Experience
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. SAP India:
Assisted SAP India in proceedings before the customs commissionerate relating to the valuation of imported software from Germany in the context of separately valued software services supplied domestically in India.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Penza Tanning Ltd. & Ors.:
Acted for a consortium of Indian leather exporters before the customs commissionerate relating to allegedly wrongly-availed customs exemptions on goods exported to the EU.
Commissioner of Central Excise v. Fitrite Packers (Supreme Court):
Assisted the Department of Revenue (led by Ritin Rai SC and the Solicitor General) in proceedings before the Supreme Court relating to the excise classification of printed goods and the process of manufacture.
Advised a renewable energy conglomerate on customs duties and classification of goods for the import of wind power generation units and equipment into India.
Advised an Indian conglomerate on the interpretation and application of the prescribed rules-of-origin criteria in the India-Singapore FTA (CECA) 2005 for availing import duty concessions.
Advised an Indian conglomerate on potential duties and export benefits for the execution of a large construction project in Africa.
Advised an Indian steel conglomerate on the possibility of a new-shipper review in the context of anti-dumping duties levied by the EU.
Commissioner of Income Tax v. TVS Berg Ltd. (Supreme Court):
Acted for TVS Berg Ltd. in proceedings before the Supreme Court relating to tax exemptions in the execution of a design and engineering services agreement between an Indian company and a US (Delaware) corporation.
Videocon Telecommunications Limited v. Union of India:
Acted for the Department of Telecom (led by Ritin Rai SC) in proceedings before the TDSAT relating to telecom license conditions, roll-out obligations, and the redemption/renewal of performance bank guarantees under license conditions.
Cellular Operators Association of India & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.:
Acted for the Department of Telecom (led by Ritin Rai SC) in proceedings before the TDSAT relating to amended telecom license conditions regarding the reporting of base-station electromagnetic emissions.