Acara Law LLP

Acara Law LLP is a dispute resolution and advisory law firm. The firm advises clients and handles cases across a range of sectors, including mining and natural resources, manufacturing, infrastructure and construction, electricity and energy, telecommunications, food, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, capital markets, intellectual property and environment.

Acara regularly represents and advises clients in high stake complex disputes before various fora, including the Supreme Court of India, High Courts (Orissa, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Bombay, Delhi, Kolkata, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Allahabad, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh), Tribunals such as NCLT, NCLAT, NGT, PMLA Appellate Tribunal, APTEL, state electricity regulatory commissions, NCDRC, Mines Tribunals, District Courts and Arbitral Tribunals.

We focus on fostering and developing long term relationships by adopting a solutions-oriented approach tailored to our clients’ requirements.

Judgement & Insights

Mining & Natural Resources: Insertion of S. 9D in the MMDR Act restricting States’s power to tax Mineral Rights and Mineral Bearing Lands

August 14, 2026

The Union Parliament has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 (“2026 Amendment”) inserting Section 9D

Mining & Natural Resources: Section 26 of Stamp Act and proviso thereto is applicable for calculating stamp duty on mining leases

August 5, 2026

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Birla Corporation Ltd. vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors; SLP (C) No. 14468 of

Labour Law: Dismissal must be imposed after considering relevant factors

July 7, 2026

dismissal must remain reserved for cases where the misconduct is of the most serious nature where elements of synthetic consideration would be undesirable and inappropriate

Civil & Commercial: Division Bench of the Delhi High Court reaffirms that renewal of passport must be as per Act and rules

June 19, 2026

Passport Authority is obligated to renew the passport strictly as per the provisions of Passports Act, 1967 in case the trial court has not specified any time period

Electricity Laws: Open Access cannot be subject to conditions not provided in the Statute – AHC

June 16, 2026

Right to open access for captive generating plants is only subject to conditions provided under the provisions of Electricity Act

Telecom – Bombay HC sets aside OTSC demands

June 8, 2026

Bombay High Court grants relief to Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel. Holds One time Spectrum Charge imposed on Telecom Operators as unreasonable and arbitrary.