Gathi Prakash Karrah

She has 13 years of experience in dispute resolution and focuses on Commercial Arbitration (International and Domestic) and Corporate-Commercial Litigation. Gathi also handles disputes in the Healthcare & Pharma sectors and regularly appears before courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities in India.

• Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) in a Singapore-seated SIAC arbitration involving a USD 90 million termination fee claim and successfully contesting the jurisdiction of the foreign Emergency Arbitrator who affirmed the Indian National Company Law Tribunal’s authority over implementation of a merger scheme.
• Bina Modi in obtaining an anti-arbitration injunction from the Delhi High Court, restraining a Singapore-seated ICC arbitration in a USD 1 billion family trust dispute.
• YES Bank Limited and J.C. Flowers Asset Reconstruction Private Limited before various judicial and regulatory fora, including the Supreme Court and High Courts, in an INR 5,000 crore loan dispute against the Essel Group and affiliates, and securing recognition of lender/assignee rights over pledged shares.
• Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) in several writ petitions before the Bombay High Court, challenging tender conditions or evaluation by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, including challenging for two INR 8,000 and INR 6,000 Crores infrastructure projects, resulting in extended bid deadlines.
• L&T in high-value arbitrations, including against Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) under offshore platform contracts, resulting in INR 950 and INR 250 crore awards (approx.), and against MMRDA in disputes under the Mumbai Monorail project.
• Representing a leading Indian shipbuilding company in domestic arbitration relating to construction of offshore vessels for a public sector enterprise.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in an ad hoc arbitration establishing fraud in an Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights license dispute, leading to dismissal of an INR 900 crore claim, and acting in related challenges before the Bombay High Court.
• BCCI in appellate proceedings concerning a set-aside arbitral award of INR 4,814 crore relating to a claim for wrongful termination of an IPL franchise agreement.
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in writ proceedings before the Supreme Court and Bombay High Court concerning challenges to its IPO, and before the Bombay High Court concerning a challenge to a request for proposal for appointment of a Registrar and Share Transfer Agent.
• Fortis Hospitals Limited and its former directors/officers before the Bombay High Court, securing a stay of criminal proceedings under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
• YES Bank Limited in a long-running suit by the Madhu Kapur Group before the Bombay High Court involving shareholder rights and resolutions, culminating in an amicable settlement after eight years of contentious litigation.
• Edelweiss Financial Services Limited and group NBFCs before the Bombay High Court in proceedings against Moody’s Corporation for dissemination of false information.

• Co-Chair, Young MCIA Steering Committee, 2023-25 & 2025-27
• Future Star, Benchmark Litigation 2025

• Advocate, Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
• Permanent Member, Bombay Bar Association