Advocate Subodh Bajpai practises at the Delhi High Court and before the tribunals and courts in Delhi as Senior Partner of Unified Chambers And Associates. The practice areas are banking and recovery, insolvency, commercial disputes, corporate advisory, and white-collar criminal defence.
Every practice area below is a legal service. Under the Bar Council of India Rules an advocate shall not personally engage in any business (Rule 47), so the chambers offer legal advice and litigation only.
Work under the SARFAESI Act 2002 for borrowers and secured creditors — representations and objections under Section 13(3A) to a Section 13(2) demand notice, securitisation applications under Section 17 against measures taken under Section 13(4), disputes over NPA classification, and appeals to the DRAT under Section 18.
Proceedings under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act 1993 before the Debts Recovery Tribunals at Delhi — original applications, interim applications and recovery-certificate execution — and appeals to the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal at Delhi under Section 20.
Applications under Sections 7, 9 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 before the NCLT, New Delhi — the corporate insolvency resolution process, resolution plans, liquidation, personal-guarantor insolvency under Sections 95 to 100, and appeals to the NCLAT.
Cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 — statutory demand notices, complaints, rebuttal of the Section 139 presumption, interim compensation under Section 143A, compounding under Section 147, and appeals.
Contract enforcement, recovery suits, summary suits under Order XXXVII CPC, partnership and shareholder disputes, arbitration, and corporate advisory.
The criminal practice at Unified Chambers And Associates was added in 2026. Each of the seven practice areas below has a page on the firm site. An overview is at /criminal-defence.
Enrolment, Degrees and Authorship
Enrolment and membership numbers as issued by the Bar Council of Delhi and the Delhi High Court Bar Association; degrees from the University of Delhi and XLRI Jamshedpur; book ISBN 9781636409894. Factual disclosure only, with no comparative claims, consistent with BCI Rule 36.
The practice areas relevant to lenders include SARFAESI Section 13 enforcement, DRT and DRAT proceedings, IBC applications before the NCLT, wilful-defaulter proceedings, and Section 138 NI Act complaints. Every engagement begins with a conflict check and is recorded in a written engagement letter.
Public figures on DRT pendency and IBC outcomes are collected on the banks, NBFCs and ARCs page.
Unified Chambers And Associates is a law firm in New Delhi. Its practice areas are debt recovery (SARFAESI and DRT matters, insolvency proceedings under the IBC, Section 138 NI Act cases, commercial litigation) and white-collar criminal defence (PMLA, Enforcement Directorate, CBI matters under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, bail under Section 483 BNSS, and bank-fraud matters under the RBI's entity-wise Fraud Risk Management Directions, 2026). All work is legal advice and litigation; in compliance with the Bar Council of India Rules, the chambers do not provide commercial advisory, capital arrangement, investment advisory or marketing services.
Indian commercial law operates across a layered statutory architecture. The principal statutes in these practice areas are the Indian Contract Act 1872 (contractual obligations and remedies), the Companies Act 2013 (corporate governance, shareholder rights, oppression and mismanagement), the SARFAESI Act 2002 (secured-creditor enforcement), the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act 1993 (DRT proceedings), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (corporate and personal-guarantor insolvency), the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (Section 138 cheque dishonour), the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (civil procedure), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (criminal procedure from 1 July 2024, including for Section 138 complaints instituted on or after that date; formerly the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973), the Limitation Act 1963 (time limits), and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (arbitration).
Beyond these, several specialised frameworks apply to particular disputes: the MSMED Act 2006 for delayed payments to micro and small enterprises, the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 for cross-border transactions, the Information Technology Act 2000 for digital-content disputes, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 for data-protection matters, the Specific Relief Act 1963 for non-monetary remedies, and the Indian Stamp Act 1899 for questions of stamping and admissibility of documents.
The Delhi High Court is Advocate Subodh Bajpai's primary court of practice. Its jurisdiction includes writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution, commercial suits within its ordinary original civil jurisdiction, and criminal matters including bail under Section 483 BNSS and quashing under Section 528 BNSS.
Specialised tribunals hear particular categories of matters. The Debts Recovery Tribunals at Delhi decide recovery applications by banks and financial institutions where the debt is ₹20 lakh or more, and securitisation applications under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act against measures taken under Section 13(4). The Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal at Delhi hears appeals from DRT orders on facts and law (Section 20 of the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act; Section 18 of the SARFAESI Act). The National Company Law Tribunal sits in several benches at New Delhi; they decide corporate insolvency applications under Sections 7, 9 and 10 of the IBC, liquidation matters, and insolvency applications against personal guarantors of corporate debtors (Section 60(1)). Appeals lie to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal under Section 61 of the IBC, within 30 days, extendable by up to 15 days.
The district courts of Delhi hear civil suits and commercial suits within their pecuniary limits, and magistrates there try Section 138 NI Act complaints. Section 14 SARFAESI applications are made to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or the District Magistrate. Arbitral tribunals decide disputes governed by arbitration agreements. Each forum has its own procedural rules and filing requirements.
Every engagement begins with a confidential intake: the underlying transaction, the documents that exist, the procedural history of any dispute, the client's objective, and the time within which a decision is needed. A conflict check is run before any matter is accepted.
After intake, the documents are reviewed for the limitation position, the available grounds and defences, and the procedural path. The assessment sometimes leads to advice that a matter does not justify litigation, that settlement is the better course, or that the merits favour the other side.
Where the chambers take the matter, the engagement is documented in an engagement letter setting out the scope of work and communication arrangements. Client confidentiality is maintained throughout.
The Bar Council of India Rules bar an advocate from personally engaging in business. The chambers therefore do not provide: arrangement of capital or loans; investment advice in the SEBI-regulated sense (which requires registration as an Investment Adviser); marketing services or PR campaigns; financial intermediation or brokerage; or any service that requires a professional registration the chambers do not hold.
What the chambers provide is the legal layer — drafting, regulatory compliance opinions, dispute resolution, litigation, and corporate advisory on legal questions. For needs outside legal practice, clients are advised to consult a suitably qualified professional.
Two groups of practice areas. Debt recovery and insolvency: (1) SARFAESI proceedings; (2) Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) and DRAT litigation; (3) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) matters before the NCLT; (4) Section 138 NI Act (cheque dishonour); (5) commercial litigation, including contract enforcement, partnership disputes and shareholder oppression; (6) corporate advisory. White-collar criminal defence: (7) PMLA and Enforcement Directorate matters; (8) CBI matters under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988; (9) economic offences under the BNS and Companies Act Section 447; (10) anticipatory bail and bail under Sections 482 and 483 BNSS; (11) bank-fraud matters.
No. The Bar Council of India Rules bar an advocate from personally engaging in business, and investment advice in India requires registration with SEBI as an Investment Adviser, which the chambers do not hold. The chambers provide legal advice and litigation on banking, lending and recovery disputes, and on the regulatory and contractual aspects of transactions — they do not arrange capital, intermediate loans or facilitate transactions.
The Delhi High Court (primary); the Debts Recovery Tribunals and the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal at Delhi; the NCLT benches at New Delhi and the NCLAT; the district courts of Delhi (Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Karkardooma, Rohini, Saket, Dwarka and Rouse Avenue); and the Special Courts.
Email connect@subodhbajpai.in or use the contact form on subodhbajpai.in/contact with a brief outline of the matter. A conflict check is run first; if the chambers take the matter, an engagement letter setting out the scope of work is issued.
The practice covers debt recovery (SARFAESI, DRT, IBC, Section 138, commercial litigation) and criminal defence (PMLA, ED, CBI, bail). Contact the chambers by email or through the contact form.
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