Disputes and courts
Disputes and courts
Litigation at Juris Eagle is run as one department across every forum, with the Advocate responsible for each subject conducting the matters in it. This page sets out the dispute areas, what each court and tribunal decides, and how a matter is run from instruction to order.
The department
Each Advocate conducts the matters in the subjects of the practice group they work in, with associates and paralegals.
Adv. Adithya Karthik K
Civil and commercial suits, money recovery, Debts Recovery Tribunal and SARFAESI matters, insolvency, real estate disputes and arbitration.
Adv. Harsha Swaroop P
Banking recovery before the Debts Recovery Tribunal and the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal; criminal, matrimonial, family and child rights proceedings, public interest litigation, and disputes under engineering, procurement and construction contracts.
Adv. Ravi Kumar
Conducts litigation across forums, with the Advocate responsible for each subject.
Dr. Vijay Mishra
Technology and intellectual property disputes, where a technical question decides the legal one.
Dispute areas
The areas below go to a court or tribunal, set out by the practice group that conducts them.
Commercial Disputes and Insolvency
Insolvency
Advisory and representation in corporate insolvency resolution, liquidation and restructuring proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
RERA and real estate
Advisory and representation on real estate regulatory compliance, project registration and disputes under the RERA framework.
Civil disputes
Representation in commercial suits, shareholder disputes and civil litigation before trial, commercial and appellate courts.
Projects and land
Advisory and litigation on infrastructure project structuring, land acquisition, zoning, environmental compliance and public-private partnerships.
Money recovery
Recovery of money owed to a business: cheque dishonour complaints under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, summary suits, commercial suits with pre-institution mediation, and execution of decrees.
Criminal, Family and Child Rights
PMLA
Advisory and defence in money laundering investigations and proceedings before the Enforcement Directorate and PMLA authorities.
White-collar and cyber defence
Defence and advisory in cybercrime, digital evidence and corporate regulatory offence proceedings before investigating and prosecuting authorities.
Matrimonial and family
Advisory and representation in matrimonial disputes, custody proceedings, asset structuring and domestic violence matters.
Criminal defence
Defence in ordinary criminal proceedings from the first police inquiry to appeal: FIR, notice and arrest, regular and anticipatory bail, quashing, charge, trial, appeal and revision.
Narcotics (NDPS)
Defence in prosecutions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: quantity grading, the bail bar in section 37, search and seizure safeguards, sampling and the Special Courts.
Juvenile justice and child rights
Proceedings under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: children in conflict with the law before the Juvenile Justice Board and the Children's Court, and children in need of care and protection before the Child Welfare Committee.
Cyber crime
Cyber crime matters for individuals and businesses, as victims or as accused: Information Technology Act offences, cheating and identity theft, reporting, and the freezing and release of bank accounts.
Guardianship and child custody
Guardianship, custody, interim care and access proceedings for children, including the Family Courts in Bengaluru and custody disputes where one parent lives abroad.
Public law and public interest litigation
Writ jurisdiction under Articles 32 and 226, maintainability of public interest petitions, environmental and infrastructure writs, and the regulation of online platforms as a public law question.
Banking, Employment and Regulatory
Banking, SARFAESI and DRT
Representation in debt recovery, SARFAESI enforcement and regulatory banking matters before tribunals and financial regulators.
Employment
Advisory and representation on employment disputes, disciplinary process, industrial relations and labour code compliance.
Taxation and fiscal
Advisory and litigation on goods and services tax, direct tax and indirect tax disputes before departmental and appellate forums.
Prevention of sexual harassment (POSH)
The Internal Committee and Local Committee machinery of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013: an employer's compliance duties, the stages of a complaint and inquiry, and the challenges to a committee's finding.
Employee's Compensation
Compensation for injury, occupational disease or death at work under the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, its continuation in the Code on Social Security, 2020, claims before the competent authority, appeals and the Employees' State Insurance interface.
GST disputes
The route of a goods and services tax dispute: show cause notices and adjudication under sections 73, 74 and 74A, appeals with pre-deposit, the Appellate Tribunal, writ petitions, and refund and input tax credit disputes.
Education matters
Legal work for schools, colleges and universities, and for students and parents, on admissions, fees, recognition, examinations, staff service and writ proceedings before the Karnataka High Court.
Technology, IP and Data
IP and licensing
Protection, licensing and enforcement of trademarks, patents, copyright and trade secrets under Indian intellectual property law.
Technology disputes
Software and SaaS contract disputes, infringement suits in the Commercial Courts, data breach liability, intermediary and takedown disputes and arbitration of technology contracts.
Courts and tribunals
What each forum decides, and how a matter moves once it is there.
- Supreme Court of India
- Decides Appeals from the High Courts and from tribunals where a statute provides one, petitions for special leave to appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution, and writ petitions under Article 32 for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
- How a matter moves A petition is first listed for admission. If notice is issued, the other side files its reply and the matter is heard on a later date; most petitions for special leave are decided at the admission stage.
- High Court of Karnataka
- Decides Writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution, civil and criminal appeals and revisions from the courts below, bail, petitions to quash criminal proceedings, and appeals under statutes that send them to the High Court. It sits at Bengaluru, with benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi.
- How a matter moves A matter is filed, scrutinised by the Registry and listed before the bench that holds that subject. Interim relief is usually sought on the first listing; the final hearing follows once pleadings are complete.
- City Civil and Sessions Courts, Bengaluru
- Decides Original civil suits within their pecuniary jurisdiction, commercial disputes before the Commercial Courts constituted under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, and, on the sessions side, trials of offences triable by a Court of Session, criminal appeals and revisions, and bail.
- How a matter moves A suit runs from plaint and written statement to the framing of issues, evidence, arguments and judgment; a commercial suit adds a case management hearing and fixed timelines. A sessions trial runs from committal to charge, evidence and judgment.
- Family Court
- Decides Proceedings under the Family Courts Act, 1984: divorce, restitution of conjugal rights, declarations as to the validity of a marriage, matrimonial property, maintenance and the custody and guardianship of children.
- How a matter moves The court is required by the Act to attempt a settlement first, often through counselling or mediation. If that fails, the proceeding is tried on pleadings and evidence, and interim maintenance and custody are decided along the way.
- Courts of the Judicial Magistrates
- Decides Trials of offences not triable only by a Court of Session, complaints of a dishonoured cheque under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, applications under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and bail and remand in the early stages of an investigation.
- How a matter moves The court takes cognizance on a police report or a private complaint, issues process, frames or explains the charge, records evidence and pronounces judgment. A dishonoured cheque complaint follows a summary procedure.
- Debts Recovery Tribunal and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal
- Decides Applications by banks and financial institutions to recover debts under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993, and applications by borrowers and others under section 17 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 against measures taken by a secured creditor. The Appellate Tribunal hears appeals from both.
- How a matter moves An original application or a securitisation application is filed, the defendant files its reply, and the Tribunal hears and decides it. An appeal to the Appellate Tribunal requires a pre-deposit of part of the amount in question.
- National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
- Decides Corporate insolvency resolution and liquidation under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and oppression and mismanagement petitions, schemes of arrangement and other proceedings under the Companies Act, 2013. The Appellate Tribunal hears appeals, and a further appeal on a question of law lies to the Supreme Court.
- How a matter moves An application to start insolvency is heard on admission; once admitted, the resolution process runs under an insolvency professional within the periods the Code sets. A company petition is heard on pleadings and affidavits.
- Consumer commissions
- Decides Complaints under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 about defective goods, deficient services and unfair trade practices, before the District, State or National Commission according to the value of the consideration paid.
- How a matter moves A complaint is admitted, the opposite party is given notice and files its version, and the Commission decides on affidavits and documents. Appeals lie from the District Commission to the State Commission and from there to the National Commission.
- Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- Decides Complaints by allottees, promoters and agents under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, including refund and interest on delayed possession; compensation is decided by its adjudicating officer.
- How a matter moves A complaint is filed online, the promoter files objections, and the Authority hears and orders. An appeal lies to the Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, and from there to the High Court.
How a matter is run
The same system runs every matter, whichever group it falls in. The method behind the advice itself is on How we work.
Intake
An instruction is recorded with the parties, the forum and the order or notice that prompted it, so that any date already running is known from the start.
Conflict check
Before the matter is discussed in substance, the parties and the subject are run against the firm’s conflict record. If the firm cannot act, it says so at that point and takes nothing further.
A matter advocate
Each matter has one Advocate responsible for it, from the group the subject falls in, working with associates and paralegals.
Review before filing
Pleadings, applications and written submissions are settled by the matter advocate before they are filed. A matter that crosses two subjects, such as a recovery that turns into insolvency, draws on both groups.
Client updates
The client is kept informed of the orders passed and the next date in the matter.
Confidentiality
Matter papers are held on the firm’s own systems, and access within the firm is limited to the Advocates, associates and paralegals instructed on that matter. Client identity and the subject of an engagement are not published anywhere.