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Prakul Khurana

prakul@chiramritlaw.com

Mr. Prakul Khurana is the Managing Partner of Chir Amrit Legal LLP and heads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution division. With over 21 years of being in the profession, Mr. Khurana has extensive experience in handling complex and high-value litigation, commercial disputes, corporate matters, regulatory proceedings and advisory assignments across diverse areas of law.

His practice encompasses in commercial laws viz, Direct and Indirect Taxation, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law, Company Law, Benami, PMLA, Contract Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation, Banking and Securitisation Laws, Economic Offences, Consumer Laws, Labour Laws, Land Acquisition and General Corporate and Commercial Laws.

Mr. Khurana has experience in advising and representing clients in matters concerning shareholder disputes, minority rights, corporate governance, management disputes and other corporate and commercial controversies. He has represented clients in a wide range of complex matters in several diverse forums and has several reported judgments to his credit across diverse areas of law.

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Khurana regularly represents clients in domestic commercial arbitrations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings. His practice also extends to transactional and advisory matters, wherein he advises clients on contractual, corporate, commercial and regulatory issues, with a focus on identifying legal risks and developing effective strategies for dispute prevention and resolution.

Mr. Khurana has represented clients before a wide range of constitutional courts, judicial and statutory tribunals, regulatory authorities and specialised forums including the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Electricity Regulatory Commissions, and other statutory and regulatory authorities. 

Professional Qualifications

Mr. Khurana completed his graduation from the University of Punjab and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Symbiosis, Pune.

Areas of Expertise

  • Direct, Indirect & International Taxation
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law
  • Arbitration & Conciliation
  • Company Law
  • Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes
  • Contract Law
  • Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes
  • Contract Law
  • Benami Law
  • PMLA
  • Economic Offences
  • Banking & Securitisation Laws
  • Constitutional Law
  • Consumer Laws
  • General Corporate Advisory
  • Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Labour & Employment Laws

VIKAS GUPTA

vikas@chiramritlaw.com

Mr. Vikas Gupta is a practicing Advocate by Profession and also a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He joined Chir Amrit as a Senior Partner in January 2024 after serving as a practicing Chartered Accountant over a period of almost 28 years at Kalani & Co., a leading Chartered Accountant Firm of India.

He is having a vast experience in handling Statutory, Internal, Tax, System and Management audits of Large and medium size companies, organisations, Banks, Large PSU’s etc. He has handled GST consultancy matters, Company law matters, implementation of IFC, work related to document vetting, company incorporation, mergers & acquisitions, de-mergers, winding ups, Corporate restructuring, Fund management, Business Planning, Ind AS implementation, acted as a consultant to various Power sector companies for tariff, accounting, Direct/Indirect tax, Corporate Laws, Financial matters etc.

He is having expertise in handling Consultancy assignments of Large Corporates/PSU’s engaged in sectors such as Power, Oil & Gas, Telecom, Insurance, Real Estate, Hotel, Hospital, Mining, Cement, NBFC, Dairy, FMCG etc. He has given lectures on subjects related to Corporate Laws, Accounting Standards, Taxation and related areas.

He is regularly appearing before various authorities including Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission, Rajasthan Tax Board, ROC MCA, RD MCA, GST, Stamp etc. He also acted as a Lenders Financial Advisor for FI’s and Banks. He served as member of Ethical Standard Board (ESB), Auditing & Assurance Standard Board (AASB), Expert Panels and various study groups constituted by ICAI.

Practice Areas

  • Consultancy on matters related to Income Tax, GST, Corporate Laws etc. including Tax Health Check-ups.
  • Handling litigations and consultancy related to various actions by Regulators such as RBI, ICAI, NFRA, SEBI, IRDA etc.
  • Handling litigation in Power sector related to Tariff matters.
  • Compounding and Adjudication matters related to Corporate laws.
  • Advisory in sectors like Real Estate, Cement, Insurance, Telecom, Banking, Hotel, Healthcare etc.
  • Business Advisory, Structuring, Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions, IPO etc.
  • Succession Planning, Family Boards and Family Settlements.
  • Process/System study and improvement including devising SOP’s.

VARUN BANSAL

varun@chiramritlaw.com

Mr. Varun Bansal joined as a Senior Partner in Chir Amrit after rendering services as a practicing Chartered Accountant over a period of 20 years wherein he had experience in handling consultation related to Direct and Indirect Taxes of various PSUs, listed companies, Nationalised Bank, and other corporate bodies. He has experience of dealing with International Taxation and Transfer pricing cases and appearing before various appellate authorities including Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.

Mr. Varun is handling litigation relating to PMLA and Benami Law. He is regularly appearing before Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority and Real Estate Appellate Tribunal, State Government Authorities, Labour Cess adjudicating and appellate Authorities. He is also leading the practice of RIPS (Rajasthan Investment Promotion Schemes) advisory in firm.

Mr. Bansal is a Qualified Chartered Accountant with experience in the field of Audits and Taxation. He completed his article training from M/s. Kalani & Company and became a partner there since April’2006. He has also done Post-qualification Diploma and Certification courses in Information System Audit, Insurance Risk Management, IFRS, MSME, Business Responsibility and Sustainable Reporting and Anti Money Laundering Specialist conducted by ICAl. He secured all India 3rd Rank in DIRM Post Qualification Course of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He regularly contributes lectures before different forums of ICAI and other professional bodies.

Practice Areas

  • Advisory on various Incentives Scheme particularly RIPS and MSME.
  • RERA laws and appearance before the RERA Authorities.
  • PMLA and Benami Law litigations.
  • MSMED registrations, consultation, and litigation.
  • BOCW Cess advisory and litigation.

MUKESH SONI

mukesh@chiramritlaw.com

Mukesh is an CA turned Advocate and registered insolvency professional. He is all India ranker in ICAI Final examination and Taxmann Award winner. He heads the Direct Tax & AI and Data Privacy Division in the Firm. He practise in the filed of direct and allied taxation laws and also rendering service as Insolvency Professional. He is equipped with vast experience before various adjudicating authorities as well as judicial / quasi-judicial appellate authorities [AO/IO, CIT(A), ITAT, ITSC, PB-AT, DRP ]. Mukesh handles Direct Tax litigation and advisory, particularly in search/survey proceedings, search assessments, 148 proceedings, proceedings under Black Money, money laundering and/or Benami Law.

Successfully representing a diverse clientele including the Urban Improvement Trust, various Co-operative Banks, Development Authorities, and public/private companies, Mukesh also advises a large number of multinational companies and corporations on identification and streamlining of corporate taxation issues and their tax-efficient restructuring.

He has also worked on various assignment relating to management consultancy, business process improvement and automation with or without use of artificial intelligence.

An accomplished finance, accounting and legal professional, Mukesh is an expert in effective client handling and administrative execution – often visible in his strict adherence to timelines – a reflection of his organisational work ethic.

Practice Areas

  • Direct Tax Litigation and Advisory, including reassessment, search and seizure proceedings
  • Faceless Assessment and Appeals, Representations before Income Tax Appellate Tribunals.
  • Benami, money laundering and Black Money Law.
  • Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Resolution Professional Service.
  • Corporate training on data analytics, dashboards and artificial intelligence.
  • Al and Data Privacy Practice
  • Cybersecurity and Cyber Laws

SAMAY MAHESHWARI

samay@chiramritalw.com

Mr. Samay Maheshwari has 13+ years of experience and handles complex matters pertaining to various aspects of Company law, Arbitration, commercial and contractual disputes, Intellectual Property, Economic offences, Insolvency and Bankruptcy law and Real Estate law etc.

Mr. Samay Maheshwari regularly appears before various High Courts, National Company Law Tribunals, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Commercial Courts, District and Sessions Courts, Consumer Courts, Debt Recovery Tribunal, Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Tax Board and other Forums/Tribunals.

Areas of Expertise

  • Alternate Dispute Resolution
  • Company law
  • Consumer law
  • Economic offences
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy
  • Intellectual Property
  • Matrimonial disputes
  • Money Laundering
  • Real Estate

HARSHA TOTUKA

harsha@chiramritlaw.com

Mrs. Harsha Totuka is a corporate and capital markets lawyer with extensive experience advising companies, promoters, investors and financial institutions on complex corporate and transactional matters. Her practice focuses on capital markets, private equity, M&A and general corporate advisory.

Mrs. Totuka has substantial experience in IPO transactions on both Mainboard and SME platforms, advising issuer companies and selling shareholders across the IPO lifecycle, including legal due diligence, offer document preparation, regulatory compliances and overall transaction support. She has advised companies across sectors including banking and financial services, manufacturing, infrastructure, jewellery, and logistics.

Her private equity and M&A practice includes advising investors, promoters and investee companies on private equity investments, strategic investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, business transfers and other corporate transactions. She advises on transaction structuring, negotiations and documentation, including share subscription and purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, investment agreements and business transfer agreements.

Mrs. Totuka also advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters, including corporate governance, regulatory compliance, commercial arrangements and contractual documentation. Her practice includes labour and employment laws, with experience in employment documentation, statutory compliances, labour law due diligence, workforce restructuring and employment-related issues arising in corporate transactions.

She also advises banks, financial institutions and NBFCs on regulatory and transactional matters, including RBI regulations, stamp duty and registration, security creation and enforcement, and financing documentation. In addition, she advises on intellectual property matters, including registration, infringement and passing off, technology transfer and franchising.

She is an alumnus of ILS Law College, Pune.

Practice Areas

  • Capital Markets
  • Private Equity & M&A
  • General Corporate & Commercial
  • Labour & Employment
  • Banking & Finance
  • Intellectual Property

NIKHIL TOTUKA

nikhil@chiramritlaw.com

Mr. Nikhil Totuka is a Chartered Accountant and an Advocate by qualification, and holds an Executive MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He heads the management consultancy wing of the firm.

Mr. Totuka has deep expertise in corporate financial planning and analysis coupled with strong taxation knowledge. He enjoys transaction advisory and corporate restructuring as his passion and has the ability to weigh all pros and cons of various legal structures. He has experience in creation of optimum organization structures, onshore and offshore advisory, and transfer pricing with global clients.

He advises promoters through the full capital lifecycle, investment banking support on buy-side and sell-side mandates, private equity and venture fundraise readiness, due diligence, valuation and deal negotiation, and preparing entities for IPO, including pre-IPO restructuring, DRHP readiness and governance alignment.

Mr. Totuka has extensive experience in planning the succession of families and businesses, and in establishing family office and family governance frameworks covering constitutions, trusts and wealth structuring. He acts as a management and legal advisor to the family board of various business houses and regularly participates in their board meetings as a consultant.

Mr. Totuka is customer centric and customizes solutions ensuring ease of business and ring fencing of risks. He has the ability to pro-actively envisage potential risks for clients and advise them appropriately. Being a prolific speaker, he has delivered lectures and presentations at various platforms on contemporary issues.

Practice Areas

  • Transaction Advisory
  • Investment Banking
  • Private Equity & Fundraise Advisory
  • IPO Readiness & Listing Preparedness
  • Succession Planning
  • Family Office
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • International Trade & Cross-Border Advisory
  • Process Improvement & Governance

ABHINAV MATHUR

abhinavm@chiramritlaw.com

Mr. Abhinav Mathur practices in litigation in various fields like Companies law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy laws, Arbitration, Banking and Securitization Laws, Economic offences, Consumer Laws, Labour laws and General Corporate & Commercial Laws.

Mr. Mathur has litigation experience of over 11 years and has also advised various clients in matters in the disputes and commercial litigation space including matters relating to Insolvency, EPC contracts, civil, contractual, and commercial disputes, consumer matters, NI Act, developer- landowner disputes, company law matters, taxation. His practice involves representing Clients before Supreme Court, High Court, NCLAT, NCLT and other statutory tribunals.

Mr. Mathur has also represented clients in various Domestic and International arbitration matters and has acted for and on behalf of the clients in various other transactional matters. He leads our Delhi and Mumbai Office.

Practice Areas

  • Arbitration.
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
  • Economic Offences.
  • Consumer laws.
  • Commercial Laws.

RAJAT SHARMA

rajat@chiramritlaw.com

Rajat Sharma is an Advocate with a decade of experience representing and advising clients in complex, high-stakes litigation across diverse areas of law. His practice spans direct tax, arbitration, partnership and shareholder disputes, banking and financial litigation, electricity and regulatory matters, constitutional law, and service and employment disputes.

He regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, tribunals, and quasi-judicial forums, handling matters involving intricate factual matrices and nuanced questions of law.

His expertise lies in developing clear litigation strategies that balance technical precision with pragmatic outcomes. He has extensive experience in complex commercial disputes, tax assessments, search and seizure proceedings and service and employment disputes. He combines deep legal knowledge with a results-oriented approach, ensuring that each matter is pursued with precision, consistency, and professional integrity.

Practice Areas

  • Direct Tax Litigation
  • Arbitration and Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • Partnership and Shareholder Disputes
  • Banking, Financial Services, and Enforcement Matters (including PMLA and Benami law)
  • Constitutional, Regulatory, and Service/Employment Law Matters
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