The Supreme Court of India
Chambers of Ankur Singhal

Litigation & Appellate Advocacy

A litigation practice based in New Delhi, appearing before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and tribunals.

Ankur Singhal, Advocate
Ankur Singhal, Advocate
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Ankur Singhal is an advocate based in New Delhi. His practice spans civil, commercial and constitutional litigation, arbitration, insolvency, company and securities law, public tenders, regulatory disputes and public law matters.

He has appeared and assisted in matters before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and tribunals. He is currently associated with the Chambers of Mr. Shyam Divan, Senior Advocate, and was previously associated with Ashim Sood Law Offices. He earlier served as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate to Hon’ble Justice K.M. Joseph at the Supreme Court of India. He is also empanelled as Assisting Counsel with the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.

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Practice Areas

What the Chambers handles.

01

Constitutional & Public Law

Fundamental rights, federalism, judicial review of State action, and public-interest matters before the constitutional courts.

02

Commercial Litigation

Contractual, property and recovery disputes, and commercial suits and appeals across trial and appellate forums.

03

Arbitration

Domestic and international arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and related court proceedings.

04

Insolvency & Company Law

Proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and the Companies Act, 2013.

05

Securities & Regulatory Disputes

Matters under the SEBI framework, and service, competition and consumer disputes before the respective tribunals and fora.

06

White-Collar & Enforcement Matters

Economic-offence and enforcement proceedings, including matters connected with attachment and money-laundering allegations.

All practice areas

Experience

An overview.

Judicial Clerkship

Supreme Court of India

Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate to Hon’ble Justice K.M. Joseph, Supreme Court of India.

Litigation Experience

Chambers & offices

Associated with the Chambers of Mr. Shyam Divan, Senior Advocate, and Ashim Sood Law Offices. Empanelled as Assisting Counsel with the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.

Education

Berkeley · NLSIU

LL.M., University of California, Berkeley; B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), National Law School of India University.

About

A brief profile

Ankur Singhal, Advocate
Ankur Singhal, Advocate
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Ankur Singhal is an advocate practising before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and tribunals. His work focuses on civil, commercial and constitutional litigation, with experience across arbitration, insolvency, securities regulation, public law, public tenders and white-collar matters.

Ankur graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, after securing All India Rank 3 in the Common Law Admission Test, 2016. From July 2021 to June 2023, he served as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate to Hon’ble Justice K.M. Joseph at the Supreme Court of India, working across matters of constitutional interpretation, commercial law and arbitration.

He holds an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he completed a Certificate of Specialisation in Law and Technology and received the Award for Best Legal Memorandum in Legal Research and Writing.

He is currently associated with the Chambers of Mr. Shyam Divan, Senior Advocate. Prior to this, he worked at Ashim Sood Law Offices. He is also empanelled as Assisting Counsel with the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.

Alongside his litigation practice, Ankur writes on developments in Indian commercial and public law, particularly arbitration, company law and statutory interpretation. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including the Asian International Arbitration Journal, the Indian Law Review and the International Company and Commercial Law Review, as well as commentary platforms such as Bar & Bench and IndiaCorpLaw.

Practice Areas

What the Chambers handles

The Chambers undertakes contentious work across the following areas, before the constitutional courts and tribunals.

01

Arbitration

Notices of invocation and pleadings, and applications for interim measures, appointment of arbitrators, and challenges to awards under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, before arbitral tribunals, the High Court of Delhi and, on appeal, the Supreme Court of India.

02

Commercial Litigation

Civil suits for recovery, specific performance, injunction and declaration, and disputes arising from contracts, property and partnership, including matters before the commercial courts in Delhi, the High Court of Delhi and the Supreme Court of India.

03

Company Law

Proceedings under the Companies Act, 2013, including questions of oppression and mismanagement, before the National Company Law Tribunal, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal and, in further appeal, the Supreme Court of India.

04

Constitutional and Public Law

Writ petitions under Articles 32 and 226, public-interest litigation, and matters concerning fundamental rights, federalism and the judicial review of State action, before the High Court of Delhi and the Supreme Court of India.

05

Insolvency and Bankruptcy

Corporate insolvency resolution and liquidation proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, including applications under Sections 7, 9 and 10, and challenges to resolution plans and orders of admission, before the National Company Law Tribunal, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal and the Supreme Court of India.

06

Intellectual Property and Technology Law

Suits for infringement and passing off concerning trademarks, copyrights and related rights, and questions at the intersection of law and technology, including data protection and digital-market regulation, before the Intellectual Property Division of the High Court of Delhi and, on appeal, the Supreme Court of India.

07

Public Tenders and Government Contracts

Challenges to tender eligibility conditions and award decisions, blacklisting proceedings, and disputes arising from the termination or performance of government contracts, before the High Court of Delhi and the Supreme Court of India.

08

Regulatory and Tribunal Matters

Service-law matters before the Central Administrative Tribunal, competition matters before the Competition Commission of India, and consumer disputes before the consumer fora, with appeals reaching the High Court of Delhi and the Supreme Court of India.

09

Securities Law

Matters arising under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, and the regulations framed under it, before the Securities Appellate Tribunal and, in further appeal, the Supreme Court of India.

10

White-Collar and Enforcement Matters

Economic-offence and enforcement proceedings, including matters concerning attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, bail applications and quashing petitions, before the High Court of Delhi and, in appropriate cases, the Supreme Court of India.

Publications

Selected writing

Writing in legal journals and forums on arbitration, insolvency, constitutional law, intellectual property and technology law.

A Purposive Approach to Membership in Oppression and Mismanagement Cases
Examines the Supreme Court’s 2026 ruling that ‘membership’ in an oppression and mismanagement petition should be read through company law’s wider definition rather than its narrower membership-procedure provisions.
IndiaCorpLaw
2026
The Arbitration Practitioner’s Series: Beyond the Invocation Notice — A Purposive Interpretation of Section 21 of the Arbitration Act
A critique of the Supreme Court’s observation that a notice of invocation is not mandatory before arbitration can begin, arguing this sits uneasily with the Court’s own earlier rulings.
Bar & Bench
2026
If You Share, You Care? Legal Ramifications of Defamatory Retweets
Considers the Delhi High Court’s ruling that retweeting defamatory content can itself amount to publication, and argues for a more calibrated approach balancing reputation against free speech.
Bar & Bench
2024
Exposing Dark Patterns: Are They Harboring Anticompetitive Practices?
Argues that deceptive ‘dark pattern’ interface designs deserve scrutiny under competition law, drawing on enforcement actions against major technology platforms in the United States.
Berkeley Technology Law Blog
2024
Cox & Kings v. SAP India: Questioning the Use of the ‘Group of Companies’ Doctrine
18(2) Asian International Arbitration Journal, 167–174
A case comment on the Supreme Court’s referral of the ‘group of companies’ doctrine, used to bind non-signatories to an arbitration agreement, examined against comparable positions abroad.
Asian Int’l Arbitration Journal
2023
High Court’s Power to Hold a Supreme Court Judgment ‘Per Incuriam’ and ‘Sub-Silentio’?: A Pressing Concern in Haris KM v. Jahfar
15(2) NUJS Law Review
Argues that the Kerala High Court ought not to have treated a binding Supreme Court judgment as ‘per incuriam’ and ‘sub-silentio’, given the discipline Article 141 is meant to impose.
NUJS Law Review
2022
Extinguishment of Liability under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in India: Resolving the Conflict with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
33(10) International Company and Commercial Law Review, 527–537
Looks at the recurring conflict between the resolution framework under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Enforcement Directorate’s attachment powers under anti-money-laundering law.
Int’l Company & Commercial Law Review
2022
Recent Developments Concerning Arbitrability of IPR Disputes in India: A Need for Reform
5(1) Indian Law Review, 1–18
Reviews the inconsistent, largely judge-made law on whether intellectual property disputes can be referred to arbitration in India, and argues for legislative reform.
Indian Law Review
2021
Indus Biotech v. Kotak: A Step in the Right Direction?
Analyses the Supreme Court’s ruling that an arbitration petition cannot proceed once an insolvency resolution petition against the same company has been admitted.
IndiaCorpLaw
2021
Trump or No Trump, the Battle for Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO Isn’t Going Away
Traces the push to limit which countries can claim differential treatment as developing nations at the WTO, and argues for a sector-specific approach better suited to economies like India’s.
The Wire
2020

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