Lawyer in Chandigarh: Practice Before the Courts and Tribunals

Aggarwal Associates is a firm of advocates whose practice extends to the courts, tribunals and authorities at Chandigarh. The firm's advocates appear as counsel in civil, criminal, family, constitutional, consumer, banking, corporate and arbitral matters before the forums listed below, and act as a lawyer in Chandigarh for clients whose matters lie within the jurisdiction of those forums. The chambers are located at 536-C, Sector 6, MDC, Panchkula, Haryana. A matter is instituted where jurisdiction lies, not where counsel's chambers are situated. An advocate enrolled with a State Bar Council is entitled to practise before any court or tribunal in India.

Courts, Tribunals and Authorities at Chandigarh

The advocates of the firm appear before the following forums at Chandigarh:

• Punjab and Haryana High Court, Sector 1, Chandigarh: writ, criminal, civil, service and appellate matters. See the High Court page.
• District Courts, Sector 43, Chandigarh: civil and criminal proceedings of the Union Territory, together with the Family Court.
• National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chandigarh Bench: company and insolvency matters. See income tax, corporate and NCLT matters.
• Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Chandigarh: recovery applications by banks and financial institutions, and securitisation applications under the SARFAESI Act, 2002.
• State and District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions, Chandigarh: complaints and appeals under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
• Arbitral Tribunals: arbitrations seated or held in Chandigarh under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. See arbitration.
• Chandigarh Administration: matters in which the Administration is a party.

The courts at Panchkula are listed on the Lawyer in Panchkula page. Proceedings before the District Courts and the Family Court at Sector 1, Panchkula, and before HRERA, Panchkula, are addressed on the divorce, criminal law and property and HRERA pages.

Territorial Jurisdiction in the Tricity

Chandigarh is a Union Territory administered by the Central Government through the Administrator. Panchkula is a district of the State of Haryana, and Mohali (SAS Nagar) lies in Punjab. The Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for all three. Below the High Court, the position differs in the following respects:

• Police. An offence within Chandigarh is registered at a Chandigarh Police station, one in Panchkula at a Haryana Police station, and one in Mohali at a Punjab Police station. The station at which the FIR is registered determines the court that takes cognizance.
• Courts. Trial courts are organised by district. The courts of Chandigarh sit in Sector 43, and those of Panchkula in Sector 1, Panchkula.
• Local laws and authorities. Rent, property, stamp duty, land revenue and municipal laws differ among the Union Territory, Haryana and Punjab. Property matters in Chandigarh concern the Chandigarh Administration and the Estate Office, while plots in Panchkula may concern HSVP.

The forum for a particular proceeding is determined by the governing statute:

• Criminal cases. Inquiry and trial ordinarily take place in the court within whose local limits the offence was committed (Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, formerly Section 177 of the Code of Criminal Procedure).
• Matrimonial petitions. Under Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a petition may be presented where the marriage was solemnised, where the parties last resided together, or where the wife resides, among other grounds. Depending on residence, the Family Court at Chandigarh or at Panchkula may therefore have jurisdiction.
• Civil suits. Under Section 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a suit is instituted where the defendant resides or carries on business, or where the cause of action arises. Suits relating to immovable property are governed by Sections 16 to 18.
• Consumer complaints. Under Section 34 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, a complaint may be filed where the opposite party resides or carries on business, or where the complainant resides or personally works for gain.
• Recovery and company matters. The territorial jurisdiction of each DRT and NCLT bench is notified by the Central Government. The Chandigarh DRT and the Chandigarh Bench of the NCLT hear matters arising in this region.

Areas of Practice

Family law

Divorce by mutual consent and by contested petition, maintenance, custody and guardianship, and proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, before the Family Court of the district in which the petition is filed. See divorce and matrimonial matters.

Criminal law

FIRs, bail, trials before the Magistrate and the Sessions Court, and appeals. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into force on 1 July 2024 and govern offences committed on or after that date. See criminal law and bail and anticipatory bail.

Arbitration and commercial disputes

Appointment of arbitrators, interim relief, challenge and enforcement of awards under the 1996 Act, and references under the MSME legislation. See arbitration.

Property, tax and corporate

Disputes with HSVP and proceedings before HRERA are addressed on the property page. Income tax, company law and NCLT matters are addressed on the income tax, corporate and NCLT page.

Frequently Asked Questions

The contact page lists the address and contact details of the chambers.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws and procedures change; the position in your matter depends on its facts.