S&A Law Offices focuses on contentious work in the projects and energy space, representing clients in arbitration and litigation involving contractual and tender disputes. Sectors covered by the practice include waste management, mining, infrastructure, aviation and solar energy. Manoj Kumar Singh jointly heads the practice from New Delhi and co-leads the bulk of its work in this area, specialising in litigation and ADR in the infrastructure sector. Also in New Delhi are fellow practice heads Vijay Kumar Singh and Nilava Bandyopadhyay, who cover aviation arbitration and mining lease and tender disputes, and Rajdutt Shekhar Singh. Gunita Pahwa co-heads the practice from Gurugram and oversees waste-to-energy and mining arbitration.
Key clients
- Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL)
- Delhi International Airport Limited
- Mumbai International Airport Limited
- Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company Limited
- Tangedco – RP 4
- JITF Urban Waste Management (Bathinda) Limited
- Vikram Solar Private Limited (VSL)
- M/s Jindal Saw Limited
- JITF Urban Waste Management (Jalandhar) Limited
- Adani Energy Solutions Limited
- Adani Ports Special Economic Zone Limited
- Adani Road Transport Limited
- Rashmi Metalliks Limited
- JITF Urban Waste Management (Ferozepur) Limited
- IMR Metallurgical Resources AG
- IMR Resources India Pvt. Ltd.
- India Coke & Power Private Limited
Work highlights
- Represented the SPVs of JUIL (JITF Urban Waste Management (Jalandhar) Ltd and JITF Urban Waste Management (Ferozepur) Ltd) in arbitrations against Municipal Corporation Jalandhar, Punjab and Municipal Corporation Moga, Punjab.
- Regularly advises Jindal Saw Ltd on its various mining-related issues across multiple states, including litigation and other disputes relating to the mines, regular legal advisory and due diligence on various aspects, and helping with regular operational tasks from a legal standpoint as and when needed.
- Represented Delhi International Airport Ltd against the Airport Authority of India (AAI) in arbitration proceedings related to the Indian government's Open-Air Policy, which encouraged private sector involvement in the development and modernisation of airports through the Private Partnership Model.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Manoj K Singh, Gunita Pahwa, Vijay K Singh, Nilava Bandyopadhyay, Rajdutt Shekhar Singh