Ujjal Banerjee

Ujjal is an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India with a practice focused on dispute resolution, encompassing commercial litigation, regulatory proceedings, and appellate advocacy. Over the last 16 years as a lawyer, he has been involved in a range of significant matters before the Supreme Court of India and has several reported judgments to his credit.

Ujjal regularly advises and represents clients across sectors, including private banking and financial services, real estate, education, publishing, automobile manufacturing, renewable energy, and hospitality. His practice involves appearances before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) and the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

His work includes advising on and conducting matters relating to commercial disputes, property, shareholder and tariff related issues, insolvency-related proceedings, and regulatory challenges. He has represented members of the Rajasthan and Kapurthala Royal Families in relation to their shareholders and property disputes. He has also advised in matters concerning control and management of Luxury Five Star Hotels. His experience also extends to the structuring and finalisation of settlement arrangements in complex, multi-party disputes.

In addition to his litigation practice, Ujjal is involved in drafting and advising on a range of commercial documentation, including employment contracts, collaboration agreements, and transactional documents, particularly in the context of dispute avoidance and resolution.

He has also been appointed as Legal Expert to the Ethics Committee of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi, where he advises on legal and ethical issues arising in the Hospital.

Ujjal holds an LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi and an LL.M. from National Law University, Jodhpur. Prior to joining the Firm, he has worked with leading law firms viz. Clasis Law, Argus Partners, and Suri & Co. He is a member of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and the Supreme Court Bar Association.