Practice Area
Regulatory Practice
Representation before sectoral regulators and statutory tribunals, and challenges to regulatory orders.
Regulatory decisions rarely arrive as a single order. They come as a show-cause notice, a hearing, an order, and then a penalty — and the reply given at the show-cause stage constrains every argument available afterwards.
We appear before sectoral regulators and statutory tribunals, and challenge their orders in appeal and by writ. The work covers show-cause and enforcement proceedings, licensing and registration, penalty and compounding, and appeals to the tribunal that sits above each regulator.
The regulator is usually better resourced and always more familiar with its own record. The compensating advantage is procedural: powers exercised beyond the statute, findings reached without evidence, and orders passed without reasons are all challengeable, and they are present more often than not.
Key Highlights
- 01Show-cause notices, enforcement proceedings and personal hearings
- 02Licensing, registration and compliance disputes
- 03Penalty proceedings, compounding and settlement
- 04Appeals before sectoral and statutory tribunals
- 05Writ challenges to regulatory orders and to subordinate legislation
- 06Investigations, summons and document production
Common Questions
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Why does the reply to a show-cause notice matter so much?
Because it constrains every argument available afterwards. Regulatory decisions rarely arrive as a single order — they come as a show-cause notice, a hearing, an order, and then a penalty.
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Can a regulator's order be challenged?
Yes, by appeal to the tribunal that sits above the regulator, and by writ. Powers exercised beyond the statute, findings reached without evidence, and orders passed without reasons are all challengeable, and they are present more often than not.
Also at the firm
Other Practice Areas
Corporate Litigation
Shareholder and boardroom disputes, oppression and mismanagement, and the contested control of closely held companies.
Commercial Litigation
Contractual claims, recovery actions and commercial suits before the designated commercial courts.
Property, Succession & Family Litigation
Partition and title suits, testamentary and succession matters, and matrimonial proceedings.
Criminal Litigation
Bail and anticipatory bail, quashing petitions, trial defence and economic offence matters.
Arbitration
Domestic and institutional arbitration, interim relief, and the enforcement and setting aside of awards.
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
Proceedings before the NCLT and NCLAT for financial and operational creditors, and for corporate debtors.
Real Estate Disputes
Delayed possession, refund and specific performance claims, and proceedings before the RERA authorities.
Writ Litigation
Constitutional challenges and writ petitions against state action before the High Courts and the Supreme Court.
Consumer Disputes
Deficiency of service and unfair trade practice claims across the District, State and National Commissions.
Intellectual Property Disputes
Trade mark, copyright, design and passing-off actions, including interim injunctions and enforcement.