Shankh Sengupta is the Head of the Dispute Practice at Trilegal. He regularly represents clients in disputes before various courts and tribunals in India.
Shankh has deep experience in international and domestic arbitration. He has acted for several clients on the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards before Indian courts. He has represented a wide variety of clients including private equity funds, hedge funds, construction companies and joint venture partners in the manufacturing and trading sectors.
Shankh regularly represents shareholders in disputes before the Company Law Board, National Company Law Tribunal, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. His dispute experience ranges from construction contracts, hotel management and commercial contracts to trust and inheritance disputes in India and abroad. He also represents clients before investigative authorities such as the CBI, ED and SFIO and advises conglomerates on contentious mergers, demergers and amalgamations.
Shankh has been acting for C-suite personnel, high-net-worth individuals, promoters and commercial banks in criminal matters. He regularly advises funds, construction majors, energy companies, telecom and broadcasting companies, and manufacturing businesses in actions against the government.
- Advised and represented Hitachi Energy in contentious proceedings concerning the treatment of Advance Authorisations, EPCG licences and IECs following the demerger of a listed company’s power-grids business. The matter raises novel questions relating to India’s foreign trade regulatory regime and transferability of statutory licences and export obligations.
- Advised and represented Nayara Energy Limited in a SIAC arbitration against Essar Exploration and Production India Limited. Following the Final Award issued in February 2026, successfully defeated approximately 75% of the claimant’s monetary claims and continues to advise on post-award proceedings and enforcement issues involving security of approximately INR 231.23 crore.
- Advised and represented National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) in complex FIDIC-based arbitration proceedings against Larsen & Toubro Limited concerning price adjustment calculations and tax obligations under contracts relating to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.
- Advised and represented the executors of the estate of late Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi in proceedings before the Delhi High Court involving estate administration, succession, trust law and corporate law issues.
- Advised and represented Religare Enterprises Limited and its group entities in multiple litigation proceedings before the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court relating to the change in management and shareholding pursuant to an open offer under SEBI Takeover Regulations, successfully defending the transaction without adverse orders.
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Commercial
- Commercial Disputes
- Construction
- Construction and Real Estate
- Energy and Construction
- Family and Matrimonial
- Government and Regulatory
- Insolvency
- International Arbitration
- Labor and Employment
- Shipping
- White Collar Crime
- Banking
- Construction and Materials
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Food and Beverage
- Government and Public Policy
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Investment Management
- Media
- Mining
- Natural Resources
- Oil and Gas
- Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
- Shipping
- Technology and Telecommunications
- BA. LLB (Hons.), NLIU, Bhopal, 2004
- Bar Council of Delhi
- Delhi High Court Bar Association
- International Bar Association