B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Amity Law School, Noida (2017)

Vishvendra is a Partner with a focused practice in Business Crimes, Governance, Investigations, and White-Collar Defence. He regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, Trial Courts, and a range of specialised tribunals. He has represented corporations and high-net-worth individuals in proceedings before the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

He has secured reported judgments on the constitutional validity of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and has successfully challenged the RBI’s Master Directions on Frauds and on Wilful Defaulters. His practice spans high-profile bail work, arrest-legality challenges, FEMA and anti-money-laundering advisory work, and complex multi-forum litigation for promoters, directors, and institutions.

Notable Engagements

1. Appeared in successive Delhi High Court writ proceedings challenging Show-Cause Notices and the Classification of Fraud by Banks under the RBI Master Directions on Frauds.
2. Secured reported judgments on the constitutional validity of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
3. Successfully appeared in matters concerning the setting aside of cognizance orders passed in PMLA matters by Trial Courts on legal grounds.
4. Appeared in a reported ruling extending the benefit of Section 436A CrPC to delayed-trial bail in a PMLA matter.
5. Secured regular bails in PMLA matters before the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, the Bombay High Court, and the Patna High Court; and in NDPS matters before the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court.
6. Successfully challenged the legality of arrests effected by investigating agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate.
7. Appeared before the PMLA Appellate Tribunal and successfully set aside an Enforcement Directorate seizure of jewellery belonging to a family trust, on a novel point of law concerning the legality of seizure under the PMLA.
8. Represented multiple real estate developers in proceedings involving the clubbing of FIRs and chargesheets, and secured bail across related matters.
9. Secured the quashing of Look-Out Circulars issued at the behest of investigating agencies and financial institutions, on behalf of promoters, directors, and non-resident Indians.
10. Advised the Managing Director and CEO of a nationalised bank on vigilance, sanction, and cognizance-related matters.
11. Advised a multinational company on anti-fraud, anti-money laundering, and FEMA due diligence for cross-border transactions.
12. Appeared before a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in a Section 42 PMLA appeal concerning the attachment of personal assets of a high-profile individual.
13. Represents the Chairman of a leading educational trust and the Chancellor of a private university across multiple forums, including the High Court, the Trial Courts, the PMLA Adjudicating Authority, and the PMLA Appellate Tribunal.
14. Successfully obtained protection for former promoters and directors of various companies in matters challenging orders passed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under Section 212 of the Companies Act assigning investigations to the SFIO.
15. Represented a group of homebuyers before the PMLA Appellate Tribunal in a major housing-society fraud matter.
16. Appeared before the Punjab and Haryana High Court in writ proceedings under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, the Companies Act, 2013, and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.