
Associate at Singh & Singh, Advocates
Delhi Area, India

Associate at Singh & Singh, Advocates
Delhi Area, India
(Law Practice industry)
July 2009 — Present (6 months)
Working on the multifarious aspects of broadcasting and cable laws, drafting of pleadings, briefing and appearing in Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
(Law Practice industry)
November 2008 — November 2008 (1 month)
Conducted legal research on The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, mining laws, environmental laws and IPR laws, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, FERA, 1973, FEMA, 1999 and Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Drafted a counter affidavit in an environmental matter.
Worked on the various facets of white collar crimes.
(Law Practice industry)
August 2008 — August 2008 (1 month)
Worked on several aspects of mining laws, The Land Acquisition Act, 1894, The Companies Act, 1956, The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Carriage by Air Act, 1972, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Attended client conferences, prepared notes and attended proceedings in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
(Legal Services industry)
June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)
Conducted legal research and analysed the legal liability of medical professionals especially under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Identified the indicators in the decisions pronounced by SCDRCs, NCDRC and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India with respect to medical negligence from 1997-2006 with special emphasis on the defences taken by the medical professionals, the medical specialisations in which allegations of medical negligence are commonly made and the admissibility of expert evidence.
Observed the operation of various labour laws in the day to day functioning of the hospital and the medical college and conducted exhaustive legal research on various labour laws like Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
(Law Practice industry)
December 2007 — December 2007 (1 month)
Pepared an exhaustive report on the right of a litigant to effective assistance of counsel in a civil case.
Prepared an exhaustive report on the law of mining.
Assisted the Firm's corporate division in due diligence.
Drafted a review petition and civil miscellaneous applications.
Conducted legal research on The Constitution of India, 1950, The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, The Limitation Act, 1963, The Indian Contract Act, 1872, The Transfer of Property Act, 1882, The Consumer Protection Act, 1986, The MRTP Act, 1969, The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, The Advocates Act, 1961, The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, The Special Marriage Act, 1954 and The Government Grants Act, 1895.
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
May 2007 — May 2007 (1 month)
Drafted Right to Information appeals, Special Leave Petition, Curative Petition and Bail Applications.
Conducted extensive legal research on and analysis of the legal aspects of HIV/AIDS and prepared reports on the same.
Conducted extensive legal research on and analysis of The SC and the ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955.
Undertook legal analysis of testimonies submitted during the Indian People’s Tribunal on Untouchability organised jointly by Human Rights Law Network and National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights.
Prepared a report on bonded labour in India.
(Law Practice industry)
May 2006 — May 2006 (1 month)
Worked on the various aspects of The Constitution of India, 1950, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Environment Protection Act, 1986 and Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Worked on several aspects of civil procedure.
Drafted legal notices.
L.L.B. , Arbitration and Conciliation , 2004 — 2009
Presented a joint paper to Professor Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Rutgers University on the circumstances under which humanitarian intervention is justified under international law.
Presented a paper on Section 21 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children Act), 2000 in UGC sponsored Western Region Seminar on Human Rights and Ethics.
Organised a State-Level Capacity Building Community Workshop on the protection of women and children from sex tourism.
Joint Student Co-ordinator- Getting Yes a negotiation competition in Lex Novitas.
Joint Student Co-ordinator- Moot Court in Law Fest.
Certificate Course in the Civil Law Studies , EU Law and Civil Law i.e., the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 and the Code of Civil Procedure,1939 , 2008 — 2008
This course enabled me to learn multifarious aspects relating to EU Law like "horizontal direct effect" of EC Regulations and treaties, the doctrine of supremacy of EC Law, competition law in the EU et cetera.
It also enabled me to learn several aspects relating to Civil Law with special emphasis on family laws and usages.
Senior Secondary , Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, English , 1997 — 2004
1992 — 1997
Bar Council of Delhi
Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council Level Advocate K.B. Kayastha Moot Court Competititon on matrimonial law and criminal law, 2006- WINNER.
S.D.M., Mangalore, Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, 2005- BEST MALE ADVOCATE AWARD and ADJUDGED AS A SEMI-FINALIST.
NHRC sponsored National Level Human Rights Moot Court Competition, 2009- BEST MALE ADVOCATE AWARD and ADJUDGED AS A SEMI-FINALIST.
National Level Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Kottayam, 2006- AWARD FOR THE SECOND BEST MEMORIAL AND ADJUDGED AS A SEMI-FINALIST.
D.M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition, 2007- AWARD FOR THE SECOND BEST MEMORIAL, CERTIFIED AS A SEMI-FINALIST AND RANKED AS THIRD BEST SPEAKER.
The Seventh Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, New Delhi, 2007- ADJUDGED AS A SEMI-FINALIST