Roopadaksha has over 10 years of experience in dispute resolution in the areas of commercial litigation, arbitration and constitutional matters. He heads the civil and commercial litigation practice area at TLP. A graduate of Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Roopadaksha has been associated with TLP since his qualification as a lawyer.
Over the years he has represented and advised several multi-national companies, financial institutions and public sector enterprises. He regularly appears before various fora including the High Court of Bombay, the Bombay City Civil Court, NCLT and in arbitrations and quasi-judicial proceedings.
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He specializes in port, infrastructure and insurance related arbitrations. He also specializes in real estate related disputes and conveyancing.
Indicative Matters
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MbPA: Represented MbPA in several high-stake arbitrations related to the construction of their terminal and other port facilities as well as various commercial and real estate disputes regarding their port operation and estate holding.
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MMRCL: Represented MMRCL in crucial litigations. The indicative matters include Writ Petitions challenging the Metro alignment for being in breach of the fundamental right of religion of a particular community as well as PILs regarding the cutting of trees.
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BPCL: Represented BPCL in arbitrations, Writ Petitions, civil suits and tenancy-related suits.
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ECGC: Represented ECGC in their major arbitrations related to claim processing. Also drafted the standard policy bonds and documents of ECGC for their entire credit portfolio.
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Avvad Developers: Represented Avvad Developers in their major housing development and redevelopment projects.
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CIDCO: Represented CIDCO in a high-stakes litigation related to land acquisition for Navi Mumbai Airport valued at INR 2,801 crores (USD 335 Million).
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Spirit of Math Schools Inc.: Advised Spirit of Math Schools Inc., a Canadian company regarding incorporation and business operations in India.
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Life Insurance Corporation of India - Housing Finance Limited (LIC-HFL): Prepared Facility Documents and title verification reports on behalf of LIC-HFL for multiple housing finance projects exceeding INR 500 crores.