§ Practice
Eight areas, practised in depth.
We would rather do eight things properly than list forty. Each area below has its own page: the matters we see, the forums we appear before, the papers to bring, and how a matter usually moves.
§ 01 · For committees and members alike
Co-operative Housing Society Matters
Advice and representation for managing committees and members — bye-laws, elections, dues recovery, transfers, nominations and disputes under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960.
- Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies
- Co-operative Court, Mumbai
- Divisional Joint Registrar
§ 02 · The agreement decides the next ten years
Redevelopment & Development Issues
Legal counsel to societies through redevelopment — developer selection, the development agreement, permanent alternate accommodation, and the disputes that follow when a project stalls.
- Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies
- MahaRERA
- City Civil Court, Mumbai
§ 03 · Drafted once, registered properly
Property Documentation & Registration
Drafting, stamping and registration of sale deeds, agreements for sale, gift and release deeds, powers of attorney and leave and licence agreements — with a title search before you sign.
- Sub-Registrar offices (IGR Maharashtra)
- Collector of Stamps, Mumbai
- City Survey and Land Records offices
§ 04 · So the home passes the way it was meant to
Succession, Wills & Probate
Wills drafted to be proved, probate and letters of administration, succession and heirship certificates, and transmission of a flat after a member's death.
- Bombay High Court (Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction)
- City Civil Court, Mumbai
- Housing societies and Sub-Registrar offices, for transmission
§ 05 · The deadlines are short and strict
Cheque Bounce Cases
Legal notices and complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act — for the payee who needs to recover, and for the drawer who needs to defend.
- Metropolitan Magistrates' Courts, Mumbai
- City Sessions Court (appeals and revisions)
- Bombay High Court
§ 06 · Privately, carefully, in your language
Divorce & Family Matters
Mutual consent and contested divorce, maintenance, custody, domestic violence and settlement of matrimonial property — handled privately and with care.
- Family Court, Bandra, Mumbai
- Metropolitan Magistrates' Courts (domestic violence)
- Mediation centres attached to the courts
§ 07 · Fast, careful, on the record
Criminal Complaints & Defence
Drafting and pursuing police and private complaints, anticipatory and regular bail, and defence at trial before the Magistrates' and Sessions Courts.
- Police stations and the office of the Commissioner of Police
- Metropolitan Magistrates' Courts
- City Sessions Court, Mumbai
§ 08 · Built on the paperwork, argued plainly
Civil Litigation
Suits for possession, injunction, recovery and specific performance; consumer and RERA complaints; and appeals before the City Civil Court and the Bombay High Court.
- City Civil Court, Mumbai
- Bombay High Court
- Small Causes Court, Mumbai
§ How a matter moves