About B.K. Singh & Associates, advocates in Delhi NCR

How did B.K. Singh & Associates start?

The firm grew out of the founder's own practice. Advocate B.K. Singh holds a master's degree in computer applications as well as his LL.B. and LL.M., and has been in practice for more than twenty years, appearing in trial courts, High Courts, the Supreme Court and tribunals. Over that time the work has come to include commercial, banking, insolvency and corporate matters alongside individual civil and criminal cases, much of it before the tribunals that sit in New Delhi. His profile gives the details.

Advocate Sadhna Singh is the firm's partner. Her own practice is in family, consumer, civil, recovery and documentation work, and she runs client matters from day to day. Her profile describes that work.

The practice keeps two offices so that clients on both sides of the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh border can reach it without a long journey: one in Dwarka in South West Delhi, and one in Vaishali, Ghaziabad, close to the metro. The courts are spread across the region, and so are the clients.

What do we believe a client is owed?

Four things, mainly. An honest view of the case, given early, including the parts you would rather not hear. Fees agreed in writing before work starts, so that money does not become a second dispute. A clear account of what is happening after every hearing, without your having to ask. And care of your papers: originals kept safe and returned at the end, and drafts shown to you before anything goes to court.

None of this is unusual to say. It is harder to do consistently, especially when a matter runs for years and the client's patience runs out before the case does. Most complaints people have about lawyers, in our experience, come from silence rather than from losing. So we write things down: the plan, the fees, the next date and what each person has to do before it.

How do those values show up in day-to-day work?

• We read before we advise. No firm opinion is given on a matter whose papers we have not seen. A view given on a phone call without documents is described as provisional.
• We say when a case is weak. If the law or the facts are against you, you hear it at the first meeting, with the reasons, and with any better route such as settlement or a different forum.
• We do not promise outcomes or dates. The court decides both. We can promise preparation, attendance and honest reporting.
• We keep you informed. After each hearing you get a short note with the order, the next date and what is needed from you.
• We return your originals. Original documents are taken against a receipt and handed back when the matter ends.
• We protect your information. Your papers are seen only by those working on the matter and are not discussed outside it.

Why does the work start with the documents?

Because cases in Indian courts are decided mostly on paper. Oral argument matters, but the judge decides on the pleadings, the documents on record and the evidence as recorded. A fact not pleaded at the start often cannot be raised later. A document not filed with the plaint may need the court's permission to be brought in. An electronic record without a proper certificate under section 63 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam may be kept out altogether.

So the first work on any file is reading. Advocate Sadhna Singh usually goes through the papers first and prepares a chronology, a list of documents and a list of gaps. The founder then reads the file with one question in mind: what will the other side say, and what in these papers answers it? His training in computer applications helps where the evidence is electronic, as it now is in most cases: emails, CCTV footage, call records, bank transaction logs and WhatsApp chats.

Only after that do we decide strategy. It is a slower start than some clients expect, and it saves a great deal of time later.

How is a matter handled from first call to final order?

This is the usual sequence. Urgent matters, such as an arrest or a bank's possession date, compress the first stages into a single day.

1. First contact

   You call, write on WhatsApp or send an online enquiry. We note the nearest deadline and the names of all parties, and ask for the key documents.

2. Conflict check

   We check that we have not acted for or advised the other side in the matter. If we have, we decline and tell you promptly, so that you have time to find another advocate.

3. Reading and chronology

   The papers are read in full and a chronology prepared, showing the documents that support each event and those that are missing.

4. Consultation and opinion

   We meet in person or by video. You get a view on the law, the forum, the options and the risks and, where it helps, a short written note of the advice.

5. Engagement in writing

   If you instruct us, we send written terms: the work covered, the fee for each stage and the costs that are separate. A vakalatnama is signed for court work.

6. Drafting and filing

   Pleadings and applications are drafted, checked with you for facts and filed, mostly through e-filing. Objections raised by the registry are cured quickly so that the matter gets listed.

7. Hearings

   We attend every hearing and report after it. Where evidence is to be recorded, witnesses and documents are prepared well before the date.

8. Closure

   At judgment, settlement or withdrawal, we explain what the order means and any time limit for appeal or execution, and we return your documents.

Which courts and tribunals does the firm appear in?

The firm appears before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and other High Courts, the district courts of Delhi and the courts in Noida and Ghaziabad. In Delhi that means the district court complexes at Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Karkardooma, Rohini, Saket, Dwarka and Rouse Avenue, which house the civil courts, magistrates' courts, Sessions Courts, family courts, commercial courts and NI Act courts. In Uttar Pradesh it means the Gautam Buddh Nagar district court at Surajpur and the Ghaziabad district court.

Tribunal work is a large part of the practice: the NCLT and NCLAT for company and insolvency cases, the DRT and DRAT for bank recovery and SARFAESI, consumer commissions up to the NCDRC, the National Green Tribunal and the Central Administrative Tribunal. Each has its own rules and its own pace, and a habit that works in a civil court can be wrong in front of a tribunal. The pages on Delhi courts and tribunals explain how each one runs.

Why two offices, in Dwarka and Vaishali?

Because Delhi NCR is one city for the people who live in it and several jurisdictions for the courts. Dwarka is close to the Dwarka court complex and convenient for West and South West Delhi, Gurugram and the airport. Vaishali sits just inside Uttar Pradesh, near the metro, and is convenient for Ghaziabad, Noida, East Delhi and the Karkardooma courts. Clients choose whichever office is easier to reach; the same advocates handle the matter either way.

Meetings are by appointment, so please call before coming. Video consultations are available for clients who cannot travel, and many matters can be run almost entirely by email and phone until a court appearance is needed. Directions, and how we cover courts in other cities, are on the offices page.

Our offices at a glance

Both offices keep the same hours: Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm. Court hearings take up most mornings, so afternoon appointments are usually easier to fix.

What does Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules mean for this website?

It means we may tell you who we are and what we do, but we may not sell. Rule 36, in Part VI, Chapter II of the Bar Council of India Rules, forbids advocates from soliciting work or advertising, directly or indirectly. A website may carry the advocate's name, contact details, enrolment, qualifications and areas of practice, which is why this site explains law and procedure instead of claiming results.

You will therefore find no testimonials, client names, success rates, stories about cases won, comparisons with other lawyers or fee figures here. Illustrations on the site are made up and say so. If a page reads to you like a promise, it is not meant as one: no advocate can promise how a court will decide, or when.

The same rules shape how we deal with enquiries. We do not approach people who have not contacted us, do not pay anyone for referrals, and do not give advice through middlemen. The disclaimer sets out the terms on which the site is offered.

The rules that govern how we work

Advocates in India work within a professional code enforced by the Bar Councils. These are the parts that matter most to a client.

Why do we sometimes refuse a case?

We turn down matters for three main reasons. The first is a conflict of interest: if we have advised the other party, or acted for them in a connected matter, we cannot act against them. The second is a case we think is not worth bringing, where the law is clearly against the client, the limitation period expired long ago with no ground for condoning the delay, or the cost of the case would exceed anything it could recover. In those cases we say so and explain why.

The third reason is a client who wants something we will not do: file a case only to harass the other side, swear an affidavit we believe to be false, backdate a document or hide a material fact from the court. Courts can impose heavy costs for this, and in serious cases direct prosecution for false evidence, and the professional rules forbid us from taking part. A client who wants that kind of help is better off with someone else.

How will I know what is happening in my case?

After every hearing you get a short message: what happened in court, what the order says, the next date and anything you need to do before it. These updates usually come from Advocate Sadhna Singh, who is also the person to call with questions between hearings. Orders and judgments are shared once they are uploaded, with an explanation where one is needed.

Delhi courts publish cause lists and orders online, and the eCourts services and the National Judicial Data Grid let you track a case by its number. We encourage clients to use them. If something online does not match what we told you, ask. Usually it is a listing change or a delay in uploading the order; occasionally it is something we need to act on, and we would rather hear about it from you than miss it.

If a matter is going to take longer than expected, or the law changes, or the other side makes an offer, you hear about it from us first, with our view on what to do.

What happens to my case when the law changes?

Usually less than people fear, but it has to be checked. The largest recent change came on 1 July 2024, when the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam replaced the IPC, the CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act. Cases registered before that date generally continue under the old procedure, under section 531 of the BNSS, while new FIRs are registered under the new laws. Many clients now have one old case and one new one running side by side, with different section numbers for much the same thing.

Other changes arrive more quietly. The four Labour Codes came into force on 21 November 2025, with state rules still being notified. The DPDP Rules are being brought in by phases. Court fee schedules, practice directions and e-filing rules are revised from time to time. When a change affects a client's matter, we tell the client what it means for that case, and where it is unclear how the courts will apply it, we say that too instead of guessing.

Keeping up with this is part of the ordinary work of a practice, not something to charge separately for. The research support described on the team page spends a good part of its time on exactly this.

How are fees and costs agreed?

Fees are discussed at the first meeting and agreed in writing, stage by stage, before work starts. The written terms say what work each stage covers, for example drafting and filing, interim applications, evidence and final arguments, and what is not included. That lets you decide at the end of each stage whether to continue, settle or stop.

Court fees, stamp duty, process fees, certified copy charges, typing and translation, travel outside Delhi NCR and the fees of any associate counsel are separate. We tell you about them in advance and, for larger items, before they are incurred. We do not publish fee figures on this website, and we do not take fees as a share of what a case recovers, which the professional rules do not allow.

What you can expect from us in writing

• A note of the nearest deadline as soon as we see the papers
• Written terms of engagement, with fees stage by stage
• A list of costs that are separate from fees
• A draft of every pleading before it is filed
• A short update after each hearing, with the next date
• Copies of all orders and judgments
• A receipt for any original documents you hand over
• A closing note on any appeal or execution time limit

Do you work with other lawyers outside Delhi NCR?

Yes, when a case needs it. Under the Supreme Court Rules 2013 only an Advocate-on-Record can file in the Supreme Court, so for Supreme Court filing we work with an Advocate-on-Record while the founder prepares and argues the matter as the case requires. For cases in other states, or in High Courts where a local advocate's daily presence matters, we work with associate counsel who know that court and its practice.

You are told in advance who the outside lawyer is, what they will do and what they will charge, and you agree before they are engaged. We stay responsible for the matter and remain your point of contact, so you do not have to manage two sets of lawyers yourself. Where a senior advocate's appearance would help in a difficult hearing, we will say so and explain why, and the decision is yours.

How does technology fit into the practice?

In practical terms, most filings are now electronic, many hearings in Delhi courts and tribunals can be attended by video, and documents travel as PDFs rather than bundles of photocopies. We file through the e-filing systems of the Delhi High Court and the district courts, and prepare paper books in the formats the High Courts and the Supreme Court require.

It matters in the substance of cases too. Disputes over emails, digital payments, hacked accounts, data leaks, software contracts and online defamation turn on how electronic records were created and kept. The founder's computer science background is useful here: knowing what a server log or a phone extraction can and cannot show, and what certificate a court will need before it relies on it. The cyber laws page covers this area in detail.

Who are the firm's clients?

Individuals and families, mostly: people with a property dispute, a matrimonial case, a criminal complaint, a bank notice or a consumer grievance. Alongside them are small and medium businesses, companies, homebuyers, resident welfare associations, NRIs, and both borrowers and creditors in banking and insolvency matters. We do not name clients, which is a professional rule and also a matter of trust. The clients page describes how we work with each kind of client.

What most of them have in common is that they came to us with a deadline rather than a plan. The firm is set up for that: quick reading, early advice on the date that matters, and a written plan for the rest of the matter.

How do I start?

Send a short note through the online enquiry page, or call, and mention the nearest date on any notice, summons or order. We will ask for the papers, check for conflicts and fix a meeting at Dwarka, at Vaishali or by video. If after reading the papers we think you do not need a lawyer, or need a different kind of lawyer, we will tell you so.

Phone, WhatsApp, email and directions to both offices are on the contact page. If the matter involves an arrest, a raid or a hearing in the next day or two, call rather than write.