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Dhirendra has led several arbitrations relating to –

Energy

• Construction of hydro-electric dams
• Construction of thermal power plants
• Construction of captive power plants (coal and multi-fuel)

Railways

• Construction of greenfield railway tracks
• Construction of high-altitude railway tunnels

Metro

Construction of viaducts and stations

Oil & Gas

Exploration, development, production, transport of petroleum and construction of refineries

Highways

• Construction of greenfield highways
• Strengthening and broadening of existing highways
• Toll collection

Urban infrastructure

• Rehabilitation of river
• Laying and setting up infrastructure for high voltage cables

Commercial

• Share purchase and shareholders agreements
• Joint venture agreements
• Hotel management agreements

IT & ITeS

• Setting up and maintenance of IT infrastructure of statutory corporation with nation-wide offices, clinics and hospitals
• Setting up and maintenance of IT infrastructure for tax collection and management for a State Government
• Setting up of State-wide network infrastructure

Key Assignments

Some of the recent key assignments handled by Dhirendra include:

• Successfully represented a leading construction company in arbitration proceedings arising under a contract for construction of a high-altitude railway tunnel which was terminated by the respondent. The tribunal awarded an amount of about Rs 200 crores in favour of the claimant on account of wrongful termination. Respondent’s counterclaims of about Rs. 419 crores were also rejected by the tribunal.
• Successfully represented a leading infrastructure company in arbitration proceedings relation to disputes under an EPC contract for the construction of a Captive Power Plant. The tribunal awarded about Rs. 115 crores which was withheld by the respondent as ‘price discount’ for delay in completion.
• Successfully represented a leading infrastructure company in arbitration proceedings arising under an EPC Contract for civil works for setting up of a thermal power project. The tribunal held that the contract was validly terminated by the contractor/claimant and awarded 1000 crores for various claims raised by the claimant. Respondent’s counterclaims of about Rs. 1200 crores were also rejected by the tribunal.
• Successfully represented a leading IT/ITES company in arbitration proceedings against a statutory body in relation to disputes arising out of its contracts for implementing e-governance. The tribunal awarded an amount of more than Rs. 550 crores in favour of the claimant towards the payments due under the contract. Respondent’s counterclaims of more than Rs 200 crores were also rejected by the tribunal.
• Successfully represented an oil and gas exploration and production company in an international commercial arbitration seated in Kuala Lumpur arising out of a Joint Operation Agreement for development and production of oilfield in India. The tribunal awarded USD 3.2 million (and declaratory relief) in favour of the claimant and rejected all counterclaims raised separately by each of the three respondents.