Himanshu Dhawan, Advocate Founder | Partner, Utkrishtha Law Offices

Mr. Himanshu Dhawan

Mr. Himanshu Dhawan is an accomplished and dedicated advocate with extensive experience in various areas of law, including Cable & Broadcasting Laws, Telecom Laws, Criminal Law, Money Laundering Laws, and Family Laws. He has a strong track record of providing legal counsel and representation to clients in complex legal matters, ensuring protection of rights and delivery of optimal legal solutions.

Known for his excellent communication, negotiation, and litigation skills, Mr. Dhawan combines his legal acumen with a firm commitment to upholding the rule of law. His dynamic, creative, analytical, perseverant, and result-oriented approach—coupled with real trial experience—makes him a highly reliable legal professional.

He has been actively involved in litigation before:

• Hon’ble Supreme Court of India

• Hon’ble High Court of Delhi

• Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), New Delhi

• Trial Courts of Delhi

Areas of Expertise

• Cable & Broadcasting Laws

• Indian Penal Code & Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

• Copyright Act, 1957

• Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

• Corruption Laws

• Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

• Arms Act, 1959

• Crimes under the Information Technology Act, 2000

Select Professional Experience

• Represented a leading sugar mill based in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, in a land dispute with the Government of India.

• Represented several accused in a counterfeit currency case before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

• Represented a Class-A officer of the State of Uttarakhand for seeking regular bail before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in a ₹500 crore alleged scam.

• Handling various transfer petitions before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

• Representing Multi-System Operators (MSOs) before TDSAT in challenges to audit reports and demand notices issued by broadcasters.

• Representing MSOs in disputes with Local Cable Operators over recovery and replacement of Set-Top Boxes (STBs).

• Representing MSOs in petitions seeking recovery from LCOs.

• Represented MSOs before TDSAT challenging disconnection notices by broadcasters for issues like technical non-compliance, dues, and audit demands.

• Represented MSOs and IPTV Operators before TDSAT seeking fresh signals from broadcasters.

• Represented MSOs before TDSAT on issues of area extension.

• Represented Internet Service Providers before TDSAT on AGR-related legal issues.

• Represented MSOs in copyright infringement cases before the High Court and District Courts in Delhi.

• Representing MSOs in day-to-day legal matters.

• Drafted multiple agreements for MSOs.

• Advising and assisting regional broadcasters with ongoing legal issues.

• Advising heirs of a former Deputy Inspector General of Police in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.

• Represented an India-based AI-enabled marketplace before the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad to quash an FIR registered under Sections 420, 406, and other provisions of IPC.

• Handling several criminal trials related to:

  • Section 376 IPC (Rape)

  • Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

  • Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

  • Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

Affiliations

• Member, Supreme Court Bar Association

• Member, Delhi High Court Bar Association

• Member, TDSAT Bar Association

• Member, Bar Council of Delhi