Partner, Four Pillars Chambers
Ms. Ritika Priya
Education
LL.M., The Indian Law Institute
Profile
Ms. Priya has over seven years of experience in handling Civil and Commercial disputes, with a growing focus on arbitration, particularly infrastructure and construction related arbitration. She holds a Master's degree in Constitutional Law from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, and a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from National Law University, Vizag. She regularly advises employers and contractors on dispute strategy in infrastructure projects, including book keeping, delay and prolongation claims, variation claims, termination disputes, and payment recoveries.
She has developed a well-rounded practice across a diverse range of legal domains, including:
• Arbitration- Advisory, drafting pleadings, proceedings and strategy development for domestic and international arbitration matters.
• Civil- Suits for breach of contract, specific performance, injunction, recovery and property related.
• Criminal- Anticipatory and regular bail applications, quashing of FIR and trial representation.
• Property- Ownership, possession, easement rights, landlord-tenant dispute, eviction and rent control matters.
• Family- Divorce, child custody, maintenance, guardianship, partition, succession, Wills and probate etc.
• Service- Employment and contractual dispute, termination, wage related claims etc.
• Tortious liability- Defamation, negligence and damages.
Beyond litigation and for academic pursuits, Ritika serves as a Peer reviewer for journals published by the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.