About the Firm
Gaurav Saini & Associates is a New Delhi-based law firm engaged in litigation, legal advisory, and compliance-related services for individuals, commercial entities, and institutions. The firm advises and represents clients across a broad spectrum of legal disciplines, including civil and criminal litigation, corporate and commercial law, taxation and regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and real estate matters before courts, tribunals, and other competent authorities.
The firm is led by Gaurav Saini, Advocate, who is enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi and practises before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi, district courts, and various statutory tribunals. The firm places emphasis on rigorous legal analysis, precision in documentation, and disciplined representation — guided at all times by the professional and ethical standards prescribed under the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Bar Council of India Rules.
The firm also acts as Indian law correspondent counsel for foreign law firms and advises international businesses on Indian legal requirements arising from cross-border transactions, foreign direct investment, and commercial arrangements governed by Indian law. The firm is equipped to serve clients and counsel across jurisdictions, offering considered Indian legal advice grounded in a thorough understanding of applicable statutes, regulatory frameworks, and judicial precedent.
Our Approach
Professional Integrity
The firm conducts its practice in strict conformity with the professional conduct rules under the Bar Council of India Rules and the Advocates Act, 1961 — upholding the duties owed to the court, to clients, and to the legal profession.
Analytical Rigour
Each matter is examined through a structured review of the relevant facts, applicable statutory provisions, judicial precedents, and procedural requirements — so that the advice rendered is both legally sound and practically actionable.
Client-Centred Counsel
The firm is committed to ensuring that clients have a clear understanding of their legal position, the options available to them, and the procedural pathways applicable to their matter — enabling informed and considered decision-making.
Professional Standards
The firm discharges its professional obligations in full accordance with the Bar Council of India Rules framed under the Advocates Act, 1961. This includes the duty to act in the best interests of the client, to maintain strict confidentiality in all matters, to uphold the dignity of the legal profession, and to conduct proceedings before courts and tribunals with candour and propriety.
Every matter entrusted to the firm is handled with care for procedural compliance, evidentiary requirements, and the substantive legal framework governing the dispute or transaction. Clients are kept duly informed of the progress of their matters and the legal considerations bearing upon them.
Practice Areas
Civil & Criminal Litigation
The firm represents clients before the High Court of Delhi, district courts, and civil and criminal tribunals in matters encompassing contractual disputes, recovery of money and movable or immovable property, permanent and mandatory injunctions, declaratory suits, suits for specific performance under the Specific Relief Act, 1963, and matters under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Representation is provided at every stage of civil proceedings — from filing of plaints, applications for interim relief, written statements and replication, framing of issues, and adducing of evidence, through to final arguments and execution of decrees. In criminal matters, the firm advises and represents clients in relation to cognisable and non-cognisable offences, FIRs under the IPC and special statutes, complaints under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, bail applications (anticipatory and regular), discharge petitions, quashing petitions under Section 528 BNSS before the High Court, trial proceedings, and criminal appeals and revisions before competent courts.
Labour & Service Law
The firm advises employers, employees, and management on the full range of employment and industrial relations matters governed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, and the newly enacted Labour Codes. Services include structuring disciplinary proceedings and domestic enquiries, advising on justified grounds for termination, retrenchment, and closure, drafting standing orders, and ensuring statutory compliance across applicable labour laws. The firm also advises on service matters for Central and State Government employees, including departmental proceedings and service appeals, and undertakes representation before Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals, the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, and the Central Administrative Tribunal where applicable.
Corporate & Commercial Advisory
The firm provides comprehensive transactional and advisory legal services to companies, LLPs, partnerships, and sole proprietorships under the Companies Act, 2013, the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and allied commercial legislation. Services encompass incorporation and structuring advice, drafting and negotiation of shareholders' agreements, joint venture and collaboration agreements, memoranda of understanding, share purchase and asset purchase agreements, franchise agreements, vendor and distributor arrangements, and non-disclosure agreements. The firm advises on board governance, director duties, related party transactions, statutory compliances under the Companies Act, and ROC filings. It also advises on FEMA and FDI compliance for businesses with cross-border elements, in coordination with applicable RBI regulations and DPIIT guidelines.
Taxation & Regulatory Compliance
The firm advises individuals, HUFs, partnership firms, LLPs, and companies on direct and indirect taxation under the Income Tax Act, 1961, the Goods and Services Tax framework (CGST Act, 2017 and applicable state GST legislation), and the Customs Act, 1962. Advisory services cover tax planning within permissible legal structures, interpretation of provisions, assessment proceedings, scrutiny notices, and representation before Income Tax Officers, the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. In GST matters, the firm advises on input tax credit, reverse charge mechanism, compliance audits, departmental inquiries, and appeals before the GST Appellate Authority. The firm also advises on sector-specific regulatory compliance under SEBI, RBI, and other statutory authorities as applicable to the client's business.
Intellectual Property Rights
The firm advises on the acquisition, registration, protection, licensing, and enforcement of intellectual property assets under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, the Copyright Act, 1957, the Patents Act, 1970, the Designs Act, 2000, and the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. Services include trademark clearance searches, filing and prosecution of trademark and copyright applications, responding to examination reports, managing opposition and rectification proceedings before the Trade Marks Registry and the Intellectual Property Appellate Board. The firm advises on copyright ownership, assignment, and licensing, including content licensing for digital and media businesses. It also advises on matters of trademark infringement, passing off, and unfair competition, and assists in cease and desist actions, border control measures, and civil suits for permanent injunction and damages before the High Court of Delhi.
Real Estate & Property Law
The firm advises developers, buyers, sellers, investors, and landlords on the full spectrum of immovable property law under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the Registration Act, 1908, the Specific Relief Act, 1963, the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958, the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and applicable stamp duty legislation. Services include title due diligence and search reports, drafting of agreements to sell, sale deeds, conveyance deeds, lease and leave-and-licence agreements, gift deeds, mortgage deeds, and development agreements. The firm advises builders and buyers on RERA compliance and complaints before the Delhi RERA Authority and its Appellate Tribunal. It also handles contentious property matters including partition suits, suits for possession and injunction, landlord-tenant disputes, and challenges to land acquisition proceedings before courts and statutory authorities.
Arbitration & Mediation
The firm provides end-to-end support in alternative dispute resolution proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended by the Amendment Acts of 2015, 2019, and 2021. Services encompass the drafting and review of arbitration clauses, selection of institutional and ad hoc arbitration frameworks, preparation of notices invoking arbitration, statements of claim and defence, counter-claims, and written submissions. The firm represents parties in proceedings before sole arbitrators, three-member tribunals, and institutional bodies including the Delhi International Arbitration Centre. It also advises and appears on court-related arbitration applications under Section 9 (interim measures), Section 11 (appointment of arbitrator), Section 17 (emergency relief), and Section 34 (setting aside of award) before the High Court of Delhi. Additionally, the firm assists clients in pre-litigation mediation under the Mediation Act, 2023 and court-annexed mediation programmes.
Legal Drafting & Opinions
The firm undertakes the drafting of a comprehensive range of legal instruments including commercial contracts of all types, partnership deeds, trust deeds, affidavits, statutory declarations, legal notices under the Indian Contract Act and special statutes, demand notices under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, plaints, written statements, interlocutory applications, writ petitions, special leave petitions, and consumer complaints. Detailed legal opinions are rendered on questions of law arising in corporate transactions, property dealings, contractual disputes, regulatory matters, and constitutional issues. All drafting is executed with precision in legal terminology, structural clarity, and enforceability under Indian law — ensuring that the instrument effectively advances the client's legal position and commercial objectives.
Consumer Protection
The firm advises and represents consumers and businesses in disputes arising under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, and the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi. Matters handled include deficiency in services by builders, financial institutions, airlines, hospitals, insurance companies, and e-commerce platforms; defects in goods; unfair trade practices; and misleading advertisements. The firm assists complainants in filing consumer complaints, obtaining interim relief including stay orders, and pursuing matters through to final orders including compensation, replacement, and refund directions. Appeals and revisions before higher consumer fora and the Supreme Court are also undertaken where warranted.
Writ Petitions & Constitutional Law
The firm advises and represents clients in writ proceedings before the High Court of Delhi under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, and before the Supreme Court of India under Article 32, in matters involving enforcement of fundamental rights, challenge to arbitrary executive and administrative action, service and employment disputes against Government and public sector undertakings, and statutory authorities. The firm has experience in matters involving Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution, challenges to delegated legislation, judicial review of administrative orders under the principles of natural justice and proportionality, and public interest matters. It also assists in filing Special Leave Petitions before the Supreme Court under Article 136 against orders of High Courts and tribunals, and in appearing in constitutional references and PIL matters before Division Benches.
Debt Recovery & Insolvency
The firm advises financial creditors, operational creditors, and corporate debtors on proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, including the filing of applications before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, for initiation of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under Sections 7 and 9. It also advises resolution applicants on participation in CIRP, submission of resolution plans, and compliance with IBBI Regulations. For debt recovery matters not involving insolvency, the firm represents secured and unsecured creditors before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Delhi, in proceedings under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993, and advises on enforcement of security interests under the SARFAESI Act, 2002, including challenge to possession notices and auctions before the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT).
Cross-Border & Foreign Client Advisory
The firm provides Indian law advisory services to foreign law firms, multinational companies, and overseas investors requiring specialist counsel on Indian legal matters. Services are available to foreign law firms on a correspondent basis — providing Indian law opinions, due diligence reports, litigation support, and regulatory analysis to support their clients' transactions or disputes with an Indian dimension. For foreign companies and investors entering the Indian market, the firm advises on foreign direct investment policy under the FEMA, 1999, applicable RBI regulations, DPIIT sector caps and approval routes, entry structuring (wholly owned subsidiary, joint venture, liaison or branch office), and post-establishment statutory compliance under the Companies Act, 2013. The firm also advises on cross-border commercial contracts governed by Indian law, including choice of law and jurisdiction clauses, enforcement of foreign judgments and awards in India, and dispute resolution mechanisms suited to international commercial arrangements. All work is conducted in English, and the firm is experienced in communicating with overseas counsel and clients across different time zones and legal traditions.
Business Licences & Registrations
The firm advises and assists individuals, entrepreneurs, partnerships, LLPs, and companies in obtaining the full range of business licences, registrations, and statutory approvals required to lawfully establish and operate commercial enterprises in India. Services encompass the registration of businesses under the Shops and Establishments Act applicable to the relevant state, obtaining trade licences from municipal and local bodies, and securing food business operator licences under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSAI) for businesses engaged in the manufacture, processing, storage, distribution, or sale of food products. The firm also assists in procuring Import Export Codes (IEC) issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for businesses engaged in international trade, Professional Tax registrations under applicable state legislation, and registration under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Udyam Registration) for qualifying enterprises seeking statutory recognition and government scheme benefits. For businesses in regulated sectors, the firm advises on obtaining sector-specific approvals and licences from statutory authorities including the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and relevant state pollution control boards. The firm further assists in GST registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Professional Tax enrolment, and ESI/PF registrations under social security legislation where applicable to the employing entity. All matters are handled with close attention to procedural requirements, documentation standards, and applicable timelines to ensure that the client achieves timely and compliant regulatory clearance for the commencement of business operations.
Clients & Sectors Served
Startups & New Ventures
Foundational legal structuring, commercial agreements, regulatory registrations, and compliance frameworks for businesses at an early stage of establishment.
Small & Medium Enterprises
Ongoing legal support for operational, contractual, employment, and regulatory matters arising in the course of day-to-day business activities.
Corporate Entities
Advisory on corporate governance, board-level documentation, commercial contracts, and dispute resolution under the Companies Act, 2013 and allied legislation.
Manufacturing & Trading Firms
Legal assistance in supply chain agreements, vendor contracts, GST and regulatory compliance, and commercial disputes arising from trade transactions.
Financial Institutions & NBFCs
Advisory on recovery proceedings, security enforcement, RBI regulatory compliance, and financial documentation under applicable banking and finance laws.
Trusts & Non-Profit Entities
Legal guidance on registration under the Societies Registration Act, the Indian Trusts Act, and FCRA compliance for organisations engaged in charitable or not-for-profit activities.
Educational Institutions
Advisory on institutional governance, service matters, regulatory requirements under UGC and state education acts, and employment-related legal matters.
Individual Clients
Personal legal representation and advisory services in civil, criminal, property, matrimonial, and consumer matters before courts and quasi-judicial authorities.
E-Commerce & Technology Companies
Legal advisory on platform terms of service, privacy policies, IT Act compliance, data protection obligations, digital contracts, and IP protection for technology-driven businesses operating under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Partnership Firms & Proprietorships
Structuring advice, partnership deed drafting, dispute resolution between partners, dissolution matters, and regulatory compliance for unincorporated business entities under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
Foreign Law Firms
Correspondent Indian law services for overseas law firms requiring Indian legal opinions, due diligence, litigation support, or regulatory analysis for matters involving Indian parties, assets, or governing law.
Foreign Companies & Investors
End-to-end Indian market entry advisory covering FDI policy, FEMA compliance, RBI approvals, entry structure selection, incorporation, and post-establishment regulatory compliance for international businesses entering India.
Real Estate Developers & Builders
End-to-end legal support on project documentation, RERA registration and compliance, development agreements, construction contracts, land acquisition, and defence of consumer and regulatory proceedings before RERA authorities and courts.
Careers
The firm invites applications from motivated law graduates and legal professionals seeking internship placements or associate positions. Candidates with a strong academic background and a genuine interest in litigation and advisory practice are encouraged to apply.
Contact
472-A, Hardev Puri, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi – 110049
+91-9811273738