Litigation
Solaris Legal conducts civil and commercial litigation before the district courts, the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. The firm also appears before statutory tribunals, including the National Company Law Tribunal, the National Green Tribunal, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and the Debts Recovery Tribunal. It acts for Indian and overseas clients, with matters handled across India.
The legal framework
The general framework is the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, with remedies shaped by the Specific Relief Act 1963, time governed by the Limitation Act 1963 and evidence by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023. Writ jurisdiction rests on the Constitution of India. Before the specialised tribunals the relevant statute controls: in the National Company Law Tribunal and, on appeal, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, the Companies Act 2013 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016; in the Debts Recovery Tribunal, the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act 1993 and the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002.
Scope
Civil and commercial suits before the district courts, the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.
Writ petitions before the High Courts challenging state and regulatory action, with appeals to the Supreme Court.
Urgent applications for interim relief, including injunctions against the fraudulent invocation of performance bank guarantees.
Suits for specific performance of commercial agreements, including agreements to lease real estate.
Oppression and mismanagement actions before the National Company Law Tribunal on behalf of minority shareholders.
Debt recovery and enforcement of security interests before the Debts Recovery Tribunal and the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal.
Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards before the High Courts, including service of documents abroad under the Hague Service Convention 1965.
Trademark and copyright suits and passing-off actions before the High Courts of Delhi, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.
Environmental litigation before the National Green Tribunal, the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.
Appeals, revisions and special leave petitions, and execution proceedings for the enforcement of decrees and orders.
Where it applies
Writing on this subject
Omission of Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925
Solaris Legal · Mondaq · 9 February 2026
Jurisdiction of Indian Courts to Grant Anti-Arbitration Injunctions in Foreign-Seated Arbitrations
Rajat Pradhan, Padmanabh Sethunath, Simran Parmani · Mondaq · 15 December 2025
Section 47 of CPC: Second bite at the cherry for challenging arbitration awards?
Rajat Pradhan, Padmanabh Sethunath · Mondaq · 29 July 2025
Delhi High Court reaffirms insurers’ subrogation rights
Maya Ramesh · Mondaq · 29 July 2025
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025 — India chapter
Debarshi Dutta, Rajat Pradhan, Shivam Tiwari · The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides · July 2025