Sushant Shekhar

Professional Profile

Sushant Shekhar is the Co-Founder of IP Rani and the firm's foremost authority on banking litigation, financial recovery, and insolvency law. Enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of India in 2012, he holds an LL.M in addition to his B.COM LL.B degree, bringing both rigorous academic grounding and relentless courtroom tenacity to every matter he undertakes. His career has been defined by an extraordinary volume and complexity of banking and financial recovery litigation. To date, he has personally handled more than 3,500 cases on behalf of leading public and private sector banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and asset reconstruction companies (ARCs). His practice spans the full gamut of recovery mechanisms available under Indian law — from filing Original Applications (OAs) under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 before Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT), to pursuing appeals before Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRAT), and initiating insolvency resolution processes under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Mr. Shekhar has developed particularly deep expertise in enforcement proceedings under the SARFAESI Act, 2002, including Section 13(2) demand notices, symbolic and physical possession actions under Section 14, and auction and sale proceedings under Rule 8 and Rule 9 of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002. He regularly advises secured creditors on the strategic sequencing of recovery remedies, choosing between SARFAESI enforcement, DRT proceedings, and NCLT insolvency based on the specific facts and commercial objectives of each case. Beyond banking litigation, he handles complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, tortious claims, corporate fraud, and shareholder oppression. His insolvency practice extends to representing both creditors and corporate debtors in resolution processes, liquidation proceedings, and avoidance actions. As a Registered IP Attorney and Official SIPP Facilitator, he also contributes to the firm's broader intellectual property practice, leveraging his litigation expertise to handle IP enforcement actions and infringement disputes in court.