Est. 2024 · Chambers Practice · India
Where ancient rigour meets
modern resolution.
Simha & Sarwa is a two-partner legal practice navigating property disputes, arbitration, and real estate due diligence — with the scholarship of tradition and the clarity of contemporary law.
Where ancient wisdom meets
the architecture of modern resolution.
"Fiat justitia
ruat caelum"
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall
Simha & Sarwa is a two-partner legal advisory practice rooted in the tradition of the chambers system — where counsel is delivered with authority, scholarship, and an unwavering commitment to the client's resolution.
We do not believe that law must be opaque to be effective. We practise at the intersection of the ancient and the contemporary: honouring the rigorous intellectual discipline that legal tradition demands, while embracing the responsive, creative methods that modern dispute resolution requires.
Our approach is never adversarial for its own sake. We diagnose the dispute, prescribe the path, and pursue resolution with precision — in chamber, at the negotiating table, or before the arbitral tribunal.
Every mandate we accept is met with the full depth of our partnership's combined expertise. We work selectively — ensuring each client receives counsel that is considered, comprehensive, and consistently excellent.
Ownership, title, tenancy, succession, partition, encroachment. Civil litigation and alternative resolution mechanisms in equal command.
Domestic and international arbitration under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act and UNCITRAL rules. Counsel and arbitrator services available.
Title investigation, encumbrance searches, RERA compliance, and pre-transaction risk assessment for developers, investors, and buyers.
International aviation disputes, DGCA and ICAO regulatory compliance, aircraft leasing and financing, and airline liability matters.
Solar, wind, and renewable energy project disputes — land acquisition, contractual disagreements, and regulatory matters.
In-depth research opinions on complex or novel points of law, relied upon by institutions, advocates, and policy stakeholders.
Modern property disputes require modern counsel.
Solar & wind energy legal disputes.
International dispute resolution.
"Law is not a labyrinth to be lost in — it is a bridge to be built, one resolved dispute at a time."
— The founding philosophy of Simha & Sarwa
Law should not intimidate those it is designed to protect. We write and speak plainly.
Every brief is a problem with a solution. We are architects of that solution.
The practice of law must evolve as rapidly as the world it governs.
We uphold not just the client's case but a culture of justice in every chamber.
Founding Partner
A practitioner of measured force and deep legal scholarship, Advocate Simha brings to the partnership a tradition of chamber practice shaped by years in property law, arbitration, and complex dispute resolution. The name Simha — meaning lion — reflects not aggression, but sovereign command: of the argument, of the courtroom, and of the resolution path.
Founding Partner
Advocate Sarwa's practice is defined by analytical precision and an orientation toward creative, non-adversarial resolution. With particular depth in aviation law, renewable energy matters, and international commercial arbitration, Sarwa represents the modernising current within the firm — the belief that the law's highest calling is not combat, but resolution.
India has long aspired to be a preferred seat of international arbitration. With the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration, successive amendments to the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, and a judiciary increasingly deferential to the arbitral process, the aspiration is becoming architecture. This article examines whether India's institutional framework is now genuinely competitive with Singapore, London, and Paris — and what practitioners must know to navigate it.
India's arbitration jurisprudence has undergone a seismic shift. The BALCO judgment established the seat as the decisive factor in court jurisdiction — reshaping how practitioners draft clauses and advise on enforcement strategy.
The Montreal Convention provides a framework — but codeshare agreements create liability fog. A practitioner's examination.
A plain-language guide to the legal realities of property title in India — what due diligence means, and why it cannot be an afterthought.
Solar projects across India are increasingly stalled by title disputes. Prevention through legal architecture is far more cost-effective than litigation after the fact.
What if the measure of a great lawyer was not how many cases they won, but how many disputes they resolved? A call to the profession.
The energy transition demands legal partners who keep pace with rapidly evolving contractual structures in wind energy development.
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