Updated October 2026
Foreign lawyers cannot appear before Indian courts and tribunals, so cross-border disputes with an Indian leg need Indian counsel. I take instructions from foreign law firms and in-house teams, and work alongside them, on the Indian side of their matters in Delhi: the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, NCLT, NCLAT and the district courts.
Where I can help
- Arbitrations and contentious proceedings before courts and tribunals in Delhi.
- Enforcing foreign-seated arbitral awards against Indian parties, and resisting enforcement.
- Interim relief in India in aid of foreign-seated arbitrations: asset preservation, injunctions, securing amounts in dispute.
- Executing foreign judgments, or suing on them where the forum is not a reciprocating territory.
- Recovery and insolvency strategy against Indian debtors, including filings before NCLT.
- Shareholder and joint-venture disputes involving Indian companies.
- Indian-law expert opinions and advice on Indian procedure for proceedings abroad.
How an instruction works
- Conflict check. Send the parties’ names; I confirm conflicts within one working day.
- Preliminary view. After reviewing the key documents, I give a short written note on the Indian forum, the steps, the likely timeline and the main risks.
- Engagement. An engagement letter with your firm or your client, as you prefer. Fees are agreed in advance, payable by wire.
- Running the matter. I draft, file and argue the Indian proceedings. You stay the client’s lead adviser, and I report through you unless you ask otherwise.
- Updates. A written note after every hearing, with copies of orders. Calls are scheduled to suit your time zone.
Background
- Independent advocate in Delhi, enrolled since 2022. I appear before the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, NCLT, NCLAT, and the district courts.
- Arbitration-related court work includes Section 11 petitions before the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court. Insolvency work includes an NCLAT appeal concerning the airline industry. See Representative Matters.
- Coach of National Law University Delhi teams for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna, over several years.
- Formerly an associate in the general corporate practice at Trilegal, Mumbai.
- B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), National Law University Delhi. I teach seminar courses on white-collar crime at National Law University Delhi and National Law University Jodhpur.
- Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil.
Contact
abhinav@ahansaraman.in · +91 89037 84007 · K-2080 Basement, CR Park, New Delhi 110019. For a conflict check, include the parties’ names and the Indian counterparty’s city. Clients writing directly: see Disputes in India for foreign parties.
This page is general information and not legal advice. It is published in accordance with the rules of the Bar Council of India.