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Arvind Datar
Position
Arvind Datar SA is a Senior Advocate in India whose practice is focused particularly on constitutional, commercial, taxation and regulatory laws, mainly before the Supreme Court of India.
He also appears as counsel before various High Courts, statutory tribunals and in bilateral investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations.
Career
He started his legal career in 1980, as an Advocate in the Chambers of Mr. N. Natarajan, Senior Advocate, and Mrs. Ramani Natarajan. He later joined the office of M/s. Subbaraya Aiyer, Padmanabhan and Ramamani, where he practiced income tax and central excise/customs laws.
Mr Datar set up independent practice in 1984 and appeared primarily before the Madras High Court on its original, appellate and writ sides. During this time, he was predominantly engaged in matters relating to income tax and central excise, customs and company law.
He was designated as Senior Advocate by the Madras High Court in 2000.
Lawyer Rankings
India - Senior Advocates > Commercial disputes
(Commercial disputes)Ranked: Tier 1A leading commercial chambers in London and Singapore, Fountain Court Chambers has three Indian Senior Advocates as door tenants who are established practitioners in India, London and Singapore. A ‘formidable advocate’, Gaurav Pachnanda has recently represented the vice president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association in the special leave petition to appoint an ombudsman to conduct elections for the Association’s governing body before the Supreme Court of India in The Hyderabad Cricket Association v. Chairman Cricket Club – he was additionally called to the English Bar in 2023. Primarily based in Mumbai, Zal Andhyarujina, who is ‘known for his equanimity’, has acted for Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited concerning their right to disconnect electricity on account of non-payment of dues as per the provisions of Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 before the Supreme Court of India. Arvind Datar has vast experience of representing his clients before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, statutory tribunals and commercial arbitrations on all kinds of matters involving constitutional, commercial, taxation and regulatory law issues.