About

Mr. Ritesh Agrawal is an Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court of India and an Advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi, with more than 25 years of legal practice. An Advocate-on-Record since 2007, Mr. Agrawal regularly appears before the Supreme Court, High Courts, specialist tribunals and arbitral forums across India.

Mr. Agrawal's practice encompasses constitutional, civil, criminal and commercial litigation; arbitration; company law and insolvency; banking and debt recovery; money laundering, FEMA and SEBI matters; land acquisition; service law; consumer protection; and matrimonial disputes.

Work Experience

• Supreme Court and High Court advocacy. Mr. Agrawal has argued matters before the Supreme Court and High Courts across Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar.
• Tribunal and regulatory litigation. Mr. Agrawal's experience extends to the NCLT, NCLAT, Debt Recovery Tribunals, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Central Administrative Tribunal, National Green Tribunal, PMLA Appellate Tribunal and arbitral tribunals.
• Government and enforcement representation. Mr. Agrawal has appeared for the Union of India and the State of Uttar Pradesh before the Supreme Court, and represented the Directorate of Enforcement before the PMLA Appellate Tribunal.
• Institutional and public-sector mandates. Mr. Agrawal has appeared for Kanpur Development Authority, Uttar Pradesh Awas Evam Vikas Parishad, IFFCO, NALCO and the National Internet Exchange of India, as well as companies, private clients and autonomous government bodies.
• Arbitration, insolvency and commercial disputes. Mr. Agrawal has represented parties in commercial arbitrations, acted as an arbitrator in multiple matters, and handled company, insolvency, banking, securitisation and debt-recovery proceedings.

Selected Professional Achievements

• Supreme Court-appointed Amicus Curiae. Mr. Agrawal has been appointed by the Supreme Court as amicus curiae in several matters.
• Supreme Court legal-aid representation. Mr. Agrawal has conducted and argued civil and criminal cases for the Supreme Court Legal Services Authority.
• Merger and amalgamation committees. Mr. Agrawal has presided over committees in matters involving corporate mergers and amalgamations.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi (1996-1999 batch).

Professional Qualifications

• Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India, since 2007.
• Advocate, Bar Council of Delhi.

Representative Arbitration Matters

Mr. Agrawal's arbitration experience includes disputes involving the following parties:

• Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. v. Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd.
• Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd. v. ETA Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
• 3H India Medical Pvt. Ltd. v. Veer Enterprises.