Legal Service

MERAJ AHMAD KHAN

[H.NO. C-***-***, *th Floor, Lotus Apartment, Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025].

Mob: 098********

Email: *****.*****@*****.***

Educational Qualification:

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India

1989 LLB (Hons.)

1986 M.A.

1984 B.A. (Hons.)

Professional Qualification/Membership

Enroll with Bar Council of Delhi, Sept. 1991, [D/632/1991]

Practicing advocate at Delhi High Court, Tribunals, Commissions, District Courts.

Employment History

1992-1995: Legal Associate with Yogesh Jain & Co. Senior Advocate

1995-2005: Legal Associate with Pravir Jain & Co. Advocates

Practice area: Civil matters, Criminal matters, Writ cases, Rent matters, Appeals from orders, Arbitration matters, Service matters, Labour cases, Negotiable Instruments Act, cases, Drafting notices, written statement, litigation, reviewing pleadings, Consumer complaints, Matrimonial Cases, Trade Mark cases.

2006- July 2009 Legal consultant with M/s Skylark Securitas Pvt. Ltd and its sister concern companies.

Nov. 2009 – March, 2015: Legal Consultant with the National Commission for Minorities, statutory body of the Govt. of India, dealt with all legal matters of the Commission, opinion on legal issues pertaining to minorities, drafting counter affidavits in cases pending in High Courts, Supreme Court, written statements for District Courts, preparing comments for the Commission on Bills received from external departments, briefs for hearing and pleadings of the Commission, recommendations of Commission, matters under Right to Information Act,2005.

Represented Aligarh Muslim University in Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal bench, Delhi, on the Panel of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. represented in National Dispute Redressal Commission. Appointed as court commissioner by the High court of Delhi, visited Tihar Jail to interview prisoners languishing in Jail due to non-availability of surety despite bail.

March, 2015 Legal Associate at DIWAN ADVOCATES & IP CONSUTANTS, C-69, LGF, Nizamuddin-East, New Delhi-110013.

Senior Legal Associate, and practice area are civil matters, criminal matters Arbitration proceedings, PR issues includes filing of Trademark and Patent[e.g. Conducting trademarks searches and giving opinion on availability of a mark for adoption as trademark, trademark filings, Drafting various notices of opposition, counter statement, opposition evidences, rectifications, rectification evidences, litigation, reviewing pleadings, of the Case which are pending before various court of law and checking of trademarks journals on daily basis, and maintaining legal / trademarks data base thereof .

Consumer complaints, matrimonial cases, service matters and recovery suits etc.[Fully responsible for Drafting and filings of cases like suits, written statement, rejoinder, notices, reply of the notices, summary suit, consumer protection complaints, textile litigation, Drafting and Filing Arbitration cases and proceedings thereafter, litigation related to IPR which includes Filing for Trade mark registration, filing opposition, counter opposition, Evidence in support of Opposition, Evidence in support of Counter Opposition and complaint under section 138 and 141 of Negotiable Instrument Act etc, and litigation and appearances in various district courts and High Court of Delhi as well as Supreme Court of India.]

[E.g. Assisted on various cases related to property, specific performance, bail including anticipatory bail, First appeal against order, civil suits having original jurisdiction and various matrimonial cases and drafted documentation on property matters, divorce matters including family issues like guardianship etc, and various criminal matters including complaints and domestic violence issues restructuring various legal documents like MOU, adoption deed, GPA, SPA, Contractual Agreements, various agreement/documentation for licensing and lease and various company matters,litigation and appearances in various courts.]

[ Fully proficient with legal tools like SCC online and offline, DLT, DLAT, Manupatra, LAWPACK, AIR, CRLJ, SCR etc. as part of my legal research in drafting and litigation.]

Some of the important cases conducted are:-

M/s Hotz Industries (Suit for Recovery in High Court and District Courts at Delhi, N.I. Act cases at District Court at Delhi)

M/s Gujarat Fluero Chemicals

(Winding up petitions, Suit for recovery in High Court of Delhi and District Courts at Delhi and N.I. Act cases in District Court Delhi)

M/s Swagatam Tours and Travels. (Criminal matter under section 420, Cr. P.C.)

M/s Inox Industries Ltd. (Winding up petition and Suit for recovery )

Aligarh Muslim University cases in Central Administration Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi and District Court at Delhi

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Panel advocate for National Consumer Redressal Commission, New Delhi and matter disposed of in favour of BSNL.

M/s Skylark Securitas Pvt. Ltd.

Indian Overseas Bank

M/s Nuurrie Media Ltd.

M/s Dura Build Care Ltd.

M/s CICO Industries Ltd.

Member, Supreme Court Bar Association, High Court Bar Association, New Delhi Bar Association, Saket District Court Bar Association.

IT Proficiency

Fully competent with Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and MS Office.

Good typing speed

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