Practice Areas

Eight areas of work. Each page sets out what is covered, whom it concerns and the time limits that usually matter.

All Practice Areas

Consumer Complaints, Criminal Negligence and Medical Council Proceedings arising from treatment.

Bail, Quashing, Trial, Appeal and Revision under the new criminal codes.

Economic-Offence Investigations and Prosecutions, from the first Summons to Trial.

Arbitral Proceedings and the Court Applications that surround them.

Insolvency Applications and Company Petitions before the National Company Law Tribunal.

Appeals from the NCLT and from regulators before the Appellate Tribunal.

Disputes over appointment, discipline, promotion, pay and retirement in public service.

Cheque Dishonour Complaints, and their defence, under Section 138.

The forum decides the procedure, the time limits and often the outcome. A guide by practice area.

Practice Area	Forums
Medico-Legal	Consumer Commissions; State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission; Criminal Courts; High Court
Criminal	Magistrates’ and Sessions Courts; High Court; Supreme Court
White-Collar Crimes	Special Courts; Adjudicating Authority and Appellate Tribunal under the PMLA; High Court; Supreme Court
Arbitration	Arbitral Tribunals; Commercial Courts; High Court; Supreme Court
NCLT	Benches of the National Company Law Tribunal
NCLAT	National Company Law Appellate Tribunal; Supreme Court
Service Law	Central Administrative Tribunal; High Court; Supreme Court
NI Act Matters	Magistrates’ Courts; Sessions Courts; High Court