Civil and commercial litigation encompasses the resolution of disputes arising from contracts, property, partnerships, shareholder relationships, and commercial transactions, governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Specific Relief Act, 1963, and allied statutes. Afentis Legal acts for corporations, financial institutions, and individual litigants in suits, applications, and appeals where the quantum in dispute and the complexity of the transaction demand disciplined pleading and evidence management.
The firm’s approach is grounded in the recognition that commercial disputes are won on the documents. Pleadings are drafted to isolate the triable issues; discovery, inspection, and admission of documents are pursued to narrow the contest; and interim relief is sought where the balance of convenience and the risk of irreparable harm justify it. The Commercial Courts Act framework, with its case-management timelines and costs regime, is used deliberately to structure the litigation to the client’s advantage.
Service Spectrum
- Commercial suits under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, including summary judgment applications under Order XIII-A
- Recovery suits, specific performance, injunctions, and declaratory relief
- Interim relief under Order XXXIX, appointment of receivers, and attachment before judgment
- Shareholder, partnership, and joint-venture disputes
- Enforcement of contractual and statutory rights, including under the Specific Relief Act
- Appeals, revisions, and review before High Courts and the Supreme Court
- Execution proceedings and enforcement of decrees
- Interlocutory strategy, including applications under Order VII Rule 11 for rejection of plaint
Firm’s Approach
The firm approaches each commercial dispute as a document-intensive exercise requiring early control of the record. Its litigators assess, at the outset, whether the matter is better resolved through interim leverage, summary disposal, or full trial, and structure the pleadings accordingly. The interdisciplinary bench allows commercial disputes with a regulatory or tax overlay to be argued with command of both dimensions. Attention to procedural timelines under the Commercial Courts Act prevents the delay that ordinarily erodes commercial claims.