Bhishma Alluwaliah

Founding and Managing Partner

About
Practice areas
Expertise
Representative matters
Publications

About

Abhirup is a partner in the Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency practice group of the firm. With over 10 years of experience, he specializes in Insolvency & Bankruptcy laws, banking litigation, securitisation laws, corporate litigation, civil, criminal and company matters, arbitration and land acquisition matters. He is one of the earliest insolvency law practitioners since the promulgation of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. He is a law graduate from University School of Law & Legal Studies, Delhi

Practice areas

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Restructuring & Insolvency

Expertise

  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Banking & Finance Litigation
  • Corporate & Commercial Litigation
  • Debt Recovery Laws
  • Insolvency, Banking and Finance Advisory

Representative matters

  • Tata Power and Pramerica Life Insurance Company on representing before the NCLAT in the IL&FS Case
  • South East Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation on representing before the Supreme Court in the landmark judgment titled Swiss Ribbons vs. Union of India wherein the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code were challenged and in the landmark judgment titled Dharani Sugar vs. Union of India wherein the constitutional validity of the circular dated Feb 12, 2018 was challenged and successfully quashed for being unconstitutional
  • Asset Reconstruction Company (India) on representing before the NCLAT in insolvency proceedings pertaining to Dagcon India and Corporate Power
  • ICICI Bank in the insolvency proceedings of Jindal India Thermal Power, Unnati Fortune and Dehradun Highways Project
  • RBSA Advisors on representing the client who have been appointed as the Resolution Professional of Lotus Auto Engineering and Fedders Electrical & Engineering before the NCLT in the continuing insolvency proceedings

Publications

About

Bhishma, one of the founding partners of Mimansa, is a Forbes recognized Forty under Forty practitioner. He is a holder of the dual qualifications of an Advocate & Chartered Accountant and vests his expertise in the subject area of Indirect Taxation. Having over a decade’s experience in Indirect Taxation, Bhishma has successfully advised various clients during the erstwhile Indirect Tax regime and transitioned them into the GST regime with enviable ease.

Bhishma’s expertise with the operations of the domestic heavy manufacturing Sector has earned him considerable repute particularly in the Iron & Steel, Automotive and Electronic Segments. Bhishma’s foresightedness (as regards potential litigative risk exposures) has been instrumental in Mimansa’s success in Strategized Litigations, many of which prosecutions he was a part of. Bhishma is also an ardent speaker who has enlightened Industrial audiences with his various addresses.

Bhishma traces his career back to coveted Financial Law Advisory portfolios in Big 4 entities and tier 1 law firms. Bhishma is a sports biker by passion and part of many cross-country biking groups. He is a voracious reader and maintains his keen interest in the dayto-day developments in the automotive industry.

Email: bhishma@mimansalaw.in