TLH, Advocates & Solicitors

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.