Govind Manoharan

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Govind is a New Delhi based counsel with extensive experience in civil, commercial, and regulatory disputes. Over the past decade, he has appeared in several nationally significant matters before the Supreme Court of India, including the Cauvery water dispute, the decriminalization of consensual same-sex relationships, and the AFSPA extra-judicial killings case. He holds an LL.B from the University of Pune and an LL.M from Harvard Law School.

His practice focuses on complex civil and commercial litigation across original, appellate, and super-appellate forums. As a regular practitioner before the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court, Govind advises on high-stakes writ and regulatory matters involving fundamental rights, governance, service law, education, labour and employment, and public institutions. He also represents clients in commercial disputes in the construction, real estate, and banking sectors, and frequently appears in arbitration matters before the Delhi High Court and trial courts in New Delhi. In addition, he has served as counsel for statutory regulators, including the National Council for Teacher Education.

Govind’s work spans multiple specialized tribunals, including the National Green Tribunal, NCLAT, NCLT, NCDRC, CAT, and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.

He also contributes to legal scholarship and public discourse, publishing in leading law journals and writing on law and finance, law and economics, labour law, and the legal profession across online and print platforms.