TLH, Advocates & Solicitors

22 June 2026   TLH, Advocates & Solicitors advised CtrlS Datacenters Ltd. in its landmark strategic partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), one of the world’s largest and renowned fund managers, involving a commitment of up to C$ 1 billion in India’s digital infrastructure sector.   The transaction comprises two components: a C$ 588 million equity investment by CPP Investments for an 8.2% stake in CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., and a C$ 441 million joint venture between CPP Investments and CtrlS to develop and operate data centre campuses across India. The partnership positions CtrlS to accelerate its hyperscale build-out as demand for AI and cloud infrastructure in India continues to grow at pace.   This transaction is a strong signal of global institutional confidence in India’s digital infrastructure story and reflects the increasing appetite of sovereign and pension capital for scaled, income-generating assets in the Indian market.     Firm’s Role   TLH acted as legal counsel to CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., advising across the full spectrum of the transaction, including deal structuring, transaction documentation, and competition law advisory in connection with the investment and joint venture arrangements.   Deal Team   The TLH team was led by Founder & Managing Partner Shailendra Komatreddy and Partner Prateek Batra and comprised Associates Anirudh Krishna and Vanshika Gupta, with competition advisory provided by Mathew George.   About TLH, Advocates & Solicitors   TLH, Advocates & Solicitors is a full-service law firm headquartered in Hyderabad, with offices in Delhi NCR and Vijayawada. The firm advises domestic and international clients on complex transactions, regulatory matters, and disputes across a wide range of sectors. Recognized for its legal excellence and client-centric approach, TLH has been consistently ranked and recommended by leading legal directories, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Benchmark Litigation. For media enquiries, please contact: [email protected] Website: www.tlh.law

TLH, Advocates & Solicitors, a full-service  law firm headquartered in Hyderabad, welcomes Rajanala Yella Reddy as Partner in its Vijayawada office. Mr. Yella Reddy brings more than two decades of litigation and advisory experience across Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Employment and Labour Law, and General Corporate Advisory. Mr. Yella Reddy has appeared before the High Courts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Debt Recovery Tribunal, the National Company Law Tribunal, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, the VAT Appellate Tribunal, Consumer Courts, and the civil and criminal courts, in matters spanning constitutional, commercial, contractual, arbitration, revenue, debt recovery, and intellectual property law. He has served as Standing Counsel for Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and currently represents the University Grants Commission. He is empanelled with NBCC (India) Limited, Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited, and KIOCL Limited before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. A graduate of Jagarlamudi Chandramouli College of Law, Guntur (Acharya Nagarjuna University), Mr. Yella Reddy holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution from ICADR in collaboration with NALSAR University. He was enrolled with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in 2001 and has practised with Tatva Legal (now TLH), Dua Associates, and IndusLaw (now CMS IndusLaw), before founding Yella Legal, Advocates in 2018. On joining TLH, Mr. Yella Reddy said: "It is a privilege to return to TLH as the firm enters a defining phase of its growth. Its emergence as a nationally recognised practice, anchored in Hyderabad, allows us to bring depth and continuity to clients across Andhra Pradesh and the Amaravati region. I look forward to building on that platform." About TLH, Advocates & Solicitors TLH, Advocates & Solicitors is a full-service law firm headquartered in Hyderabad, with offices in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Delhi NCR. The firm advises on Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Banking and Finance, and Insolvency. www.tlh.law

TLH, Advocates & Solicitors is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in the National Capital Region, marking a significant milestone in the firm’s continued expansion across India’s key commercial and legal hubs. The new office is located at Level 18, One Horizon Center, Golf Course Road, DLF Phase 5, Sector 43, Gurugram, Haryana – 122002. Strategically positioned in one of NCR’s leading business districts, the office will serve as the firm’s hub for northern India, enabling TLH to deliver more responsive and on-the-ground legal support to its growing client base. The office will advise clients across a wide range of practice areas, including corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, regulatory advisory, and technology law—further strengthening TLH’s full-service offering. Commenting on the expansion, Prateek Batra, Partner, said: “Delhi is an important commercial and regulatory centre. Establishing a presence here allows us to be closer to our clients. This is an important step in our growth journey and reflects our commitment to support clients wherever they operate.” With the addition of the NCR office, TLH now operates in four offices across three cities, reinforcing its capacity to provide seamless, integrated legal support to clients across India and internationally. This expansion is part of TLH's broader strategy to build a robust national footprint while upholding the firm's founding principles of excellence, integrity, and client-first service.

TLH, Advocates & Solicitors is pleased to announce that Swapnil Phadnis has joined the Firm as a Partner, further strengthening its corporate and transactional practice. Swapnil brings over 14 years in the legal profession, having advised leading domestic and international clients on complex strategic and private equity transactions, with particular depth across financial services, insurance, and renewable energy. He also brings significant expertise in distressed acquisitions, including transactions under India's corporate insolvency resolution framework. His appointment reflects the Firm's continued growth and its focus on deepening capability in high-value transactional work. Swapnil will play a key role in advising clients on sophisticated, cross-border, and sector-defining mandates. This development underscores TLH's commitment to building strong, partner-led teams that deliver strategic, business-centric legal solutions to clients across jurisdictions.

22 June 2026   TLH, Advocates & Solicitors advised CtrlS Datacenters Ltd. in its landmark strategic partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), one of the world’s largest and renowned fund managers, involving a commitment of up to C$ 1 billion in India’s digital infrastructure sector.   The transaction comprises two components: a C$ 588 million equity investment by CPP Investments for an 8.2% stake in CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., and a C$ 441 million joint venture between CPP Investments and CtrlS to develop and operate data centre campuses across India. The partnership positions CtrlS to accelerate its hyperscale build-out as demand for AI and cloud infrastructure in India continues to grow at pace.   This transaction is a strong signal of global institutional confidence in India’s digital infrastructure story and reflects the increasing appetite of sovereign and pension capital for scaled, income-generating assets in the Indian market.     Firm’s Role   TLH acted as legal counsel to CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., advising across the full spectrum of the transaction, including deal structuring, transaction documentation, and competition law advisory in connection with the investment and joint venture arrangements.   Deal Team   The TLH team was led by Founder & Managing Partner Shailendra Komatreddy and Partner Prateek Batra and comprised Associates Anirudh Krishna and Vanshika Gupta, with competition advisory provided by Mathew George.   About TLH, Advocates & Solicitors   TLH, Advocates & Solicitors is a full-service law firm headquartered in Hyderabad, with offices in Delhi NCR and Vijayawada. The firm advises domestic and international clients on complex transactions, regulatory matters, and disputes across a wide range of sectors. Recognized for its legal excellence and client-centric approach, TLH has been consistently ranked and recommended by leading legal directories, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Benchmark Litigation. For media enquiries, please contact: [email protected] Website: www.tlh.law

TLH, Advocates & Solicitors acted as legal counsel to Bijlibox India Private Limited (a company engaged in the development of electricity storage and power supply systems) on its pre-seed fundraise by way of subscription to compulsorily convertible preference shares. The firm advised on the drafting, negotiation, and finalisation of the definitive transaction documentations. The investment round was led by Theia Ventures Fund I, with participation from Rainmatter by Zerodha, Momentum Capital, Social Alpha and a group of angel investors. The investment marks Bijlibox's first institutional funding round and supports the distributed battery energy storage infrastructure for India's commercial and industrial (C&I) sector. The transaction team comprised of Prateek Batra (Partner), Mayank Labh (Senior Associate), Vanshika Gupta (Associate) and Rishit Bhushan Srivastava (Associate).

TLH, Advocates & Solicitors successfully represented M/s Transcom DMCC, Dubai, UAE, before the Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh High Court in Civil Revision Petition Nos. 1206 and 1212 of 2025. The matter arose from proceedings for enforcement of a decree passed by the DIFC Courts, Dubai. The Civil Revision Petitions were preferred against orders that had the effect of obstructing enforcement of a decree passed by DIFC, Dubai. The Hon’ble High Court allowed the revisions, thereby affirming the enforceability of decrees passed by courts of reciprocating territories. Notably, the UAE has been notified as a reciprocating territory by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, and foreign decrees from such jurisdictions are entitled to due recognition and enforcement under Indian law. Emphasizing that substantive justice must prevail, the Hon’ble Court declined to allow procedural technicalities to defeat lawful enforcement. The ruling reinforces India’s pro-enforcement stance in cross-border matters and strengthens commercial confidence in the recognition of foreign judgments. The TLH disputes team comprised Tagore Yadav Yaragorla (Partner) and Manthan Raj Sharma (Associate). This matter highlights TLH’s expertise in cross-border enforcement of decrees and arbitral awards.

TLH Advocates & Solicitors acted as counsel to Patanjali Foods Limited (“PFL”)in a Special Leave Petition filed before the Supreme Court of India challenging the cancellation of its factory zone in the Suryapet district of Telangana, which had been allotted under the National Mission of Edible Oils – Oil Palm (“NMEO-OP”) scheme. The allotment, originally made by the Government of Telangana for oil palm cultivation and processing, was cancelled and re-allotted to a government-owned entity through Government Orders (“G.Os.”) issued in March 2025. Recently, the Division Bench of the Telangana High Court declined interim relief in the Writ Appeal filed against the Single Judge’s order disallowing the Writ Petition filed by Patanjali Foods Limited challenging the GOs. The Supreme Court, in SLP (Civil) No. 5434 of 2026, Patanjali Foods Limited v. Department of Horticulture (“SLP”), issued notice in the SLP and directed the parties to maintain status quo in relation to the cancellation and re-allotment of the Suryapet factory zone. TLH Advocates & Solicitors represented PFL in the SLP and advised on all aspects, including strategy in relation to challenging the G.Os. The firm also represented PFL in the Writ Petition and the Writ Appeal and earlier obtained interim relief for PFL in the Writ Petition. This dispute relates to the government’s power to cancel the allotment of the factory zone under an MOA, raising questions of contract law, fairness in government contracts, applicability of the provisions of the Telangana Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act, 1993 and tests the arbitrariness in issuing the GOs, including on the ground of discrimination under Article 14 of the Constitution of India. TLH disputes team was led by Prahastha Madapathi (Principal Associate) and included Priyanka Deshmukh (Senior Associate) and Saikat Mukherjee (Associate). Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Mr. Navin Pahwa, Senior Advocates, appeared for PFL in the SLP along with Mr Divyanshu Kumar Srivastava, counsel, and were instructed by TLH Advocates and Solicitors. M/s Agarwal Law Associates acted as the Advocate-on-Record in the SLP. This matter highlights TLH’s expertise in high-stakes commercial litigation with significant public law elements involving the interplay of government contracts and regulatory statutes.

TLH, Advocates & Solicitors is pleased to announce that Mathew George has joined the Firm as Of Counsel, strengthening its competition law and regulatory practice. Mathew is a seasoned competition and regulatory lawyer with nearly a decade of experience advising on antitrust enforcement, merger control, digital markets regulation, and complex regulatory litigation. He has been involved in a wide range of contentious competition matters before the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), various High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India. He has worked on over 25 merger notifications, including Form I, Form II, and Green Channel filings, across sectors such as technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, financial services, and private equity. His practice includes handling high-stakes investigations, including cartel defence, vertical restraints, and abuse of dominance matters, spanning the entire life cycle of competition proceedings. Mathew has advised a diverse clientele comprising leading global technology companies, multinational conglomerates, industry associations, private equity funds, and sovereign funds. He also brings experience in public policy development, having contributed to and represented submissions before Parliamentary Committees and the CCI, including on India’s proposed Digital Competition Bill and the Competition Law Review Committee.