Legafin Advocates successfully defended the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited in Dispute Adjudication Board proceedings against the Sojitz–L&T joint venture under a FIDIC Yellow Book contract for the design and construction of civil, building and track works on the Rewari–Dadri section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, contesting an associated monetary claim of approximately INR 927 crore towards prolongation and disruption, and working in tandem with forensic delay consultants to vet and prepare a comprehensive Extension of Time Rebuttal Report identifying tenable delay events, mapping schedule impact and analysing concurrent delay.
Legafin Advocates is currently defending the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited in ongoing Dispute Adjudication Board proceedings against the Tata Projects–Mitsui–IRCON Joint Venture (Express Freight Consortium), involving extension-of-time claims and monetary claims in excess of INR 1,260 crore towards prolongation, alternate track-linking, acceleration and subcontractor escalation, and delay-damage deductions. The firm has prepared counter-claims pertaining to various aspects of the project and has vetted the delay analysis report prepared by the Delay and Quantum Analysts.
Legafin Advocates acted for Hindustan Construction Company in arbitration with IRCON International Limited under the contract for the construction of civil works in Zone-IV (Km 142 to 152) of the Laole–Qazigund section of the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla New BG Railway Line Project, preparing and prosecuting claims in excess of INR 100 crore.
Legafin Advocates advises a public-sector rail-infrastructure contractor on contract administration under the design-and-construction contract for the 4.519 km elevated viaduct on the North–South Corridor of the Pune Metro Rail Project. The firm has prepared contractual notices to the Employer seeking refund of amounts deducted from RA bills without lawful basis and resisting direct payments to vendors and subcontractors out of the contractor's future bills, together with a Notice of Termination served on a defaulting subcontractor.
Legafin Advocates acted for the ISC Projects–Balaji Joint Venture in arbitration arising out of a contract for earthwork in railway formation for the construction of railway infrastructure at Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, preparing and prosecuting claims in excess of INR 2 crore.
Legafin Advocates advises and acts, on an ongoing basis, for a public-sector railway entity in arbitration proceedings arising from licence agreements for the construction, operation and management of Fast Food Units and Food Plazas at railway stations.