L to R: Aryama Sundaram Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India: Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group
L to R: Aryama Sundaram Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India: Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group
Aryama Sundaram
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Aryama Sundaram is recognised by his strength, which lies in his ability to think originally making him easily stand out in the courtroom. He is a huge believer in the freedom of speech. One of his first cases on freedom of speech and expression, a landmark case was S Rangarajan Vs P Jagjivan Ram (March 1989).
He also successfully appeared for Khushwant Singh and secured the release of his book based on freedom of speech which had been injuncted on the ground of it invading the privacy of a political luminary. His other famous case was Haldia Petrochemicals and Cyrus Mistry (oppression/mismanagement), BALCO, and Union of India vs Vedanta (enforcement of foreign awards).
Interesting points of his career include, as a medical malpractice suit, one of the first of its kind in 1986, the case was filed and fought at a time when there was no kind of consumer-protection law available. The trial lasted more than five years, when in 1993 Client was awarded Rs 17.38 lakh as compensation, along with interest the total sum was Rs 31 lakh. An unprecedented settlement for the time in India, though the hospital did appeal before Madras High Court, driving the case to Supreme Court until finally, the hospital settled.
Aryama Sundaram Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr Aryama Sundaram, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India:
He has been designated a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court. His practice started when he got enrolled with the Madras Bar Council on 26 November 1980 and joined a law firm in Chennai called King & Partridge. In 1984, he started his own firm: Nataraj Rao Raghu & Sundaram. He became standing counsel for the Central Government in 1989 and continued with the post for six years till he was designated as a senior counsel in 1995 at the age of 38. After spending six years as a senior counsel in the Madras High Court, Sundaram moved to Delhi. He currently practices in the Supreme Court of India. He has been designated as a senior advocate and primarily practices corporate law but also takes up constitutional law and media-related cases. He has regularly been representing the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Anil Ambani, and several other high-profile clients. One of his first cases on freedom of speech and expression, a landmark case, was S. Rangarajan vs P. Jagjivan Ram. He also successfully appeared for Khushwant Singh and secured the release of his book on the basis of freedom of speech which had been injuncted on the ground of it invading the privacy of a political luminary. He was awarded the Plaque of Honour by the Prime Minister of India in 2002 for outstanding contribution to the Rule of Law. He has also served as Immediate Past President, The Bar Association of India, President, Society of Indian Law Firms, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – India along with many other engagements
Mr Aryama Sundaram, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India:
He has been designated a Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court. His practice started when he got enrolled with the Madras Bar Council on 26 November 1980 and joined a law firm in Chennai called King & Partridge. In 1984, he started his own firm: Nataraj Rao Raghu & Sundaram. He became standing counsel for the Central Government in 1989 and continued with the post for six years till he was designated as a senior counsel in 1995 at the age of 38. After spending six years as a senior counsel in the Madras High Court, Sundaram moved to Delhi. He currently practices in the Supreme Court of India. He has been designated as a senior advocate and primarily practices corporate law but also takes up constitutional law and media-related cases. He has regularly been representing the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Anil Ambani, and several other high-profile clients. One of his first cases on freedom of speech and expression, a landmark case, was S. Rangarajan vs P. Jagjivan Ram. He also successfully appeared for Khushwant Singh and secured the release of his book on the basis of freedom of speech which had been injuncted on the ground of it invading the privacy of a political luminary. He was awarded the Plaque of Honour by the Prime Minister of India in 2002 for outstanding contribution to the Rule of Law. He has also served as Immediate Past President, The Bar Association of India, President, Society of Indian Law Firms, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – India along with many other engagements
Aryama Sundaram Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
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