Mehak Chaichani

Associate

Phone

+91-9663242273

Email

mehak@ksandk.com

Professional Summary:

Mehak primarily handles civil, criminal, and commercial litigation, with core expertise in family disputes, labour matters, RERA cases, and arbitration. She is experienced in mediation and dispute resolution and has significant experience in drafting and negotiating agreements, as well as vetting and registering a broad range of legal documents, including conveyance deeds, contracts, and related instruments. Academically, she has demonstrated consistent excellence through multiple recognitions and achievements. Mehak has represented clients before an extensive range of judicial and quasi-judicial forums, including the Supreme Court of India, various High Courts, RERA and the RERA Appellate Tribunal, Arbitral Tribunals, Civil and Commercial Courts, Sessions Courts, Magistrate and District Courts, Consumer Forums, Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals, Ombudsman authorities in India and the U.K., and Cooperative Society Forums.

Representative Clients:

CSIR – National Aerospace laboratories, K.S.R.T.C, Budweiser, Corona, M.L. A’s, Trusts, Companies, Developers, Allottees, Individuals, Workmen, Management, Co-operative Societies, etc.

Indicative Experience

Represented clients in divorce and child custody matters, including both mutual consent and contested proceedings. Successfully mediated disputes, conducted cross-examinations, advanced arguments, led evidence, and handled issues relating to maintenance, visitation, custody, and alimony. Acted for husbands, wives, grandparents, and other family members in matters concerning domestic violence, dowry allegations, and other family-related disputes.

Represented both management and workmen in labour and industrial disputes, including matters involving reinstatement, back wages, misconduct, and disciplinary inquiries. Served on the panel of a government agency and appeared before Conciliation Officers, Industrial Tribunals, and Labour Courts. Conducted cross-examinations, led evidence, argued interim and final applications, and actively participated in departmental inquiry proceedings

Handled a broad range of matters before the RERA Authority and the RERA Appellate Tribunal, involving project registration, structural and plan deviations, boundary disputes, land issues, and appointment of court commissioners. Successfully facilitated settlements of RERA disputes before the Lok Adalat.

  • Represented clients before the Insurance Ombudsman, Banking Ombudsman (India and U.K.), and Consumer Forums in disputes involving fraud, deficiency of service, claim repudiation, and other insurance-related grievances.
  • Represented parties in commercial and contractual disputes, including breach of contract, money recovery, and enforcement issues. Secured interim protection against invocation and encashment of bank guarantees.
  • Handled arbitration proceedings relating to land acquisition compensation, including drafting agreements, negotiating deals, and managing contractual claims.
  • Managed diverse civil matters, including specific performance suits, injunctions, eviction proceedings, and money recovery suits. Successfully argued for police protection orders, obtained rejection of plaints where warranted, and protected clients’ property and contractual rights.
  • Drafted and registered a wide range of legal instruments, including wills, codicils, Hiba and Gift Deeds, release and relinquishment deeds, contracts and agreements, family settlement documents, family trees, and other property-related instruments—ensuring accuracy, compliance, and effective drafting and negotiating of agreements, deals, and contracts.
  • Represented clients in criminal matters, including domestic violence and dowry-related allegations. Successfully conducted proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act (cheque bounce cases), handled Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, and appeared in matters relating to bail and quashing petitions.
  • Issued and drafted legal notices relating to specific performance, defamation, money recovery, rent payment, eviction, breach of contract, appointment of arbitrators, invocation of arbitration clauses, and requests for records and accounts from cooperative societies—ensuring precise drafting and negotiating of contractual communications.