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A chambers of advocates in Kolkata, appearing before the Supreme Court of India, the Calcutta High Court and the courts and tribunals of West Bengal for over three decades.
Shroff & Associates, established in 2011, practises from Hastings Chamber on Kiran Shankar Roy Road, in the legal district of Kolkata. The firm advises companies, promoters, institutions and families across Eastern India in disputes and in property and commercial transactions. Much of its work comes by reference from clients and fellow members of the Bar.
The work of the firm falls broadly into fifteen areas.
Institutional and ad hoc arbitrations under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, including urgent interim relief under Section 9, challenges under Section 34 and enforcement. The firm has acted in cross-border disputes involving foreign-seated proceedings and court-supervised expert determinations in Europe.
Writ petitions before the Calcutta High Court against State and Central instrumentalities, including railways, regulators and enforcement agencies, together with Special Leave Petitions before the Supreme Court of India.
Suits and applications before the Commercial Division of the Calcutta High Court and the Commercial Courts, contractual claims, recovery and injunctive relief.
Title searches, deeds of conveyance, partition, lease and development agreements, registration strategy and RERA proceedings across West Bengal.
Proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code before the NCLT and recovery actions before the DRT and DRAT, acting for creditors, purchasers in liquidation and corporate debtors.
Advisory on corporate structuring, mergers, acquisitions and business transactions, supporting companies and promoters through commercial negotiations and regulatory compliance.
Complaints and defences before the consumer commissions, including banking service deficiency claims and product and service disputes of substantial value.
Partition and title suits, appeals, probate and succession, tenancy and possession matters before the district judiciary and the High Court.
Advice and representation in electricity tariff, regulatory and licensing matters, with appearances before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).
Structuring of trusts, wills and family settlements and succession planning for individuals and families, including probate and succession proceedings.
Advice on lending, security documentation and banking disputes, acting for both lenders and borrowers in commercial finance matters.
Protection and enforcement of trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property, including advisory on licensing and IP portfolio management.
Advisory on incorporation, shareholder arrangements, corporate restructuring and matters before the Registrar of Companies and the NCLT.
Advisory for start-ups and investors on entity structuring, founder and investment agreements and early-stage regulatory compliance.
Advice and representation on environmental compliance and litigation, including proceedings before the National Green Tribunal.
Members of the firm appear regularly before the following fora.
The firm comprises two partners and two associates.
Founding partner of the firm, in practice for more than 35 years. He specialises in civil and criminal litigation, company law and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and advises start-ups and investors, with particular expertise in electricity matters, including appearances before the Supreme Court of India and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.
View profileIn practice for the last 15 years, with expertise in arbitration matters, international commercial litigation, electricity matters, property laws and intellectual property rights, together with aviation, sports and insurance law. He appears before the Calcutta High Court, the Supreme Court of India and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.
View profileIn practice for the last 12 years, specialising in civil litigation, matrimonial and family disputes, trusts, estate and succession planning and intellectual property rights, with regular appearances before the High Court at Calcutta, the district courts of West Bengal and tribunals.
View profileIn practice for the last 11 years, specialising in civil litigation, matrimonial and family disputes, banking and finance law and environmental law, with regular appearances before the High Court at Calcutta, the district courts of West Bengal and tribunals.
View profileA selection of recent work. Client names and confidential particulars have been withheld.
Moved a Section 9 application against a zonal railway and secured ad interim injunctive relief restraining coercive recovery, followed by proceedings to enforce compliance with the Court's order.
Instituted writ proceedings against the Union of India raising questions of pre-determination and procedural fairness in technical inspection and approval processes affecting a manufacturer's business.
Acting for an Indian exporter in a ferro-alloys dispute involving foreign counterparties, court-appointed expert inspection abroad and parallel strategy across jurisdictions.
Drafting, settling and pursuing Special Leave Petitions and connected stay applications before the Supreme Court of India arising from commercial and regulatory determinations.
Comprehensive title searches spanning decades of devolution, partition suits and registration records, culminating in deeds of conveyance, partition and family settlement for owners of premium South Kolkata premises.
Advising an exporter on remedies against a major private bank for the unilateral freezing of its operating account, including forum strategy between the consumer commissions and the Commercial Division of the Calcutta High Court.
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