Dhara Sharma

Drafting Counsel @ Office of Official Liquidator, High Court of Bombay- Feb,2024 to Feb,2025

Practice Areas: Companies Act, 1956, Companies Act, 2013, and Companies (Winding Up) Rules, 2020

Drafting and Filing of Official Liquidator’s Reports (OLRs):Invitation of claims from workers and secured creditors for dividend declaration under Rule 148 of the Companies (Court)Rules, 1959Appointment of Chartered Accountants for claims adjudication and dividend distribution; Appointment of valuers for property valuation, re-valuation, and sale approval; Dissolution of companies under Section 481 of the Companies Act, 1956Reviewing M&A proposals/applications and checklists under Section 233 of the Companies Act, 2013

Liaison and Communication: Drafted letters to DRTs, ex-directors, banks, reconstruction companies, and government authorities for updates on movable/immovable property, case status, and property handovers; Assisted in adjudication of claims of workers, creditors, and stakeholders; Scrutinized financial statements, lease deeds, statutory registers, and MCA records of companies under liquidation; Prepared briefs and status reports for companies in liquidation; 

Legal Documentation: Prepared affidavits in reply on behalf of the Official Liquidator

Legal Associate (Litigation Team) @ Harish Parashar and Associates, Delhi- April, 2020 to Nov, 2023

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation: Expertise in matters under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015; Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; and specific performance of contracts

Civil Litigation: Handling matters under the Specific Relief Act, 1963, including suits for recovery and injunction 

Matrimonial Disputes: Successfully managed divorce matters under Sections 13 and 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Drafting: Summary suits under Order XXXVII of CPC for recovery; Complaints under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act; Suits for permanent injunction and recovery; Consumer complaints under Section 35 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019; Legal notices, MoUs, Written arguments, revision petitions, transfer applications, income affidavits, and miscellaneous applications under Order XII Rule 6 of CPC; Divorce petitions and agreements under matrimonial laws

Arguments: Before the Commercial Civil Judge in the matter of a Commercial Suit of Recovery and received a favourable decree for the client; Final Arguments in a Suit for Permanent Injunction and received a successful decree in favour of the client; Final Arguments before Senior Civil Judge, also the Rent Controller, South-East, New Delhi and received a permanent injunction decree in favour of the client against Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Independently handled Arbitration Proceedings in Delhi  and in Mumbai against Yes Bank; Independently conducted pleadings and cross-examination of witnesses in Matrimonial and Civil matters and matters related to section 138 of the NI Act.

LLM in Business Law (Jul,2019 to May, 2021)

Integrated Law (5 year)- B.Com LLB (Jul, 2014 to May, 2019)