Astra Juris crest ASTRA JURIS INTERNATIONAL ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS +91 90610 71017
The chambers at Providence Junction, Ernakulam North, Kochi
Kochi · Bengaluru · United Arab Emirates

Counsel before the
Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Kerala

Tribunals · Commissions · DIFC Courts, Dubai · ADGM Courts, Abu Dhabi

A Multi-Jurisdictional litigation practice at Ernakulam acting for corporations, institutions, and individual litigants, and for referring advocates outside Kerala. Instructions are accepted from clients resident outside India.

Civil Litigation & Property Suits, title, partition, and civil appeals
Criminal Defence & White-Collar Crime Bail, quashing, trials, and economic offences
Constitutional & Appellate Writs, special leave, and public interest litigation
Corporate, Cross-Border & Private Equity Structuring, investment, and commercial disputes
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The Chambers

A partnership of advocates, each accountable on record

Astra Juris International Law Chambers is the practice of Astra Juris International LLP. Every advocate of the Chambers is enrolled with a State Bar Council in India and appears in their own right. Briefs are prepared collaboratively, and professional responsibility for each rests with the advocate on record.

Instructions span civil and property litigation, criminal defence, constitutional and appellate work, corporate and cross-border transactions, technology and intellectual property, maritime claims, insurance, taxation, company law and insolvency, and family law. Cross-border matters are carried by the Chambers' corporate and international desk, which appears before the DIFC and ADGM Courts as a registered practitioner. Where a matter must be conducted in any other foreign forum, the Chambers instructs counsel admitted there.

Statutory privilege Professional communications are protected under Sections 132 to 134 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and by legal professional privilege in the other jurisdictions in which the Chambers acts.
Counsel on record Pleadings are drafted and argued by the advocate who carries the brief.
Conference by appointment Conferences are scheduled through the Registry after a conflict check.
Enrolment and registration Enrolment numbers, dates of enrolment, and foreign practising registrations are published on the People page.
Leadership

The partners

Adv. Anoop Krishna, Managing Partner

Adv. Anoop Krishna

Managing Partner Advocate · Supreme Court of India and High Court of Kerala

Anoop Krishna is the Managing Partner of Astra Juris International. He appears before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Kerala, and trial courts in Kerala. His practice covers civil, criminal, and constitutional writ matters, including contested trials, constitutional challenges, and interlocutory applications. He also undertakes academic work in civil law and environmental jurisprudence, including contract law and specific relief.

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Adv. Ashik Asharaf, Partner

Adv. Ashik Asharaf

Partner · Corporate & International Desk Advocate · Registered practitioner, DIFC Courts and ADGM Courts

As head of the Corporate and International Desk, Ashik Asharaf advises on the commercial questions that arrive before any dispute does: corporate structuring and private equity, maritime and cross-border transactions, and artificial-intelligence regulation and technology governance. He drafts for the day an arrangement is tested rather than the day it is signed, and when a matter becomes contentious he conducts it in arbitration, before the courts of India, and before the DIFC Courts in Dubai and the ADGM Courts in Abu Dhabi, where he is a registered practitioner.

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Practice

Core practice domains

01 Civil Litigation & Property Original suits, title disputes, partition, land acquisition, injunctions, execution, and civil appeals and revisions.
02 Criminal Defence & White-Collar Crime Regular and anticipatory bail, quashing under Section 528 of the BNSS, economic offences, PMLA defence, and trial advocacy.
03 Constitutional & Appellate Writ petitions under Articles 32, 226, and 227, special leave petitions under Article 136, and public interest litigation.
04 Corporate, Cross-Border & Private Equity Cross-border investment, structuring, governance, private equity transactions, and commercial litigation, including proceedings before the DIFC and ADGM Courts.
05 Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Intellectual Property Regulatory compliance for AI systems, data protection under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, algorithmic liability, and trademark and copyright enforcement.
06 Maritime & Admiralty Admiralty suits and vessel arrests under the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017, charterparty disputes, and cargo claims.
07 Insurance Law Policy disputes, repudiation challenges, and claims before consumer commissions and Motor Accident Claims Tribunals.
08 Taxation Direct and indirect tax assessments, appeals, and representation before tax authorities and appellate tribunals.
09 Company Law & Insolvency Company petitions, oppression and mismanagement, and insolvency proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal.
10 Banking & Debt Recovery Recovery proceedings, securitisation applications, and appeals before the Debt Recovery Tribunal and the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, SARFAESI measures, and banking and financial services disputes.
11 Matrimonial & Family Law Divorce, custody and guardianship, maintenance, domestic violence proceedings, and matrimonial disputes with a foreign element.
Jurisdictions

Forums of appearance

The courts and tribunals before which the Chambers regularly appears, in India and abroad. Instructions are accepted from clients resident outside India.

India
Supreme Court of India Special leave petitions, civil and criminal appeals, and writ petitions under Article 32.
High Court of Kerala Writ petitions, appeals, revisions, and admiralty suits.
Civil Courts Suits, execution proceedings, and appeals before Munsiff, Sub, and District Courts.
Criminal Courts Trials, bail, and revisions before Magistrate and Sessions Courts.
Debt Recovery Tribunal Securitisation applications under the SARFAESI Act, 2002, and recovery proceedings.
National Company Law Tribunal Company petitions and insolvency proceedings.
CAT & KAT Service disputes before the Central and Kerala Administrative Tribunals.
National Green Tribunal Applications and appeals under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.
Consumer Commissions Complaints and appeals before the District, State, and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions.
Tax Appellate Tribunals Appeals under direct and indirect tax statutes.
Arbitral Tribunals Domestic and international arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
DIFC Courts, Dubai Civil and commercial proceedings before the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre, conducted by a registered practitioner of the Chambers.
ADGM Courts, Abu Dhabi Civil and commercial proceedings before the Courts of Abu Dhabi Global Market, conducted by a registered practitioner of the Chambers.
Instructions from abroad Accepted from clients and counsel resident outside India, through the Registry at Kochi and the offices at Bengaluru and in the United Arab Emirates.
Contact

The Registry

Conferences are held by prior appointment through the Registry, so that a conflict check is completed before any particulars of a matter are received.

Kochi · Principal office First Floor, Rose Tower, Providence Junction, Old Railway Station Road, Ernakulam North, Kochi, Kerala 682018, India.
Bengaluru Cunningham Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560051, India.
United Arab Emirates Sharjah Media City (Shams), Al Messaned, Al Bataeh, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Telephone +91 90610 71017
Conference hours Monday to Saturday, by appointment (Indian Standard Time)

Case enquiry

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