Manyaa Chandok
Counsel
Manyaa is an Indian-qualified lawyer with dynamic experience across commercial civil litigation, arbitration and legal advisory. She has been engaged in commercial litigation and regulatory work across multiple forums.
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
India
EDUCATION
▪ B.A. LLB (Hons), Amity Law School Delhi (GGSIP University)
CONTACT
Manyaa represents large corporations as well as high net individuals in complex, high-stakes matters. She regularly appears before the High Court of Delhi, District Courts in Delhi, arbitral tribunals, and specialized judicial forums including the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). In addition, She has extensive experience in domestic arbitration as well as arbitration related court proceedings, particularly, with matters of appointment of arbitrators, enforcement of, and challenges to arbitral awards and seeking interim reliefs.
Manyaa actively represents clients before quasi-judicial and regulatory authorities such as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She routinely assists clients in navigating the legal landscape surrounding insolvency proceedings, including filing claims and defending interests before a resolution professional and NCLT.
Her advisory portfolio includes contractual drafting, data privacy and protection laws, and general corporate compliance.
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Pranav Ansal v. Vistra ITCL (India) Limited: Defended a challenge to an arbitral award of INR 1.8 billion in favour of a debenture trustee.
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Vistra ITCL (India) Limited v. Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Limited: Secured a mareva injunction against a leading infrastructure company, restraining it from disposing of its unencumbered assets.
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Kanta Agarwala v. Exclusive Capital Limited: Representing the petitioners in oppression and mismanagement proceedings against an NBFC. Successfully secured an order for the appointment of an Administrator to govern the functioning of the NBFC.
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Standard Capital Markets Limited v. Veer Chemicals Limited & Ors.: Successfully argued a batch of eight insolvency petitions for an NBFC, against a borrower and its guarantors for default in repayment of a loan amounting to INR 150 Crores.
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Airtel Payments Bank Ltd. v. Com Vision (India) Pvt. Ltd.: Representing the petitioner in pursuing a challenge to an arbitral award passed in contravention to the express terms of the contract.
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ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI OPCO LLC: Representing a news agency in this first of its kind intellectual property suit for unauthorised use of copyrighted content by Artificial Intelligence platforms.
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ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Wikimedia Foundation and Ors.: Acting for the plaintiff in this defamation action brought against Wikipedia, an online encyclopaedia. The matter involves key issues concerning online intermediaries, locus and the scope of the safe harbour defence.
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Asian Hotels (North) Limited v. Yes Bank Ltd. & Ors. : Represented the plaintiff in a significant case before the High Court of Delhi, which reaffirmed the jurisdiction of civil courts in disputes concerning contractual remedies against banks, without being restricted to statutory forums like the DRT.
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Asian Hotels (North) Ltd. v. Alok Kumar Lodha (2022) 8 SCC 145 – Successfully represented the petitioner in a key judicial pronouncement on the impermissibility of amending a suit to resist reference to arbitration by changing the nature of reliefs and impleading third parties.
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Rajiv Sarin v. Directorate of Estates: Successfully conducted a civil trial for the plaintiffs in a recovery suit against government departments.