Jyoti Sinha is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice group in the Mumbai office. She specialises in litigations and arbitrations in the real estate, infrastructure, power & gas, FMCG, hospitality, banking and sports sectors.
Jyoti regularly advises and represents clients in civil, commercial and contractual disputes before the Supreme Court, Bombay High Court, arbitral and other tribunals, RERA, MERC, and other legal fora.
Dispute Resolution
Advised and represented them on the applicability of Section 9-A of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 resulting in a landmark judgment being passed by the Bombay High Court.
Advised and successfully represented them in LCIA arbitration proceedings against an international Cricket Board as well as in arbitration proceedings against a state sports association pertaining to ATP tennis tournament held in Chennai, India.
Advised and represented them against cylinder manufacturers on pricing of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders in arbitration, Court proceedings as well as before the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India.
Advised and represented them before the RERA Appellate Tribunal resulting in a notable judgment modifying the order passed by RERA and holding that the rights of the flat holders on the concerned property would be subject to mortgage created in favour of the Company.
Advised and represented in a challenge to the constitutional validity of the Wakf Board under the Wakf Act 1996 resulting in a landmark judgment being passed by the Bombay High Court.
Advised and represented them before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court on disputes pertaining to the interpretation of Section 7 and Section 7A of the Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act 1963 and declarations registered under the Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act 1970.
Advised and represented them before the Bombay High Court in challenge to the Constitutional validity of several provisions of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act 1966, Development Control Regulations for Greater Mumbai 1991, CRZ Notification 2011, slum rehabilitation schemes and notifications issued under the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act 1956.
Advised and represented in arbitration and court proceedings relating to specific performance of a hotel management agreement in respect of reputed five- star hotel property in Jammu & Kashmir resulting in a favorable award.
Advised and represented in multiple arbitration proceedings against MSEDCL relating to force majeure and encashment of performance bank guarantees under turnkey EPC contracts for electrification of various districts in Maharashtra.
