PSL Advocates and Solicitors is a New Delhi-based boutique with a focus on commercial arbitration, insolvency, tax, corporate advisory and commercial litigation. The firm sits on multiple government panels, such as State Bank of India, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and the Airports Authority of India, and it uniquely has specialist Russia, Israel, Japan, Dubai and Turkey desks. The firm recently expanded and opened up in Bengaluru to add to its roster of offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh. Founder and managing partner Sameer Jain and partners Suvigya Awasthy and Soayib Qureshi are key contacts. Sandeep Bajaj departed in the summer of 2023 to start his own counsel practice.
Work highlights
Acted for a domestic telecoms giant in a high-stakes litigation concerning allegations of misclassification of imported goods under the customs tariff heading, leading to a significant tax demand. The case raised critical questions regarding the authority's ability to retrospectively impose higher duties based on prior classifications.
Advised a local energy group in securing a stay against the decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal regarding the private sale of assets under liquidation.
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Represented a domestic industrial development group in a complex contempt petition matter. The case involved a germane question of law that in a contempt petition court cannot decide disputed question of facts.
