Legal Note17 August 2026
Recent developments in Indian commercial law
A reading of the year's judgments on contractual interpretation and their consequences for commercial drafting.
Read article →JOHRI & CO.
Advocates and Solicitors
Counsel for complex
legal questions
and disputes.
01The Firm
A practice grounded in preparation, precision and the law.
Johri & Co. is a New Delhi chamber advising individuals, companies and institutions on questions where the answer is neither obvious nor settled. The firm's work spans advisory mandates, commercial disputes and appearances before tribunals and the constitutional courts.
Each matter is prepared in full. Briefs are read closely, records are reconstructed carefully, and positions are taken only where they can be defended. The firm keeps a deliberately limited docket so that this standard is maintained.
Counsel is offered plainly: what the law provides, what the record supports, and what a client may reasonably expect.
03 — Counsel
Yash Johri
Advocate · Johri & Co.
Yash Johri practises before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi and tribunals across the country. His work concentrates on commercial disputes, insolvency, company law and constitutional questions arising in a commercial context.
He advises on the structuring of transactions and the resolution of the disputes that follow them, and appears regularly in arbitrations seated in India.
Education
- LL.B., University of Delhi
- Enrolled, Bar Council of Delhi
Experience
- Commercial & civil disputes
- Insolvency and company law
Engagements
- Domestic arbitration
- Advisory retainers
04Insights
Legal writing, commentary and considered perspectives.
Commentary02 July 2026
Section 7 applications and the limits of default
How adjudicating authorities have narrowed the scope of admission under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
Read article →Perspective14 May 2026
Arbitral autonomy after the recent amendments
Party autonomy, seat and the residual supervisory jurisdiction of the courts, considered together.
Read article →05 — Selected Matters
Selected matters
012026
Supreme Court of India
Appeared in an appeal concerning the interpretation of an arbitration clause in a long-term supply agreement.
022025
High Court of Delhi
Advised and appeared for a corporate debtor in proceedings arising out of a resolution plan challenge.
032025
National Company Law Tribunal
Represented an operational creditor in a contested admission under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
042024
Arbitral Tribunal, New Delhi
Acted in a domestic commercial arbitration concerning termination and damages under an infrastructure contract.
06Client Confidence
In the words of those advised.
“The chamber read our record more closely than anyone before it. Advice arrived plainly, with the risks stated as clearly as the remedies.”
Meera Raghavan
Director, infrastructure group
“Preparation was the difference. Every position taken in the tribunal was one that could be defended on the papers.”
Anil Deshmukh
General Counsel, manufacturing company
“We were told what the law provided and what it did not. That restraint saved us a year of avoidable litigation.”
Kabir Sethi
Founder, technology venture
“Measured, precise and entirely unhurried in judgement. The kind of counsel a board can rely on in a contested matter.”
Ananya Bose
Company Secretary, listed entity
07Contact
Contact Johri & Co.
New Delhi
Chambers of Johri & Co.
New Delhi, India
Email
office@johriandco.in
Telephone
+91 11 0000 0000