The Influential Law Firms in Maharashtra 2019

VOL 6
JUNE-2019
ISSUE 1
10
T
H
E
MOST INFLUENTIAL
LAW FIRMS
I N M A H A R A S H T R A
LAW AND ORDER
2010 – 2019: A Decade
in Judgements
FINDING FINANCE
5 Government Schemes
Driving the Startup
Culture in India
Vishal Kale
Founder
KALE & SHINDE
A RIGHTEOUS LAW FIRM BUILT ON TRUST

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From the
Editor
The Evolving
Judiciary
he Legal System of a country is often a reflection
Tof the society it governs. Laws in a democratic
country like India are made by the
representatives that common people choose. They are
then implemented by chosen or elected people in
prominent positions and followed by the citizens.
Maintaining the law & order situation isn't just the duty
for those on top of this hierarchy, but everyone. Laws let
people understand the conduct that is expected of
them while going about their business, work or daily life.
As such, it becomes important that the laws be relevant
with changing times.
The Indian Legal system too has evolved and kept up
with times. Major changes have been done to make it
more efficient, reliable, citizen-friendly and progressive.
Landmark decisions like equal work for equal pay, the
legality of UIDAI, Live streaming of court proceedings
are just a few steps to mention. With e-courts, the
Judiciary has become more interactive and accessible.
With Fast-track courts, quick disposal of pending as
well as minor and new cases is now possible. Special
courts for trial of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs
are making the lawmakers answerable to common
people, a true sign of democracy. Through RTI, PIL and
such offerings, common citizens can directly knock on
the gates of the judiciary for matters that are pressing.
The judiciary is also embracing technology, which is an
inseparable part of one’s life. Mobile applications like
‘Tele-Law’ and ‘Nyaya Bandhu’ are aimed at offering
legal advice related to Indian laws and procedures. As
Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher said, “The Law is
the public conscience”; the Indian Judiciary too is truly
reflecting the changing temperament of the Indian
Society and is keeping up with it in all possible ways.
Sneha Sinha

Cover
Story
INTERVIEW WITH
INSIGHTS SUCCESS
16
AMANCHI LEGAL & CO
Helping Businesses Overcome
the Legal Barriers
ARTICLES
24
08
LAW AND ORDER
2010 – 2019: A Decade
in Judgements
A RIGHTEOUS LAW FIRM BUILT ON TRUST
36
FINDING FINANCE
5 Government Schemes
Driving the Startup
Culture in India

CONTENTS
CXO
30 42
TRENDING NOW
M&A Boom in India:
Recent Trends and a Bit of
Crystal Ball Gazing
EXPERT’S VIEW
Legal Awareness in India
20
34
20
AZB & PARTNERS
Providing Bespoke Counsel
to Diverse Clients
28
40
28
INDIA LAW ALLIANCE
Providing Quality Legal
Resolutions, Consistently
34
RADHIKA ARORA
Handling Facets of Law
with Expertise
40
YENDE LEGAL ASSOCIATES
Providing Better & Affordable
Legal Solutions

Firmly Rooted in Law
iving by the law is an integral part of life. But when it comes to legal matters, a deep knowledge of
Lthe laws and the legal structure is essential. While everyone is busy with their own life and work, it
is up to the lawyers and law firms to advise them time and again about the legal intricacies of
running a business or otherwise.
The legal firms today are very competitive, streamlined, and accessible and at the same time thoroughly
professional. In this issue of Insights Success, we are glad to enlist “The 10 Most Influential Law Firms
in Maharashtra”. These legal firms are providing legal advises in a manner that is relevant with the times
today.
The Cover Story of this issue features Kale & Shinde Associates, which is a knowledge and research-based
leading Law Firm.
Also featuring in this issue are AZB & Partners, a law firm providing reliable, practical and full-service advice
to clients, across all sectors, India Law Alliance, a boutique law firm with a competitive edge, focused on
dispute resolution, Radhika Arora and Associates, a Legal Firm that holds expertise over several facets of
practice of law in India, and Yende Legal Associates, a law firm of repute providing timely and efficient legal
service, consultation and solutions.
The issue also highlights the Expert’s View of Prakash Sinha, Founding Partner at Prakash Sachin &
Co. Catch-up with Trending Now , as Prashant Kataria, Partner, Lexygen shares his views on M&A
Boom in India: Recent Trends and a Bit of Crystal Ball Gazing .
In an insightful interview, Arjun Amanchi, Founder , Amanchi Legal & Co shares his views on various
aspects of the legal industry. Familiarize yourself with the Chief Justice of India over the past few years in
our in-house article 2010 – 2019: A Decade in Judgements in Law & Order. Learn about Government
Initiatives to fund the start-ups in 5 Government Schemes Driving the Startup Culture in India under
Finding Finance.
We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we did while creating it!!

Cover Story
KALE & SHINDE
A RIGHTEOUS LAW FIRM BUILT ON TRUST
“
Our vision is to emerge as the
most trusted global law rm
which is distinctly different from all
its peers and become a role model for
all aspiring law professionals worldwide
“

Vishal Kale
Founder

he Legal System is machinery built up of
Tprocedures or process that interpret and enforce
the law in any country. A country’s legal system
is shaped by its unique history, individual as well as
collective thinking and contemporary influences. Most of
the legal systems are generally based on four basic
systems and are based on its various combinations; civil
law, common law, statutory law and religious law. The
Indian Legal System is no exception with the founding
stones laid by the British and the final structure provided
by the great Leaders of Independent India. For an
enterprise to work in a given country, it must be able to
comprehend and comply with various laws of the land.
Given the varied nature and complexities of the Indian
legislature, it isn’t easy for a single person to handle it
all. So it has to depend on lawyers, who specialize in
different areas of practice but keeping up with every one
of them too can be a task in itself. One may find oneself
running from one lawyer to the other in search of an
effective solution. Recognizing this need of society and
in order to simplify legal solutions, Kale & Shinde
Associates, Law Firm (KASA) emerged as the first ever
single-window legal solution provider for its real estate
and corporate as well as individual clients. That was in
the year 2005-06. A decade and a half down the line, the
Law Firm has created its list of dedicated clients by-
• resolving the most complex legal challenges,
• constantly challenging themselves,
• bringing innovative ways of thinking
• continuous update of knowledge of respective laws
• adopting technologies to simplify client needs and
requirements.
Virtuous Founders
KASA is the resultant of a collective effort put together
by its Founding Partners Vishal Kale, Prashant Shinde
and Hemant Shinde. Vishal, who completed his Law
studies in 2001, grew up inspired and influenced by his
father, who was Professor at Law and an eminent lawyer
in his prime. Watching him interact with clients of
different background who came with an issue and left
with a happy heart, always appealed to Vishal. Once he
started practising, his acumen led him to realise how
giant real estate clients and corporates have to run
around to different lawyers for different issues. His
expertise in subject has led him to become Arbitrator in
“
KASA is
focused on offering
its value-driven services
in the niche and highly
complex transactional areas
“

various matters. Sensing opportunity, he flew happily to
various cities and courts and prepared his team in such a
way that different lawyers holding expertise in different
areas of the law came together under one umbrella for
helping their clients as one window solutions for their
every legal needs. Thus began the journey of KASA.
The founders envisioned the growth of the law firm on a
global level on a few foundational principles – “a
democratic organisation led by meritocracy to offer
trust-based services which are governed by in-depth
research, knowledge, core values, client centricity and
professional ethics.” The organizational approach of
KASA is to –
• create challenges, progression and rewards in a
meritocratic structure
• developing behavioural competency
• delicately balancing accountability with freedom and
• adopt other proven management practices that
empower the team to deliver the best.
More about the LAW FIRM
KASA has extensively worked with clients from almost
all conceivable backgrounds in India and is also advising
International Corporation entering the Indian market. It
has a distinctive way of thinking, working and behaving
across borders, issues and practices. Its robust team of
multi-disciplinary professionals are not only experts on
law but also have the in-depth market knowledge and
sectoral insights. It has developed a high-performance
culture necessary to innovate and change the face of
business. Its core commitment to assist clients to deliver
their key business strategies has seen it build respectable
national network now spanning 3 offices at Pune
[Headquarter], Mumbai and Delhi. It is known for its
strategic legal, regulatory, compliance and litigation
services backed by integrated cross-functional sector
expertise.
Dedicated to personal and high-quality support and
effective solution-oriented advocacy, it handles legal
aspects of every nature. It is known in the area of
practices of litigation for quick disposals having flexible
timings and workout. It has its own team of Advocates,
Associates and Consultants expertise in the respective
field in Civil Courts, District Courts, Consumer Forums,
various Tribunals like NCLT and NGT, High Courts,
“
We work to continuously
uphold the dignity of the
legal profession and command
respect from its peers,
competitors and overall
legal fraternity worldwide
“
State Commissions, National Commission and Supreme
Court of India. It offers comprehensive 24 hours, 365
days a year legal service, and quick solutions including
representations in litigation area at civil and criminal
hierarchy Courts of law, banking sector, corporate
sectors, Company law and Arbitration. Its practice areas
include but are not limited to:
• Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Audit
• Litigation handling and Legal advisory
• Corporate Law Advisory
• Merger & Acquisitions
• Regulatory & Policy
• Corporate Training

“
We intend to become
a Firm where clients take
pride in engaging us in their
most complex and
high-value transaction
“
Head-turners
KASA has been part of several landmark and high profile
cases, quoting illustrations can be ;
Abhay Chhajed V/S Madhuri Misal and 2 others –
This high profile case involved allegations that the EVM
has been tampered with in the 2014 election by Bhartiya
Janta Party candidate. Vishal represented Member of
Legislative Assembly – Smt. Madhuri Misal candidate of
Bhartiya Janta Party in the Bombay High Court and the
case was presided over by her Ladyship . Justice Mridula
Bhatkar. After a gruelling session of representing facts,
rules, exhibits and proofs, the court ruled in favour of
KASA client i.e. Madhuri Misal. The election petition
stood dismissed. The importance of VVPAT machine and
the forensic report of EVM machine stating it as nonnetwork,
stand alone had a major impact on the use of
EVM machines in Indian Elections and making it trust
worthy. The case is now often referred to as a land mark
judgment in other EVM cases throughout India.
PIL no 93of 2009 Deepak BalkrishnaVahikar and other
V/S The State of Maharashtra and others
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed for the
effective implementation of the provisions of the
Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation
of Trees Act, 1975. In exercise of the powers conferred
by the Act, the Bombay High Court has dealt with the
procedures and lapses of the said Act and further gave
guidance for framing of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas)
Protection and Preservation of Trees Rules, 2009. Vishal
represented the petitioners to save the trees and the green
cover of environment. The PIL was heard by his Hon.
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. As a result of this case, the set
of rules and procedures for cutting of trees were
formulated and it became the landmark judgment
wherein now almost all the municipal corporation in
Maharashtra are following. The case amended and laid
out detailed rules and regulations regarding the
procedure of felling of trees, their rehabilitation,
plantation drives and more. These rules are now
followed in the entire state of Maharashtra. It also
introduced geo tagging of trees a new technology which
changed the way of counting trees,
Vishal has appeared as Counsel in various International
Arbitrations.
Evolving Legal System in India
The legal system in India has often been a subject of
debate on its effectiveness. Vishal believes that the
“
We strive to maintain
the highest standards
of professional
excellence in all
our engagements
“

machinery is there to control crime and is effective too.
What needs to be done is to educate the innermost part of
the society about it. The rural areas and people in the
remotest portions of the country should be made aware
of their rights and responsibilities. It is together, with the
help of each and every citizen, contributing to the cause
is when the law and order condition would be
impeccable. The lawyers are responsible for justice
delivery and together with the Bench and Judges they
should aim for effective implementation of law and its
procedure to eradicate the pendency of litigation in
country.
In the same line, digitization and e-courts are now
changing the face of the Judiciary for better. It is
spreading the level of awareness that is required at this
hour. People just need to download apps to know about
laws, regulations, status of various cases and more. It is
also serving as an ice-breaker between lawyers and the
citizens and making interactions easier and focused. It is
making the judiciary more transparent, centralized and
quick. Lawyers too are reaping several benefits lines
getting dates online for their cases instead of hiring
people and running them around just to get a date. As
such they have much more time to focus on several
complex legal issues.
Being Responsible
Like it is said, it is easier to nurture young and KASA
has encouraged every budding talent who has come
across any of the partners. KASA has always promoted
young advocates to lead the matters which enrich their
confidence and experience both off and in the Court
Halls. For the young and budding lawyers in the country,
Vishal suggests that as Law has many branches, the sky
is the limit when it comes to learning and exploring the
legal path. But he firmly mentions that “While doing
duties, don’t consider law as a business but as a noble
profession. While doing duties perform responsibility to
the best of your capacity. Assist the needy and poor to
get justice and contribute to nation in one way or other.”
Vishal and KASA too are involved in several social
activities. The environment is a cause very close to his
heart and thus they arrange for and regularly take part in
tree plantation drives. The firm and each individual of
firm contribute for one day in a month for free legal
consultation in rural areas.
“
Neither do I want
kingdom nor heaven, nor
rebirth. What I want,
is to strive, to end suffering
of those, who are burning
on the pyre of their difculties
Through Sampark Organisation they assist in providing
education and food for poor and children They educate,
contribute and take active participation in rehabilitation
work.
Journey Ahead
“
Instead of competing with others, Vishal believes in
improving oneself. He wants KASA and its associate
lawyers to “Be the Best in whatever areas they are
working.” The firm has already found footholds outside
India and will continue to seek opportunities around the
globe. They are firm as they march ahead to realise their
mission to continuously build and maintain the KASA
thought leadership and its meritocratic organizational
structure based on key strengths of advocacy, academic,
research, technology, creativity and organizational
behaviour.

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Amanchi
Legal
& Co: Helping
Businesses
Overcome the Legal Barriers
Arjun Amanchi
Founder
The Legal Industry in India is warming up to global practices, faster decision making, and
using technology for enforcing and upholding law. In the following interview with Insights
Success, Arjun Amanchi, Founder of Amanchi Legal & Co and a practicing lawyer, talks
about the company, the businesses it supports, the changing face of Indian Law and more.
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Interview with Insights Success
1. Brief us about you and your company.
Arjun Amanchi, an Indian Resident from Mumbai, is a
Practicing Corporate Lawyer, Company Secretary &
Business Counsel; By Qualification He is a Management
Graduate from Indian School of Business, Fellow
Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India
and Qualified Advocate of Bar Council of India, attached
to Maharashtra & Goa Bar Council. Arjun has
professional experience of more than 11 years in the field
of Commercial Laws, Tax Laws, Inception & Insolvency
Laws, and Currently, he is Managing Partner of Amanchi
Legal & Co.
The seeds for Arjun Amanchi & Associates/ Now
Amanchi Legal & Co were sown as far back as 2007.
Over the years, the seeds have germinated into a fullfledged
Business Law Firm that has assisted countless
businesses get off the ground; make a name in the
marketplace and overcome legalities and barriers with
panache. With a complete bouquet of business legal
services including consultancy, compliance, legalities,
even research and statute analysis; we became the pillars
that drove many businesses to the next level. All This has
been achieved with the help of our experience &
teammates, who share our vision to make your business
outshine others in the marketplace. With a strong belief
in only long term associations, we have scripted
countless success stories with numerous clients.
Amanchi Legal & Co / Formerly Arjun Amanchi &
Associates is an enterprise Firm on a mission- To make
Amanchi Legal & Co an acclaimed business law firm of
India in our segment.
2. Kindly brief us about the initial journey and your
contribution towards the upliftment of the company.
My Practice started even before I qualified to become
professional and use to render my services, It all started
from my home, I used to travel out for my town for my
studies, based on my sincerity, education and exposure,
neighbours and the locality people used to come to me
and seek information/knowledge about their particular
issue or requirement, I started providing them required
information and assistance, eventually without even
asking for fees, I used to get fees for service, which
motivated me to open my very one consultancy catering
paralegal services and tax consulting services, and
eventually got professional qualification on go which
boosted my practice, further Post which I never looked
back, I got early fame and success, and this success story
made me take business risk and adventurism in
entrepreneurs through which I got immense learning of
business world outside of my industry, experienced
failures at my entrepreneurship journey, which made me
to work and look upon what makes business failures !
That’s how my journey for business research and
consultation started and my clients benefited largely
from this, this pro-business quality of my firm makes our
client think of us as their Vazir for their legal & business
challenges.
3.What are the distinct areas of practice of the
company?
Our USP
Expertise
Breakthrough Legal Solution
Domestic / International
90-10
Offices
Mumbai
Lawyers
07
Year of Establishment
2007
1) Crafted Legal Solution addressing the Business Issue.
2) Designing & Implementing Legal Framework for
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Start-Up & MSME, which helps them to avoid 90% of
Legal Problems and 50% of Business Challenges.
3) Our Advisory, Consultation & Arbitration Proceeding
with respect to dispute management & resolutions for the
businesses within their business or outside of their
business.
4) In case of litigation practice, we work based on
Pentagon Five Sided Approach.
4. Share your views regarding the Legal / Law and
Order condition in India?
Legal Ecosystem of our country for Businesses in India:-
Too much of regulations, including no match of
regulations with taxing nature of our legislation making
businesses in this country a little tougher and complex,
what we need is simplification and which will ultimately
bring amplification.
For 85% of Unorganized Business, we don’t have
matching regulation and taxing them as if they are
Corporates, the employees working under this have no
security, since such business have no sustenance, This
segment lacks financial support and legislative support
including ecosystem to make them organized and get
into the next stage of business life cycle. We are
applying all the laws which apply to all medium to large
companies and forcing this 85% of businesses to fit into
it, which will the economy if we don’t take time
corrective measures.
As far as Law and Order Condition:- We as a country
improving at it at a good speed, Whereas the
implementing Body like Police Department &
Bureaucracy still far behind the people expectations, we
need to bring new breed and reforms under Police
Department & Bureaucracy to match the changing times.
5. Will e-court platforms and digitization of judicial
process help the Law Firms and the citizens equally?
Please share the company’s view.
Yes for the 15 To 25% of the Business Segment and
Citizen’s and not for the remaining segment, Since the
need his simplification of regulation as compared to the
process at this juncture, Peoples expectation is for
speedy and timely justice and the process which they can
understand, but our legal system facilitators like Lawyers
and Process takes away this expectation many times.
Benefits of Digitization are many but let’s understand
who my large stakeholders are? Litigants, right? What
they want timely justice and settlement, and this is
possible when we increase our judge’s ratio per no of
cases and multiple opportunities for outside court
settlements.
6. How does the firm intend to handle its Societal
Responsibility? Please mention any special charity or
educational program as such.
Our Intent is to educate, give awareness and spread
wisdom through our work irrespective of pay in return,
we do it every time through our work and otherwise at
various forum, social organizations and groups.
7. What would be your advice for the budding startups
and entrepreneurs in the industry?
Ample of opportunities, Just Stand Up , Go To The Place
Where You Can Become Access Point For People, Don’t
get diverted and dwell upon busy wall streets you may
make money but not name.
Always remember Legal Practice is a Profession an Not
Business, There is a very thin line difference between
both of it, be aware and conscious about it before it takes
you on the ride, be patience, practice will grow for sure
but what is the use of speed when you have same amount
of time as others, so simply the journey of this noble
profession where you will witness all season.
8. Brief us about the company’s future perspectives.
As of now, we are busy in concreting our foundation, as
we believe stronger the foundation, Higher the
sustenance and longer the growth.
Our Aspiration is to have one office one nation at
appropriate place in India and to have global centre’s to
help foreign clients with businesses in India.
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AZB & Partners
Providing Bespoke Counsel to Diverse Clients
understanding of the legal, regulatory and commercial
environments in India and abroad.
The Founding Members
The Founder figures include Zia Mody, Ajay Bahl
and Bahram Vakil who have contributed to where
the Firm is today, both in terms of its collective
commitment to quality and the passion for what they
do.
Zia Mody, Founding Partner
Ajay Bahl, Founding Partner
Bahram Vakil, Founding Partner
“
The tone from the
top is the key
and we believe we have it
“
ZB & Partners was founded as a full-service
Afirm, combining the practices of CZB &
Partners in Mumbai and Ajay Bahl &
Company in Delhi. Since inception, it has steadily
grown and now has offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune
and Bangalore. The company’s strength lies in its
team of over four hundred lawyers, each with a key
Zia Mody is counted amongst India’s most formidable
corporate lawyers. She holds an unmatched authority
on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities
law, private equity and project finance.
Ajay Bahl, considered one of India’s foremost
corporate attorneys, has been involved in complex and
high profile legal and tax transactions. Apart from
being a lawyer, he is a qualified chartered accountant,
which strengthens his expertise in structuring,
restructuring and transfer pricing related issues.
Bahram Vakil is regarded as a renowned restructuring,
bankruptcy, infrastructure and project finance attorney.
Diverse Areas of Practice
AZB & Partners value teamwork as well as individual
initiative and contribution. The teams are encouraged
to think laterally and solve problems with a fresh and
relevant perspective. It is a full-service law firm, with
high expertise in the following areas of practice:
1. Corporate / M&A, Private Equity
2. Litigation
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3. Competition / Antitrust
4. Tax practices
5. Banking & Finance
6. Capital Markets
Its clients include many renowned domestic and
international companies ranging from privately owned
to public ones. Through its professional engagement,
the firm has built a strong relationship with specialists,
regulatory authorities and several international law
firms.
Views on the Legal System
The Firm believes that in many ways, the Indian legal
system is extremely advanced and in others, it falls
short terribly. And it is the delay that renders it short.
The founders say, “We have some catching up to do
for our laws to reflect the global perspective of our
country. Our laws should provide for easier
investment in and out of the country, which will help
to strengthen India’s position in the global economy.”
The Firm believes that as we move into the age of
technology, e-court platforms and digitization of the
judicial process are the obvious next steps for India’s
legal environment and will certainly help law firms
and citizens alike. These efforts will allow legal firms
to streamline the legal processes, allowing everything
to be more transparent and cost-effective. However, it
will need to be accompanied by education, so that the
technology can be employed proficiently, rather than
increase inefficiencies.
Being Responsible
The Firm is a big supporter of the Jai Vakeel
Foundation (erstwhile The Research Society), an
NGO that works with the disabled as well as Teach for
India. It also does pro bono work for several
Microfinance companies, water.org and other
worthwhile causes.
It regularly participates in ‘GiveIndia,’ a program for
corporate employees and organizations to give back to
society directly from their payroll. Several of its
lawyers and staff donate an amount of their salary
every month to charities they believe in. GiveIndia
helps it achieve this in an easy and responsible
manner.
Miles to Go
The founding members using their experience, advice
the young entrepreneurs, “To invest in their
professional careers with passion, to believe in
enhancing their domain every day and do not want
short term solutions and have long term goals.”
As for AZB & Partners future outlook, they intend to
grow the firm’s presence into other cities in India and
maintain its position as a leading firm in the Indian
legal market.
Company Expertise
Corporate/M&A
Domestic / International
50 / 50
Offices
Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Delhi
Lawyers
430
Year of Establishment
2004
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2010 – 2019
A Decade in Judgements
he Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial and appellate Court under the Cons tu on of
TIndia. The Chief Jus ce of India (CJI) is the head of the judiciary of India and the Supreme Court
th
of India. The CJI also head the administra ve func ons. Since 26 January 1950, 46 people have
served as the CJI, H J Kania being the first one.
Here's a look at the CJI and their famous judgements form the current decade (2010 - present)
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Law and Order
TH
KONAKUPPAKATIL GOPINATHAN BALAKRISHNAN - 37 CJI
In Service – 14 January 2007 – 12 May 2010
Renowned For
• In a Kerala High Court judgement he asked the elec on commission to debar the poli cal
par es which impose hartals on the public causing them suffering.
• In 2010, he passed a judgement prohibi ng narco-analysis in interroga ons.
SAROSH HOMI KAPADIA – 38TH CJI
In Service – 12 May 2010 – 28 September 2012
Renowned For
• Quashing of the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas in 2011
• Vodafone judgment -- Vodafone was embroiled in a $2.5 billion tax dispute with the Indian
Income Tax Department over its purchase of Hutchison Essar Telecom Services.
ALTAMAS KABIR – 39TH CJI
In Service – 29 September 2012 – 18 July 2013
Renowned For
• In 2011 he ruled that female rela ves of a husband can also be booked under the Domes c
Violence Act.
• He also presided over the contempt case against prominent advocate Prashant Bhushan
a er he alleged that half out of the last 16 CJIs had been corrupt.
PALANISAMY SATHASIVAM – 40TH CJI
In Service – 19 July 2013 – 26 April 2014
Renowned For
• The Reliance Gas Judgment wherein he emphasised the use of natural resources through
public sector undertakings.
• In January 2014, a three-judge panel headed by him commuted sentences of 15 death-row
convicts.
RAJENDRA MAL LODHA – 41ST CJI
In Service – 27 April 2014 – 27 September 2014
Renowned For
• He headed the commi ee that suspended the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai
Super Kings from the Indian Premier League cricket tournament for a period of two years for
alleged involvement in be ng.
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HANDYALA LAKSHMINARAYANASWAMY DATTU – 42ND CJI
In Service – 28 September 2014 – 2 December 2015
Renowned For
• He gave a decision jus fying the permanent job status for all temporary contract jobs
employees working in the High Court of Chha sgarh.
TIRATH SINGH THAKUR – 43RD CJI
In Service – 3 December 2015 – 3 January 2017
Renowned For
• He lamented the inac on by the government in increasing the number of judges.
JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR – 44TH CJI
In Service – 4 January 2017 – 27 August 2017
Renowned For
• He gave a significant verdict holding that the principal of ‘equal pay for equal work’ has to
be made applicable to those engaged as daily wagers, casual and contractual employees
who perform the same du es as the regulars.
• He was also a part of the bench which sent Sahara Chief to jail while hearing the ma er
rela ng to the refund of money invested by people in his two companies.shant Bhushan
a er he alleged that half out of the last 16 CJIs had been corrupt.
DIPAK MISRA – 45TH CJI
In Service – 28 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Renowned For
• A three judge bench led by him upheld the death sentence awarded to the four convicts of
the Nirbhaya rape case
• It was a bench of the Supreme Court headed by Jus ce Misra that se led the 120 year old
dispute over the Cauvery river
• Presiding over a Cons tu on Bench, on Sec on 377 IPC ( Homosexuality) he struck it down
par ally ci ng it to be irra onal, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.
RANJAN GOGOI – 46TH CJI
In Service – 3 October 2018 – Incumbent ( ll 17 November 2019)
Renowned For
• A 3 judge bench headed by CJI held the divestment of the CBI Director Alok Verma without
authorisa on by Selec on Panel was illegal and reinstated him.
• In 2018, a bench headed by the CJI held that a member of a SC/ST community from one
state cannot claim benefit of reserva on in government jobs or admissions in one State, if
their caste is not no fied there.
Sneha Sinha
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India Law Alliance
Providing Quality Legal Resolutions, Consistently
The Founding Duo
The Firm was founded by its Founding Partners, Anupam
Dighe and Kamlesh Kharade.
Anupam is a lawyer from Mumbai and Solicitor from
England and Wales (Non-practicing). He co-founded the
firm, with a vision to provide clients with quality services
and high investment of time from lawyers. He believes that
his resources are his greatest strength and that human
capital is the most undervalued but over performing asset of
any organisation.
Anupam Dighe, Co-founder
“
Our lawyers have significant
experience in handling all types
of disputes before various courts,
forums and government authorities
“
India Law Alliance (ILA) is a boutique law firm with a
competitive edge, focused on dispute resolution. Its
initials ILA stand for its core values of being Invested,
staying Loyal and being Agile. It enjoys a market share in
Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. It also specializes in
dispute resolution strategy, legal advice and execution of
litigation and arbitration. The Firm has represented clients
at the Supreme Court of India, High Courts of various
states, National Company Law Tribunal, Securities and
Exchange Board of India, Securities Appellate Tribunal,
and many other dispute resolution tribunals and boards.
Kamlesh is a lawyer and Notary Public from Mumbai and
Solicitor from England & Wales. He co-founded the firm
with a vision to serve corporates and businesses that could
not afford the hourly rates set out by tier I firms. He focuses
on providing quality attention to detail and well-founded
advice from lawyers that corporates could rely on. He
believes in an honesty-driven approach, both with clients
and his own team.
Both the Founding Partners have worked with common
goals and vision, to gradually but surely scale the firm to
greater heights. They keep their ear to the ground,
understand their client’s needs, take a solution-oriented
approach towards every matter and are excellent mentors to
the team at the firm.
Distinct Areas of Practice
The firm is focused on four broad areas of practice.
General and Corporate Litigation
It provides a solution-oriented approach to disputes or
potential disputes. It works closely with the clients to
understand their pain points and commercial interests, in
order to represent and protect them efficaciously.
Arbitration
International arbitration courts are fast becoming the
battlegrounds on which the world’s largest companies are
resolving their disputes to protect their interests. As a firm,
ILA had a first mover advantage in this arena, given the
clients it represents and their need to resolve disputes,
swiftly. The firm enjoys an extensive experience in
alternative dispute resolution, with a special focus on
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arbitration both in the Indian courts and before various
domestic and foreign forums.
Tax Litigation
This is the firm’s key practice of providing advisory and
litigation legal services, for both direct and indirect tax. It
holds tax law expertise and has a unique ability to simplify
extremely complex aspects of the same, for the ease of its
clients. Its opinions and interpretations are often sought by
experts and courts in India and internationally and has also
advised leading multi-nationals and large Indian business
houses.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy
In India, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice is a
relatively new one, with the legislation itself being at a
nascent stage. ILA’s pre-existing litigation experience has
enabled it to obtain favourable resolutions across a host of
forums—for all types of insolvency-related litigation,
oppression & mismanagement, Winding-up Petitions.
Views on Legal Situation and e-courts
The law and order condition in India, according to the
founding duo, has evolved gradually but surely. They say,
“We are glad to see that courts and arbitral tribunals are
focused on resolving conflict, enabling parties to move
forward. In the last couple of decades, we have seen our
judiciary deal with some grave and complex issues, swiftly
and efficiently.”
With the launch of e-courts, the firm believes it to be a
harmonious amalgamation of technology with the law. Like
FinTech, it suspects that Legal and Tech will soon become
unanimous. It sees new trends emerging, such as:
• artificial intelligence being used for legal research,
• predictive technology to forecast the results of cases,
• and using technology to standardize contracts and drafts.
Taking a huge leap towards digitization, the Supreme Court
digitized one crore five lakh pages and records of civil
appeals in an endeavour to embrace technology. The launch
of the Integrated Case Management System (ICMIS), for
promoting digitization of government service delivery to
Indian courts extends the flagship program. The firm has
started making the stride in that direction and it is only a
matter of time before technology transforms the way
courtrooms function.
Handling the Social Mantle
The firm is very sensitive to clients or potential clients
coming from the lower income group. Most of the times, it
tries to mediate between the parties, and draw their
attention to the cost they will have to incur, should they
take the litigation route. Apart from this, if parties have
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Kamlesh Kharade, Co-founder
irreconcilable differences or the other party refuses to come
to meet the lawyers, then they take the cost on actuals like
court fees but do not charge a fee for the services and time.
Inspiring the Young
The founders remind the young practitioners that “We
would tell anyone kick-starting a journey, in the business of
law that the most important part is to do your adequate
research in the space you plan to build your business. See
what the market needs, and assess whether your service is
helping bridge a gap. This helps you to set your own vision
and goal”. Constant innovation, being updated with
legislative changes, immense self-belief and perseverance
are some traits that will take one through.
India Law Alliance’s future goals are in line with its aim to
continue to build a niche for quality litigation support and
strategy. It will continue to focus on delivering quality to its
clients.
Company Expertise
Dispute Resolution with a special
focus on tax litigation
Domestic / International
70-30
Offices
Mumbai, Delhi
Lawyers
20
Year of Establishment
2004
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M&A Boom in India
Recent Trends and a Bit of Crystal Ball Gazing
Prashant Kataria
Partner
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Trending Now
The M&A scene in India has being growing from
strength to strength with Indian companies
logging an astounding USD 129 billion in M&A
deals in 2018, of which inbound M&As formed USD
55.8 billion (Livemint, January 2019). This goes on to
not only show the robust domestic market but also the
faith of foreign investors in the Indian markets as a
whole. Some of the marqee deals which resulted in these
impressive numbers are the USD 16 billion acquisition
of Flipkart by Walmart, USD 7.5 billion acquisition of
Tata Steel BSL Ltd by Bamnipal Steel Ltd, USD 6.2
billion acquisition of Indus Towers Ltd by Bharti Infratel
Ltd, USD 3.8 billion acquisition of certain health drink
brands of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd by
Hindustan Unilever, amongst others.
What are the reasons for such a boom, one may ask. To
answer this question, one needs to delve a bit into what
drives M&As in general and what have been the
considerations driving it in India. M&As are usually
fuelled primarily by factors like (i) the desire for rapid
inorganic growth, (ii) wish to reduce dependence on
external parties in the supply chain via backward or
forward integration, (iii) anti-trust provisions, (iv)
consolidation due to competition, (v) hiving-off non-core
businesses and assets for debt reduction (especially given
the liquidity crunch in the market), (vi) bringing
economies of scale, (vii) acquisition of ready-to-use
‘mission-critical’ technology, (viii) access to new
markets, amongst others. Let us now analyse some of the
trends which have emerged in recent times in the M&A
space in India.
Trends & Future
A couple of trends which have emerged during the past
year in the M&A space which have been fuelling the
space, and which ought to be scrutinised closely to look
into the future and for a better understanding of the ‘layof-the-land’
are: (i) A bulk of M&A deals concluded, and
expected to be consummated in the future, are based on
the bedrock of ‘consolidation’. Companies understand
About the Author
Prashant Kataria is a Partner at
Lexygen, a Bangaloreheadquartered
law firm (with an
office in Singapore) with a pan-
Indian focus on providing
services connected with M&As,
Joint Ventures, general corporate
commercial services, PE/VC and
Project Finance, and an alumnus
of the prestigious National Law
School of India University,
Bangalore.
He has over 15 years of legal
transactional experience in the
areas of M&A, private equity,
venture capital, and
infrastructure privatization
projects. Over the course of his
career he has garnered
significant experience advising
several corporates on diverse
corporate-commercial matters,
including employment/labor law,
real estate leases, trademark
licensing, telecom regulatory,
and so on.
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the value add brought in by consolidation, viz.
improvement in their size, operating model, scalability,
access to technology and newer markets and improved
operational efficiency, (ii) While global private equity
players have been active in the M&A space in India, the
recent years have shown rekindled interest from global
strategic buyers as well who have bought into the ‘India
growth story’, given the relative slow-down in the
Chinese economy, (iii) Though traditionally, private
equity funds have been keen to acquire significant
minority interests in companies, in recent times, a lot of
them have been engaged in buy-out deals. They have
come of age and are more than willing to deploy the
knowledge of Indian market and businesses acquired
over time to efficiently put together management teams
and get boots on the ground to realize the maximum
potential of the acquired companies, (iv) Owing to the
new angle brought in by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code, 2016 (“IBC”) in the form of banks being forced to
initiate the IBC process within 180 days of default, it is
expected that several assets will be put on the block for
insolvency resolution/ turnaround, leading to more
M&As by strategic investors, as well as private equity
funds, especially via platform deals, which seem to be
the flavour of the month, given the focus by investors on
the delicate interplay between governance, performance
and the need to deleverage, (v) A fair number of large
corporations like United Spirits, Tata Power, PNB, etc.
have been hiving off their non-core businesses and assets
to address stretched balance sheets, pare debt and to fund
further growth, thus stimulating M&As, (vi) The US-
China trade war may be a boon for the India, especially
in light of the aggressive ‘Make in India’ campaign by
the Government of India wherein manufacturing sector is
being given a fillip through various ways and means. In
addition to the attractiveness of such companies to US
based strategic investors and PE-buyout funds, the fact
that the IP laws and regime in China are attuned to
favouring Chinese companies leading to numerous IP
infringements, blatant thefts of US companies’ IP, may
push more foreign investors and corporations to Indian
shores searching for growth, (vii) Inclusion of global
deal documentation standards, especially typical US deal
terms in India M&A documents (altered to suit the
distinctive Indian regulatory conditions) like earn-outs,
escrows, extensive use of representations and warranties,
indemnifications, etc. have given a high level of comfort
to foreign acquirers, who know what they are getting
into by signing the dotted lines, (viii) Renewed interest
of global pension funds and sovereign wealth funds
(especially from Singapore, Canada and Abu Dhabi)
owing to attractive prospective returns are also giving a
boost to M&As, and (ix) Last, but not the least, the
political scenario of the country should not be ignored
while crystal ball gazing, for the policies and regulations
(especially Securities, Foreign exchange related, Income
tax, Companies and Competition laws) that may make or
break a sector depend on which way the political winds
blow (case in point being the recent restrictions imposed
on FDI in the e-commerce industry). The results of the
general elections in 2019, and the regulations/policies
made post that by the new Government, may affect the
M&A space, though your guess would be as good as
mine on the extent of the same.
To sum up, in my opinion, though there may still be
issues impeding the growth of M&As in the Indian
market and regulations, the robust India growth story
based on solid economic indicators coupled with the fact
that companies usually take such decisions with an eye
on the long-term should act like winds filling the sails of
the M&A juggernaut, helping it slice effortlessly through
the seas of uncertainty.
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Radhika Arora
Handling Facets of Law with Expertise
Be the change you want to see in the world -Mahatma
Gandhi.
Radhika Arora, Founder
The Indian Judicial System, over the years, has
been facing criticism about being out-dated. But
criticising from the outside helps no one and
changes nothing. To bring changes one must present
solutions and be a part of the system. So when Radhika
Arora graduated from one of the top law schools of
Mumbai SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law and
started her practice, she knew she needs to act. She
entered litigation with a very different perspective of
changing the slow and crawling litigations by adopting
alternative dispute resolution techniques mainly
mediation and conciliation from the very beginning days.
And thus began her and her private firm’s journey of
bringing justice to those who seek.
Distinct Areas of Practice
“
It is a full-service
Law-firm offering
complete one-stop
legal remedies for
Individuals,
Companies & Entities
“
Radhika Arora’s Legal practice is based in Mumbai and
Thane and her Firm specializes in all matters ranging
from criminal wrongs, Co-operative housing society
matters, Property matters, Family matters,
Will/probate/Succession, Intellectual Property rights,
Cybercrime amongst several others.The services range
from the filing of a Complaint/ Petition/ Suit to
conducting the entire trial and finally arguing the matters
with tact and expertise of years consolidated into the fine
art of Advocacy to meet timely orders and decrees for
the clients. The firm has cases across India.
Radhika completed her BLS, LLB and holds diplomas in
Cyber Laws and Intellectual Property Laws. She is a
certified mediator and has certifications in NRI Marriage
Laws, Property laws amongst others. Her long
experience in a wide range of criminal and civil matters
has helped her in developing skilful evidence, explaining
in Court every aspect of evidence and tactfully
conducting cross-examinations of the witnesses.
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Law and Order in the Present
Radhika Arora has observed during her long practice that
many times cases are either not properly presented or
fought in a court of law due to several reasons ranging
from insufficient time to lack of proper and adequate
professional resources. This often may prove very dearer
in criminal cases where criminal liability is involved.
The applications, appeals, petitions, submissions,
arguments, evidence and cross-examinations are
sometimes prepared and conducted hurriedly risking the
quality of the entire case thereof. All this leads to a
shortage of qualitative arguments in courts due to work
pressure. The difficulties are also being experienced in
finding and submitting important and relevant judicial
rulings or citations due to lack of resources. On a lot of
other occasions, the Written Statements by the accused
are not rebutted properly leaving an open-ended
argument allowing the case to take a U-turn at a later
stage of the litigation. As such, the need of the hour is to
streamline the processes and pitch-in efforts at all levels.
Digitizing the Process
The judicial system has caught up with digitization. An
android application called ‘e-Courts’ is already available
for cases across the country and are timely updated. It
has reduced a lot of human efforts. Radhika adds,
However, “Updates like judges being absent on a
certain date can further save a lot of time, energy and
resources for advocates and litigants. Filing of plaints
and other documents online can make a lot of important
legal documents vulnerable and therefore it cannot be
risked in current scenario when cyber security is not at
its best, nonetheless, in the High Court the digitalization
is seen the most.”
Serving a Purpose
The biggest social responsibility, as per the firm, on the
shoulder of Practitioner of Law, is to make sure that they
think of Litigants by putting themselves in their shoes.
Secondly, they should try to help judiciary by sharing its
load and not adding to its burden of unnecessary cases
wherever it can be avoided. Radhika is a part of
mediator’s team at a Weekly Free-of-cost mediation
forum initiated by Mira-Bhayander police. She also
conducts training programs for police officers for
interpersonal skills, cybercrimes and ways of collecting
evidence in cybercrime cases for police officers. She
further intends to continue the same. She also visits law
schools as a Guest Lecturer.
For a Better System
Radhika’s advice to the new litigating lawyers is “Do
not jump into getting higher profits right from the start,
Advocacy is indeed a lucrative profession but it also
deals with people’s lives and their assets. You must know
all the pros and cons of filing a case for your client much
before you even start drafting the Plaint.”
As for her firm’s future perspectives, the idea is to
establish offices at different locations across the Globe.
Also, to help the judiciary by bringing down the number
of cases filed every year and reducing the number of
outstanding pending cases across the country. It will also
bring them great pleasure to be a part of any of the
developmental cells of the Government for smooth and
better functioning of litigation.
Company Expertise
Settlements Before (Not- outside)
court
Domestic / International
Both, India and Canada
Offices
Mumbai & Thane
Lawyers
14
Year of Establishment
2013
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5
Government Schemes Driving
the Startup Culture in India
Lately, India has been rising up to the challenge of crea ng a job on its own. Start-ups of various
natures are just the beginning of more great things to come. Apart from a revolu onary and
unique idea, the next crucial thing required by a start-up is funds. Bootstrapping, friends and
family, Angel Investors are all good, but a startup also seeks and needs help from the Governing Body.
With the Start-up India Ini a ve, the Indian Government has come up with various schemes that
benefit the startup in different ways. Here we bring five of those various schemes that are assis ng the
entrepreneurs in making it big.
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Finding Finance
The Venture Capital Assistance Scheme
Powered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, this scheme provides
nancial support via an interest-free loan to qualifying projects. This helps companies to meet
the shortfall in the capital requirement for the implementation of the project. This scheme
typically benets the following:
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02
03
04
05
06
07
Farmers
Producer Groups
Self Help Groups
Companies
Agripreneurs
Units in agriexport zones
Agriculture graduates individually or in groups for se
ng up agribusiness projects
Stand-Up India for Financing SC/ST and/or Women Entrepreneurs
Powered by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), this scheme facilitates bank loans
between 10 lakh and 1 crore. This loan can be provided to at least one scheduled caste (SC) or
Scheduled Tribe borrower and at least one woman per bank branch for se ng up a Greenfield
enterprise i.e the first me venture of the beneficiary in the manufacturing or services or trading
sector. In the case of non-individual enterprises, at least 51% of the shareholding and controlling
stake should be held by either an SC/ST or Woman Entrepreneur.
Mul plier Grants Scheme
Powered by Ministry Of Electronics and Informa on Technology, Mul plier Grants Scheme (MGS)
aims to encourage collabora ve R&D between industry and academics/ R&D ins tu ons for the
development of products and packages. Financial support up to twice the amount provided by the
industry is given for R&D for the development of products that can be commercialized at the
ins tu on level. The proposal is to be submi ed jointly by the ins tu on and the industry suppor ng
it.
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Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
Powered by Na onal Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the scheme is also
backed by Department of Animal Husbandry, dairying and fisheries. The scheme aims at genera ng
self-employment opportuni es in the dairy sector, covering ac vi es such as enhancement of milk
produc on, procurement, preserva on, transporta on, processing and marke ng of milk. It provides
a back-ended capital subsidy for bankable projects.
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Powered by the Government of India, Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd. [MUDRA]
yojna is an NBFC suppor ng the development of the microenterprise sector in the country. It
provides refinance support to Banks / MFIs for lending to micro units having loan requirement up to
10 lakh. The offerings are being targeted across the spectrum of beneficiary segments. Mudra loan is
extended for a variety of purposes which provide income genera on and employment crea on
mainly for:
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02
03
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Business loan for Vendors, Traders, Shopkeepers and other Service Sector ac vi es
A working capital loan through MUDRA Cards
Equipment Finance for Micro Units
Transport Vehicle loans
Apart from the above-men oned schemes, there are several others that cater to the different
needs of the Startups.
Sneha Sinha
Disclaimer-The informa on and data have been collected from various sources
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Yende Legal Associates
Providing Better and Affordable Legal Solutions
The Founding Pillars
Ashok Yende, LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D (Law) has more than
three decades of rich and extensive experience in
administration, teaching, and profession. Prior to
establishing the Law Firm, he has held the post of
Professor & Head, Dept of Law in the University of
Mumbai and headed several other leading law institutions
in the country . He has participated in more than sixty-five
National and International conferences including the ones
organized by the United Nations and has seven books and
forty-five publications to his credit. He has been awarded
with prestigious “National Law Award”, by the
International Council of Jurists (ICJ) for the Year 2018,
and conferred “Exceptional Leaders of Excellence” Award
- 2017 by Women Economic Forum (WEF).
Adv. (Dr.) Ashok Yende, Founder
“
Our lawyers provide high-quality,
timely legal service: affordable
legal solutions, client satisfaction
by exploring advanced technologies
“
Established in the year 2017, Yende Legal
Associates is a reputed law firm based out of
Mumbai. Though the firm is new, the founder
Dr. Ashok Yende and co-founder Adv. Abhishek Yende
bring on board a combined experience of over forty-three
years in the legal profession.
Abhishek Yende, LL.B. from ILS Law College Pune and
LL.M. from Birmingham University, UK has 10 years of
practicing experience before the Bombay High Court and
other Courts. He is ‘A’ Panel Counsel of Bombay
Municipal Corporation and “B” Group Counsel of State of
Maharashtra.
The Legal Works
The firm specializes in various branches of law such as Writ
Petition, PIL, Criminal law, Civil law, Consumer law, Real
estate, Consumer Law, IPR. Their most prominent case is
that of “Dr. S.K. Kedia V. State of Maharashtra.”
Its legal team consists of experienced and highly skilled
legal professionals in different courts at different levels
including Sub-ordinate courts, High Court, Supreme Court.
It focuses on rendering high quality and timely service to all
its clients. It understands the problem and situation of its
clients and provides a customized solution to each client by
maintaining confidentiality, commitment, and dedication in
its work. The firm’s aim is to achieve the highest standard
in the profession at an effective cost. The team continuously
updates its knowledge and skill base in the laws to provide
the client with the best possible results and provide the best
services to all clients who seek it’s services.
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Views on the Legal System in India
Our legal system is based on British Common Law, Angloaxon,
and Adversarial System established by the then
colonial powers. A well-organized system of judicial
administration postulates a properly equipped and efficient
Bar. The establishment of the Supreme Court of India in
1950 and Bar Councils at the National and State level, gave
a new stimulus to the Indian legal profession.
In my personal opinion, to make suitable the existing justice
delivery system in the existing socio-economic
circumstances of our country, we have to simplify the laws
and procedure of justice delivery system. It should be more
victims oriented, than lawyer oriented. Though I am of the
strong opinion that dignity and decorum of the Courts
should be maintained, less importance should be given to
protocol, formalities.
The duo opines that people will respect the court and
judicial system if they get effective, efficient, speedy and
inexpensive justice. The current scenario also calls for
sensitization of lawyers for the social cause. The legal
education should be properly re-structured to equip students
with professional and advocacy skills, than only class room
and exam oriented teaching. In spite of some challenges
facing justice delivery system, we cannot forget role of the
Indian Judiciary. Though I appreciate proactive judicial
activism when required, I feel judicial overreach is
undesirable, and unconstitutional in the democracy.
E-Courts, they mention, is a step towards modernization in
the Indian legal system. Modern India with information and
communication technology surely needed this step. Ashok
says, “Now, all courts are being connected at district and
subordinate courts in the country, which will help in
coordination between courts”.
Applying ICT in the judicial and legal process will increase
efficiency, promote easy research, allow for easier
information retrieval and will help in reducing inefficiency,
inaccuracy, lack of transparency.. Technological revolution
in the justice process and system, is a milestone.
Societal Responsibility
The firm provides free legal aid to poor people, and files
Public Interest Litigations under the guidance of competent
legal professionals as a part of its societal responsibility. Dr.
Ashok also conducts workshops on “Clinical Legal
Education” in various law colleges in the Maharashtra,
besides, training young lawyers in advocacy skills through
Adv. Abhishek Yende, Co-founder
various programmes. To these young and budding lawyers,
their advice is to, “Convert this profession into opportunity,
be positive, believe in yourself and your inner voice, take a
calculated risk, and try to provide genuine justice to the
people”
Future Works
For better future prospects and providing better solutions,
Yende Legal Associates is using modern technology in
providing its services. Legal service and consultation is
provided through senior and competent lawyers. It will be
making more connections / networking with leading law
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Expert’s View
With India’s dawn of independence in 1947, the
whole legal system underwent a huge
transformation. There have been many
perspectives and many improvements have been made after
great efforts. Since 1950, constitutional legislation has
increased dramatically, particularly in the area of
fundamental rights.
Article 14 of the Constitution refers to the right to equality.
Article 39-A refers to the fact that, because of poverty or
any other social security, no one should be deprived of his
right to move to court.
For legal profession, Parliament has introduced Advocates
Act, 1961 to bring uniformity within the system of legal
practitioners in the form of Advocates & has fixed up Bar
Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils. Section 7
(h) of Advocates Act, 1961 speaks about legal education
and to put down standards of such education in consultation
with Universities in India which imparts such education and
the State Bar Councils.
Section 7(I) of the Advocates Act, 1961 speaks that law
schools/Universities should be properly acknowledged
whose degree in law will be taken as a qualification for
enrolment as an advocate. State Bar Councils should
examine the Universities and conduct seminars and
organize talks on legal topics and publish journals.
National Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, (NLSA) has
been selected to take appropriate measures for spreading
legal awareness amongst the individuals. There are several
principles that do not fit to the society and are not so
effective in nature. Therefore in such situation legal analysis
helps to analyze new laws on the recent issue so that they
can change the existing laws for correct implementation.
There are many enactments which are a result of law
reformers such as Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Child
Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.
Many acts result from law reformers such The Dowry
Prohibition Act, 1961 Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929,
Sati Prohibition Act, 1829, etc. Legal education helps
change the attitude of the public; it allows people to think
about social issue and become more aware of their rights
and helps them to male ideal citizens.
Raising Awareness
It is said that most Indian citizens live in villages and
therefore to understand the relation of law with society one
has to concentrate on Indian villages as they are unaware
about their fundamental rights. There are number of
legislation’s to reduce socio-economic disparities.
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In order to spread legal awareness there should be legal aid
program conducted by legal organizations in villages so that
people living there will get to know the basic relief and they
could seek remedy from it.
Empowered by the Constitution to pass in respect of
profession, Parliament enacted the Advocates Act, 1961,
bringing uniformity in the system of legal practitioners
within the sort of Advocates and provided for setting up of
the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils within the
States. Under clause (h) of sub-sec (1) of Sec.7 of the
Advocates Act, 1961 the Bar Council of India has power to
mend a minimum educational normal as a pre-condition to
commence the studies in law. Under clause (i) of sub-sec(1)
of Sec. 7, the Bar Council of India is also empowered “to
recognize Universities whose degree in law shall be taken
as a qualification for enrolment as an advocate and for that
purpose to visit and inspect Universities”. The Act thus
confers on the Bar Council power to prescribe standards of
legal education and recognition of law degrees for entrance
of persons as Advocates. However, for promoting legal
education and for laying down standards of legal education,
the Universities and State Bar Councils must be effectively
consulted. The University Grants Commission has in the
course of your time evinced interest in rising legal
education.
The Supreme Court in State of Maharashtra vs. Manbhai
Pragaji Vashi (1995) 5 SCC 730, held that in order to
provide free legal aid we need to have well trained lawyers
for which we need sufficient number of law schools with
good teachers. This particular Supreme Court verdict shows
that there should be separate budgetary provisions for
improving legal education.
Legal aid is therefore not a charity or a reward, but a duty
of the state and citizens’ rights. The state’s primary object
should be equal justice for all. Legal assistance therefore
seeks to ensure that the constitutional commitment is
fulfilled in its letter and spirit and that equal justice is made
available to the poorer and weaker sections of society. But
despite the fact that free legal aid was considered a
necessary adjunct to the rule of law, the movement for legal
aid has failed to achieve its objective. Between the goals set
and met, there is a wide gap. Lack of legal universities,
intellectual property rights, is the major obstacle to the
movement of legal aid in India.
The movement for legal aid has not yet achieved its goal
leading to unawareness of fundamental rights. It is the lack
of legal awareness to the exploitation and deprivation of the
poor’s rights and their benefits.
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