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1. To begin with, kindly introduce yourself to our readers.<\/p>\n

Hi, my name is Sanjeev Kumar. I am a Senior Partner, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India. I have been working with the firm for over two decades now and I have over three decades litigation practice. Over the years, my work has involved commercial disputes, arbitration, recovery proceedings, enforcement strategy, insolvency-related litigation, and multi-forum disputes where the legal and commercial objectives must be pursued together.<\/p>\n

2. Kindly tell us about your journey with Luthra and Luthra. What went behind the journey of entering and leading the litigation wing of a top-tier corporate law firm?<\/p>\n

I joined Luthra and Luthra exactly two decades ago. Before that, I was working with Rajiv Shakdher, then a Senior Advocate and later he became a Judge at the Delhi High Court and retired as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. I was with Mr Shakdher for around eight years.<\/p>\n

After gaining the experience of working with an individual lawyer and appearing in various forums, I thought it was the time to join a firm where I would have exposure to bigger mandates and variety of matters all across India. That was the thought behind entering\/joining Luthra and Luthra.<\/p>\n

And now, after over two decades in the firm, I am one of the Senior Partners and one of the top litigation counsels in the firm. That transition shaped my practice. Litigation in a top-tier firm is not limited to court appearances. It requires understanding the client’s commercial position, the wider transaction, the financial exposure, the regulatory consequences, and the most efficient path to relief. A disputes lawyer in a corporate law firm must understand not only the law, but also the commercial consequence of every procedural step.<\/p>\n

3. With the governing role of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), when do parties still prefer courts over arbitration? How can India excel in developing a sound arbitration landscape, reducing the courtroom burden?<\/p>\n

Parties prefer courts when they seek broader appellate rights. Section 34’s narrow grounds for challenging an award only where the award is against public policy, where a party was denied a fair hearing, or where there is fraud or corruption.<\/p>\n

Despite the compelling case for arbitration, parties for several strategic reasons continue to prefer courts. The National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI’s) January 2026 circular, which bars arbitration for all disputes valued at Rs 10 crores or above and redirects them to civil courts, starkly illustrates this preference. The Government’s explicit preference towards courts for high-value claims send a strong signal to retreat from arbitration.<\/p>\n

The courts remain attractive where leverage and delay serve a tactical purpose; Well-funded parties can exploit slow court timelines and multiple appellate stages to financially drain the other party into accepting a one-way arrangement. Faced with the prospect of protracted court battles, the other party may feel pressured to accept settlements during conciliation that they might otherwise have contested in arbitration. For example, for a Rs 1000 crores matter the entry cost, the Delhi High Court with the ad valorem court fees will be approximately Rs 9.75 crores whereas in Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), for a three-member Arbitral Tribunal fee may amount up to Rs 1.87 crores. Thus, by frustrating the option to go to DIAC the party who sits at a better financial position will have an upper hand at negotiation.<\/p>\n

Concerns about arbitrator integrity in ad hoc settings, high arbitrator fees in large disputes, and the problem of arbitration becoming as slow as litigation, in the contemporary time, some scholars also refer to arbitration as “pre-litigation litigation”, this pushes parties toward courts. State entities additionally prefer courts due to sovereign immunity complications. Arbitration will remain credible only if it delivers what it promises: speed, neutrality, enforceability, and accountability. When integrity concerns combine with narrow challenge grounds, courts feel like the safer, and a more accountable forum despite their delays.<\/p>\n

To answer how can India excel in arbitration and reduce court burden, we can say,<\/p>\n

1. Shift to institutional arbitration<\/span>: 90—95 per cent of Indian arbitrations are still ad hoc, breeding delays and integrity concerns, robust institutions provide accountability and track records. Institutional arbitration can solve these major problems. Let’s say there is a concern in regards to the integrity of the arbitrator. Now, when you are faced with that, under the narrow confines of Section 34, institutional arbitration can actually be the answer as you can have the track record of the arbitrators and how do they operate, at what efficiency do they operate. And in addition to this, you can also rectify the challenges and address the challenges faced in ad hoc arbitrations. India does not need more arbitration centres as much as it needs stronger, better funded, and more trusted arbitration institutions.<\/p>\n

2. Limited court interference<\/span>: The Act strictly minimises judicial intrusion to preserve the autonomy of the arbitration process while still granting courts the specific power to provide urgent interim relief. This is envisaged in Section 5 of the Act itself, however, there have been some instances where courts have gone overboard and stepped into the arbitration proceedings. However, we can see that there is now a shift in the mindset of judiciary and an understanding that both processes need to be separate and can only be intertwined in an exceptional case scenario.<\/p>\n

3. Enact the 2024 Amendment Bill<\/span>: It proposes enhanced institutional powers, reducing court intervention in mandate extensions and arbitrator substitution.<\/p>\n

4. Do you suggest any reforms in the existing framework of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Firstly, appellate Arbitral Tribunal should be introduced. Proposed Section 34-A would allow parties to choose between seat courts and appellate Arbitral Tribunals for set-aside applications, retaining disputes within the arbitration ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Secondly, we should have specialist courts with specialist judges and advocates needing towards reform in the existing framework of arbitration.<\/p>\n

Lastly, we should also move towards having a consolidated arbitration centre and arbitration institutions, strong and well-funded arbitration institutions. In contemporary times, we have too many arbitration centres, majorly every city has one, with every one competing with themselves. But now we should move towards having a more consolidated approach, be it at the cost of fewer arbitration centres, but should be well-funded arbitration centres which are autonomous, so that we could move in the direction of the vision of the Act.<\/p>\n

5. Can you share a memorable case or a landmark victory dealing with a high-stake client, which became a turning point or a milestone in your litigation career?<\/p>\n

Having been a litigator for over three decades now, there are several cases which I enjoyed arguing and handling in courts. So, it is very difficult to mention one specific case. But one particular matter where the strategy was very different from what normal litigation strategy is that matter stands out because, not only we got the relief that we wanted for the client, but the manner in which we advised the client ensured that the relief which the client was seeking was achieved in a very short time, which would not have been the case otherwise.<\/p>\n

So, of course, I cannot name the client but it is a reputed and a very prominent bank based in Mauritius. They had given a loan to a Mauritius subsidiary, that subsidiary itself did not have too many assets, so the loan was basically given based on the guarantee given by the parent company which was based in India. The subsidiary defaulted in its payment obligations. It was at that stage that the client approached us to initiate litigation against that company in Mauritius. Having seen the agreements and the dispute resolution clause, the clause provided for exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Mauritius and the governing law was Mauritius. So, any litigation that we would have initiated would have to be initiated in Mauritius.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the legal system in Mauritius, with respect to getting relief at the courts, is also not very expeditious. So, we advised the client and the borrower, the Mauritius subsidiary was asking for around three months where they said if given a rollover of three months, they would be able to make the payment. Both the client and we were convinced that there was no way that the borrower would be in a position to make the payment in another three months. But rather than initiating litigation right away, when we would have been forced to litigate in Mauritius, which like I said, is not convenient and expeditious forum. Even then once the decree was passed by the courts at Mauritius, since the Mauritius entity did not have assets, to execute that decree, the bank would have to come to India. Furthermore, since India does not have reciprocity with Mauritius, another suit based on the Mauritius decree would have to be filed in India. And thereafter, once that suit was decreed in India, execution would have ensued. That would have been an extremely cumbersome and costly process.<\/p>\n

So, to avoid that, we took an ingenious route. Working on the desperation of the borrower for getting an additional three months, we told the bank, “you agree to this, but ask for one change in the loan documents, that is, the dispute resolution clause. You change the dispute resolution clause from Mauritius to United Kingdom (UK), and also change the governing law to English law”. The borrower, being desperate for extension, agreed to this. As we had anticipated, in the next three months no payment was received, and once again they defaulted. Immediately, we advised the client to initiate recovery proceedings in the UK. The benefit being, UK not only is very expeditious in these matters of commercial disputes, but more importantly, UK has reciprocity with India. So, in six months, we got a decree in the UK Court and based on the reciprocity, we straight away initiated execution in India based on that UK Commercial Court decree. Had we not got this change done in the dispute resolution clause when the initial default occurred, the entire process would have been very time-consuming.<\/p>\n

So, after filing the execution, we were able to since the assets were in India, based on that and the UK decree was on merits we were able to achieve the goal and the money was recovered in a very short time. So, that is something I really feel was one of the matters where our strategy was very different, and it led to a positive outcome for the client in a very short interval. In commercial litigation, strategy begins before the first pleading is filed. The best litigation strategy is not always about fighting first; it is about choosing the right forum, the right timing, and the right remedy.<\/p>\n

6. Cross-border enforcement of decrees and arbitral awards is a recurring challenge. What are the practical and legal hurdles that often slow down enforcement in India? What future trajectory do you see cross-border dispute resolution taking in the upcoming times?<\/p>\n

First challenge is Procedural fragmentation and tactical delays: Parties often deploy endless interlocutory applications challenging stamping, disputing jurisdiction, or dragging their feet on service stretching execution of an award into years of litigation.<\/p>\n

The solution is that Fragmentation can be avoided, if your contract is drafted correctly in the first place. Choosing a single, well-recognised institutional seat with clear governing rules reduces the surface area for jurisdictional disputes and interlocutory maneuvering across multiple forums. Many enforcement battles are won or lost at the drafting stage.<\/p>\n

Another Challenge is Overburdened courts delaying award-holders: Even where an award survives challenge, the award-holder still waits months or years for courts to dispose of Section 34\/48 applications. Enforcement of awards and disputes regarding an award is an extraordinarily time-intensive procedure that dissuade parties from choosing arbitration.<\/p>\n

Possible solution could be that Tribunals must be empowered to decide their own jurisdiction, minimising pre-award court interventions. The principle that the courts of the seat should exclusively handle challenges means award-holders are not pulled into satellite litigation across multiple jurisdictions, streamlining the post-award phase.<\/p>\n

Third challenge is that Sovereign immunity in State-entity disputes: When a partially State-owned entity enters arbitration without explicitly acknowledging the commercial nature of the transaction, sovereign immunity complications arise at enforcement.<\/p>\n

What can be done that the recommended solution is expressly stating in the arbitration agreement itself that the transaction is purely commercial pre-emptively waives immunity, avoiding post-award enforcement battles entirely.<\/p>\n

7. Insolvency proceedings often overlap with litigation, recovery, and even criminal complaints. How should lawyers manage that overlap without losing sight of the commercial objective?<\/p>\n

There are certain overlaps, like<\/p>\n

1. IBC versus criminal proceedings<\/span><\/p>\n

Separating corporate liability within corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) from personal criminal exposure, which the Section 14 moratorium does not shield. Directors and guarantors remain personally liable under Section 138<\/a>, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881<\/a> (NI Act) and Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002<\/a> (PMLA) regardless of CIRP. Directors and signatories cannot invoke insolvency proceedings as a shield against criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n

2. The IBC-PMLA<\/span><\/p>\n

Enforcement Directorate (ED) attachments run parallel to CIRP, but Section 32-A<\/a><\/span>, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC<\/a><\/span>) becomes the commercial anchor, once a resolution plan is approved, ED cannot attach corporate debtor property, insulating assets from penal claims while keeping past management liable. Therefore, expeditious plan approval is the goal which should be strived for, delay in this window is commercially catastrophic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Managing this<\/p>\n

Most importantly, parallel tracks like National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), PMLA Appellate Tribunal, criminal courts must run simultaneously, not sequentially. Liquidators can proceed with asset sales despite pending PMLA investigations. For example, if the ED had attached certain assets of a company under the PMLA. Normally this would freeze everything. But the NCLT said, the liquidator can still sell the assets during insolvency, but any money from “tainted” assets goes into a separate, ring-fenced account. The ED’s rights over that money are preserved. The directors remain criminally liable. But the insolvency process does not stop. In insolvency-linked disputes, lawyers cannot afford to think sequentially. The commercial, civil, insolvency, and criminal tracks must be managed together.<\/p>\n

8. From your perspective, what makes an effective-disputes lawyer today? What skills become most important in multi-dimensional disputes?<\/p>\n

The most imposrant skills are,<\/p>\n

Firslty, Commercial judgment<\/span>: Understanding what the client actually needs, not merely what can be argued;<\/p>\n

Secondly, Multi-forum fluency<\/span>: Being comfortable before courts, tribunals, arbitral forums, NCLT, regulatory bodies, and enforcement forums;<\/p>\n

Thridly Strategic thinking (knowing when not to fight)<\/span>: Knowing when not to fight, when to settle, when to seek interim relief, and when to preserve the record;<\/p>\n

Fourthly, Integrity and institutional trust<\/span>: Credibility with courts, tribunals, clients, and counterparties is a long-term professional asset; and<\/p>\n

Fianlly, Technology fluency and AI-assisted preparation<\/span>: Using technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted preparation responsibly to improve research, document management, chronology building, and case strategy.<\/p>\n

The best disputes lawyers are not those who litigate every point. They are those who identify the points that matter and the best disputes lawyers know not only how to fight, but when not to fight.<\/p>\n

9. Finally, what advice would you give young law students aiming for a top-tier law firm? What qualities do law firms look for in a “potential hire”?<\/p>\n

Intern often<\/span>: Young lawyers should take internships seriously. Internships are not merely resume entries; they are opportunities to observe how lawyers think, how teams work, how courts function, and how client problems are translated into legal strategy.<\/p>\n

Develop a specialism<\/span>: A young lawyer need not know everything, but should begin building depth in at least one area. Mooting, writing, and regular reading help develop clarity of thought and expression.<\/p>\n

Moot and write.<\/p>\n

Stay technologically current<\/span>: Young lawyers should stay current with legal technology, research tools, AI-assisted preparation, document review systems, and case management platforms. These tools will not replace judgment, but they will increasingly shape how efficiently lawyers work.<\/p>\n

Intellectual curiosity and adaptability<\/span>: Law firms look for intellectual curiosity, adaptability, teamwork, resilience, and work ethic. Technical knowledge matters, but reliability, judgment, and the ability to work under pressure often distinguish a potential hire.<\/p>\n

Teamwork and collaboration along with Resilience and work ethic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

1.<\/a> Senior Partner, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India.<\/p>\n

2.<\/a> EBC-SCC Online Student Ambassador, UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh.<\/p>\n

3.<\/a> EBC-SCC Online Shadow Student Ambassador, UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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