Government and public law concerns the legal relationship between the State and those it regulates, contracts with, and governs. Afentis Legal advises and represents parties in disputes involving government contracts, tenders, subsidies, licences, and administrative action, and in matters where the State is a litigant or the decision-maker whose action is under challenge. The practice draws on the Constitution, the General Clauses Act, administrative-law principles, and the statutory frameworks governing public procurement and regulation.
The firm’s public-law practice is informed by direct experience of government litigation. Several of its advisors have held constitutional and standing-counsel offices, including as Panel Counsel for the Union, and this exposure shapes how the firm both challenges and defends State action. Matters are approached with an understanding of the procedural and evidentiary standards that apply when a public authority’s decision is tested for legality, fairness, and proportionality.
Service Spectrum
- Challenges to tender processes, blacklisting, and disqualification decisions
- Disputes arising from government contracts, concessions, and public procurement
- Judicial review of administrative and regulatory action
- Representation of and against public authorities in writ and civil proceedings
- Subsidy, licence, and permit disputes
- Advisory work on the exercise of statutory and executive power
- Representation before constitutional authorities on questions of public law
- Appeals and Special Leave Petitions arising from public-law matters
Firm’s Approach
The firm’s principal advantage in this domain is its institutional familiarity with how government decisions are made and defended. Having represented the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Union of India, and the President’s Secretariat, its advisors understand the internal reasoning and the evidentiary record on which public authorities rely, which sharpens both the framing of challenges and the defence of impugned action. Public-law matters are handled with attention to the standards of natural justice, non-arbitrariness, and proportionality that govern their review.