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SARK infraprojects Pvt. Ltd. v. Registrar of Companies, West Bengal: Company Appeal (AT) 72 of 2020
In a challenging Company Appeal seeking restoration of a firm struck off from the Registrar of Companies, West Bengal register, the Hon’ble National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi ruled in favour of our client M/s Sark Infraprojects Pvt. Ltd.
Rashmi Dixit v. Medical Council of India & Anr.
In a significant win for patient rights and in particular the reproductive health of women, our Chamber appeared and won in an Appeal against the Medical Council of India (Now, National Medical Commission), the Delhi Medical Council and a doctor accused of medical negligence.
The Delhi Buses Case (Accessibility/Disability Law)
In 2017, I was approached by a young disability activist, Nipun Malhotra, who wanted to know if we could challenge the Delhi State Government’s proposed decision to acquire thousands of inaccessible public-transport buses. Nipun himself suffers from arthrogryposis, which severely limits his ability to move without a wheelchair and a modified van.
Obtained Orders from the Supreme Court of India against a mafia operation which was burning biomedical waste in a reserved forest inside Delhi (Pollution/Bio-Medical Waste)
In early 2020, just at the cusp of the Covid-19 pandemic, we represented a young law student, Ms. Harshita Singhal, who had discovered a mafia-ring which was collecting hundreds
Rishabh Sharma’s Case in the Supreme Court (Pro Bono Legal Representation/Medical Negligence)
In December 2019, we provided pro bono representation to a young boy who became blind at birth because of medical negligence. Rishabh, was born prematurely and suffered from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) which was ignored by his treating doctors.
Case against live-streaming of classroom footage (Privacy and Constitutional Law)
We are representing, pro bono, the Delhi Parents Association and the Government School Teacher’s Association, in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Delhi High Court.This is a writ petition challenging the Delhi Education Department’s decision
Constitutional Challenge to the imposition of Goods & Services Tax (GST) on disability aids (Supreme Court of India – Constitutional & Disability Law)
Perhaps one of our most important on-going pro bono constitutional cases.We represent Paralympic Gold-medallist Manasi Joshi (she was on the cover of Time Magazine) pro bono in the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of a taxing provision which imposes 5% tax levy on disability aids – such as prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs, braille paper etc.
Dumping of construction debris in the Pushpa-bhadra river in the lower Himalayan ranges
While on a trekking trip in the summer of 2019 to a remote village called Jibhi in the State of Himachal Pradesh, we discovered that construction debris was being indiscriminately dumped inside a pristine Himalayan river.
In our accessibility litigation on behalf of the disabled populace in the capital of the country, the Hon’ble High Court issued directions to Delhi State Authorities and the Union of India, to
Appointed Amicus Curiae by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir to oversee disability accessibility audits of public buildings
In 2019, in recognition of disability audits initiated and supervised by us in the State of Delhi, I was appointed by the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir to replicate these accessibility audits and sensitization programs for public officials, across the State
Appointed ‘Court Observer’ by the Delhi High Court to supervise the rehabilitation of a gypsy settlement of over 50 families
A decades old slum dwelling in Delhi was to be demolished by the authorities. The primary occupants of these shanties were street performers and gypsies from the State of Rajasthan who had settled here with their families. A petition was filed in the Delhi High
How the Union Budget 2023 will affect the legal system: Bar and Bench
De-freezing of bank accounts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: Bar and Bench
A critique on Justice Lokur awarding the Supreme Court an ‘F-Grade: Bar and Bench
Supreme Court’s Madhya Pradesh floor-test judgment is a scathing indictment of India’s political class: The Leaflet
Greed and the rise of medical malpractice in India: The Times of India
Let’s not jump the gun on Pegasus: The New Indian Express
Journalist Investigating Corporate Fraud Says He's Being Stalked; Supreme Court Urges Attorney General To Ensure His Safety: Live Law
Interview with Super Lawyer
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Foreword by
MR. RATAN N. TATA
A study of Select Judgements of Justice R.S. Pathak, The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India and Judge at the International Court of Justice.
Published by
Air Law Academy & Research Centre, Nagpur, 1st Edition (2014).
