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Education: |
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- B.A. (Hons.) History, St. Stephens College, University of Delhi.
- L.L.B – Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
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Year of Enrollment: |
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1978 |
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Professional Experience: |
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Mr. Sagar is a litigating lawyer. He has practiced in a wide cross-section of Courts and Tribunals of India; including the Supreme Court of India.
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Some leading cases in which Mr. Sagar has been involved are as follows: |
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Tax litigation: |
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ITC Excise Case - This was the largest excise demand in India running into over US$ 200 million. Mr. Sagar was a senior member of the team for the assessee ( ITC). The case was finally decided by the Supreme Court of India in favour of ITC Limited.
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Mr. Sagar has over the years handled litigation on behalf of almost all major tobacco companies of India including Godfrey Philips India, VST Limited (and ITC Ltd.).
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Mr. Sagar has represented almost all major sugar corporations in Northern India in relation to direct and indirect tax matters. Clients include – Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited, Mawana Sugars Limited, Shervani Sugar Syndicate Limited.
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Other litigation: |
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Other major litigation handled by Mr. Sagar include: |
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Union Carbide Bhopal Gas Leak Case -- this was the largest damages case in the world. Mr. Sagar was a senior member of the team representing Union Carbide and worked directly under the team leader, Mr. F.S. Nariman.
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Mr. Sagar represented the major Swedish arm manufacturer, A.B. Bofors (formerly of the Akzo Nobel Group). This was a very high profile case with heavy political overtones as it concerned the former Prime Minister of India and a major political party and leading industrialists from all over the world. Mr. Sagar represented the Swedish Company, A.B. Bofors.
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Represented several major Indian and multinational companies such as – Hindustan Lever Limited, ITC Limited, Colgate Palmolive, Britannia in relation to Anti-Trust matters.
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Represented M/s. BPL Limited, Usha Martin and RPG in the High Court of Delhi and Supreme Court of India in the mobile telecom license case.
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Represented a large liquor manufacturing company in India in a “trade marks” case against a famous and internationally renowned scotch manufacturer of Scotland . This case was ultimately settled.
- Represented a Malaysian Oil & Gas Company in a tender dispute against a Government Corporation.
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