Litigation & Dispute Resolution
The firm conducts civil, commercial, constitutional, and writ proceedings before the High Courts and specialised tribunals, with sustained appearance in appellate advocacy at the most senior forums.
Litigation is at the core of the firm's identity. Lexacto & Co. represents institutional clients, public bodies, and private parties in contentious matters spanning civil and commercial disputes, constitutional and writ proceedings, regulatory challenges, and tribunal litigation. Engagements are characterised by careful pleadings, rigorous case strategy, and senior-led advocacy.
The firm has a long-standing presence before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, and other High Courts in matters of public importance, alongside regular appearance before the National Company Law Tribunal, Debts Recovery Tribunals, and other specialised forums. The litigation bench prepares each matter as if it were destined for appellate scrutiny — with the expectation that pleadings, written submissions, and oral arguments will withstand the closest examination.
Scope of Services
- Writ petitions under Article 32 and Article 226 of the Constitution of India
- Special leave petitions and appeals before the Supreme Court of India
- Civil suits, commercial suits, and original-side proceedings before High Courts
- Constitutional challenges to statutes, regulations, and administrative action
- Letters patent appeals and division bench proceedings
- Tribunal litigation before NCLT, NCLAT, DRT, DRAT, and statutory commissions
- Injunctions, interim relief, and urgent mentioning
- Execution proceedings and contempt applications
- Public interest litigation and matters concerning public bodies
Criminal Law & Special Court Matters
The firm also represents clients in criminal litigation and investigations before trial, appellate, and special courts.
- Criminal cases, bail applications, quashing petitions, trials, revisions, and appeals
- Anti-corruption and CBI matters, including cases before Special Courts under the Prevention of Corruption Act
- Proceedings under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act and matters involving the Enforcement Directorate
- NDPS Act matters, sexual offence cases, and proceedings under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
- Offences under the Passports Act, 1967
Forums & Authorities
The firm appears before forums of original, appellate, and constitutional jurisdiction in matters of significance to its institutional and individual clients.
- Supreme Court of India
- Delhi High Court; Bombay High Court (Mumbai); Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru); Telangana High Court (Hyderabad); Calcutta High Court (Kolkata); Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur); Rajasthan High Court (Jodhpur and Jaipur); Allahabad High Court; Patna High Court; Punjab and Haryana High Court (Chandigarh); Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur); Gauhati High Court (Guwahati); and other jurisdictions
- District Courts in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida, and Ghaziabad, and Commercial Courts of competent jurisdiction
- National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
- Debts Recovery Tribunals and Appellate Tribunal
- Special CBI Courts under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Sectors Served
The litigation practice serves an institutional client base whose disputes often have implications beyond the immediate parties.
- Banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions
- Public sector undertakings and statutory bodies
- Infrastructure, real estate, and project companies
- Manufacturing and industrial concerns
- Promoter and shareholder groups
- High-net-worth individuals in commercial and personal disputes
Why Engage Lexacto & Co.
The firm's litigation practice is built on disciplined preparation and senior-led advocacy. Each matter is reviewed and argued by a partner or senior counsel who has personally drafted the pleadings and strategised the case. The firm does not delegate critical hearings or written submissions to junior hands without supervision, and the result is consistency of representation across forums and across the long arc of complex litigation.
Clients also engage the firm because its litigation team works closely with the corporate, regulatory, and insolvency practices, ensuring that contentious strategy is informed by the commercial and regulatory context of the dispute. That integration is the hallmark of the firm's institutional approach.