other matters assigned under the Companies Act, 2013 and IBC, 2016.
Do you appear directly, or through senior counsel?
Both. For strategy, drafting and routine appearances we appear directly. For contested final hearings or matters of significance, we brief and work alongside senior counsel across NCLT, NCLAT, SAT and High Court benches.
Do you also handle tax and GST litigation?
Yes — direct tax and GST litigation is delivered through our Regulatory Compliance and specialist tax counsel network as part of our integrated corporate litigation practice.
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