Surabhi Khattar

Partner

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Surabhi has advisory and litigation experience of over 10 years with focus on complex commercial disputes and white-collar crime litigation.

Her areas of expertise cover corporate and commercial litigations, insolvency laws, white collar litigation, issues relating to product liability, motor vehicle laws and environmental laws. She also handles matters pertaining to arbitration, intellectual property, taxation, consumer laws and civil and criminal trials. She regularly appears and argues before Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts, PMLA Appellate Tribunal, NGT, NCDRC, DRT, NCLT, NCLAT and various Tribunals.  She has also received appreciation for her arguments by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India [State Bank of India v India Power Corporation Limited Civil Appeal No. 10424 of 2024, Judgment dated 27 September 2024].

Relevant Experience:

  • Advising and representing Volkswagen Group in India on emissions norms issue
  • Advising and representing AES Group in the CBI and ED proceedings arising out of the coal block de-allocation, with AES having been acquitted of all charges.
  • Advising and Representing State Bank of India in relation to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of India Power Corporation Ltd (IPCL) and in numerous proceedings initiated by IPCL before various forums. Further, received appreciation from the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India for submissions in one of the matter as recorded in the Order dated September 27, 2024.
  • Advising and representing Dr. Bina Modi in a family trust dispute
  • Advising and representing Godfrey Philips Limited on various issues
  • Advising and representing Ms. Natasha Oberoi in proceedings concerning the Will of late Mr. PRS Oberoi.
  • Advising and Representing Committee of Creditors in relation to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of Meenakshi Energy Ltd. Further, the Hon’ble Supreme Court settled the issue on interpretation of Regulation 39 (1A) of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016, in the instant case.
  • Advising and Representing the Committee of Creditors in relation to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of Videocon Industries Ltd. + group companies and VOVL Limited.
  • Advising and Representing the Committee of Creditors in relation to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of Mandhana Industries Ltd.
  • Advised and Represented the Committee of Creditors led by IDBI Bank in the CIRP of JBF Petrochemicals Limited
  • Advising and Representing International Finance Corporation in proceedings before Supreme Court wherein Supreme Court has inter alia decided the issue of simultaneous initiation of CIRP against principal borrower and corporate guarantor
  • Advising and representing Dhampur Group in relation to environmental issues before NGT
  • Advised and represented Andritz Group in a dispute in relation to an accident at the project site.
  • Advised and represented Malabar Group on various issues including intellectual property; issues with debit freezing and putting on hold money in accounts of the company etc.
  • Advising and representing GR Infraprojects Limited in a challenge to arbitral award.
  • Advised & represented Dharampal Satyapal Limited on a number of issues including pictorial warning on tobacco products, taxation issues etc.
  • Advised and represented CoStar Group in a dispute pertaining to copyright infringement and also on issues pertaining to Letters of Request.

Memberships

  • Bar Council of Delhi

Qualifications

  • 2015 B.A. LLB. (Hons.), National Law University, Delhi
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Expertise

Practice Areas

  • Dispute Resolution
  • White Collar/Investigations