M P Bharucha

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

International & Domestic Arbitration

Governance, Ethics, & Anti-Corruption

General Corporate & Commercial Advisory

Professional Memberships

Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa

Bombay Bar Association Managing Committee, Bombay Incorporated Law Society

Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India

Solicitor, High Court, Mumbai

Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales

Solicitor, Hong Kong

Clients

Some of his key clients include:

1. Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited

2. Idea Cellular Limited (now Vodafone Idea Limited)

3. Besso Limited

4. Avantha Holdings Limited

5. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

6. Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited

7. ITC Limited

Languages Spoken

English

Hindi

Gujarati

Marathi

Work Highlights

1. Representing Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited before Bombay High Court in: (i) its challenge against

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s new tariff order on broadcasting; and (ii) defending its claims against the

Board of Control for Cricket in India.

2. Representing Idea Cellular Limited (now Vodafone Idea Limited) in: (i) regulatory proceedings concerning the

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s Interconnection Usage Charge Regulations; and (ii) various penalty

proceedings in relation to spectrum usage charges and license conditions.

3. Representing Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited before an arbitral tribunal in disputes relating to construction

of the Mundra – Bhatinda 550 km oil pipeline.

4. Representing Cowtown lnfotech Services Private Limited (a Lodha Group company) in claims arising out of the

construction of a residential complex.

5. Representing Culver in an arbitration initiated by Eagle Video Films in respect to the revenue share, from the

exploitation of the rights under an assignment agreement. B&P also argued and successfully resisted an

application seeking an injunction against Culver. Eagle Video Films contends that under the assignment agreement

it is entitled to the revenue share from broadcasting a certain show on OTT platforms.

6. Representing AES India Pvt. Ltd. in challenging the claims raised by M/s Kalinga Insulation under various Letters of

Intent and Awards related to the OPGC Unit 3&4 Expansion Project. AES is currently taking steps to appeal the

dismissal of its challenge against the Award of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Facilitation Council at

Cuttack before the Orissa High Court.

7. Representing Trafigura Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (Trafigura) in arbitration proceedings against Indiabulls Properties

Pvt. Ltd. and BXIN Office Parks India Pvt. Ltd., in connection with disputes arising out of a lease deed relating to

One Indiabulls Centre. Trafigura is a constituent of the world's leading independent commodity trading and

logistics house.

8. Representing various BBC group entities before the Income Tax Authorities, as well as before

the Central Goods and Services Tax Authorities on related matters. Successfully represented BBC World

Distribution Ltd in an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against a tax ruling in favour of BBC before the

Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court concluded that no substantial questions of law arise in the appeal and thus,

no interference is required in the impugned ITAT order. The appeal was accordingly disposed.

Education

Awards