Mr Murtaza Kachwalla > Argus Partners > Mumbai, India > Lawyer Profile

Argus Partners
11, 1st Floor
Free Press House, 215, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400021
India

Work Department

Disputes

Position

Partner

Career

Murtaza has extensive litigation experience of over 10 years wherein he has advised and represented some prominent corporations/ individuals on various commercial/ property related litigations to matters involving Constitutional law issues before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts and tribunals of various States. He has also represented his clients in high stake domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Murtaza also holds expertise in real estate matters including, drafting and reviewing property related documents with a focus on advising and representing clients in matters relating to transfer of property and conveyancing.

Murtaza graduated from Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai, in the year 2009. He also holds a Masters in Business Laws (MBL) from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. Prior to joining the Firm in 2019, Murtaza he was a part of HSA Advocates, ALMT Legal and Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe.

Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa.

Lawyer Rankings

India > City focus: Mumbai > Dispute resolution

Argus Partners has a thriving and varied practice that advises both individual clients as well as domestic and corporate entities. Significantly, the partners appear before all courts and arbitral tribunals on commercial arbitration matters and have also undertaken some public interest cases. Recent case highlights have included issues related to the entry of women into the Sabarimala Hill shrine in Kerala and other cases related to establishing the law of limitation when it comes to the maximum period for filing a written statement against a counter-claim filed by a defendant. Abeezar Faizullabhoy, Ranjit Shetty and Murtaza Kachwalla, who lead the dispute practice, are well regarded for their work on contentious matters.