Basilica is a modern Indian law firm built around a simple idea — that great lawyering is half intellect, half integrity, and entirely a craft. We represent individuals, founders and families across criminal, civil, corporate and family matters.
We don't sell certainty. We sell the discipline of preparation, the patience of strategy, and the dignity of a case argued well.
Founded by Adv. Basilica in 2014, our firm has grown into a tightly held practice of seven advocates who each carry a decade or more in their chosen field. We take fewer matters than we are offered. Each brief receives partner attention from intake to judgment.
From the High Court of Bombay to the Supreme Court of India, we appear where it matters — but only after we have prepared as if the verdict depends on a single sentence. Because, often, it does.
Whether the matter is a midnight bail application, a multi-generational property dispute, or a cross-border commercial contract — we approach every brief with the same depth of preparation.
Bail, anticipatory bail, white-collar defence, cheque bounce, FIR quashing, trial advocacy.
ExploreContract enforcement, specific performance, recovery suits, injunctions, appellate work.
ExploreMutual & contested divorce, custody, maintenance, succession, inheritance disputes.
ExploreIncorporation, contracts, shareholder agreements, due diligence, regulatory compliance.
ExploreTitle verification, RERA disputes, sale agreements, partition, landlord-tenant matters.
ExploreWrit petitions, fundamental rights, judicial review, public interest litigation.
ExploreA courtroom is a structure of belief. Take away any one column, and it falls. These four principles are not a slogan — they are the bones of how we work, how we choose briefs, and how we measure ourselves.
We refuse work that asks us to harm the truth. Always.
Every paragraph drafted, every objection raised, is rehearsed.
You will always understand what we are doing — and why.
Once we take your case, we treat it as if it were our own.
Every brief, regardless of size, moves through these four stages. Click each step to expand.
We deliver a written strategy memo within seven days: jurisdiction, likely path, fees, timelines, risks. No surprises later.
Every pleading is drafted twice and reviewed by two partners. Every authority is read end-to-end, not skimmed.
Theatricality wins moments. Preparation wins matters. We let the brief speak — and then we speak only what the brief cannot.
Each member of the firm carries a specialism, but every brief is reviewed across the table before it leaves the office.
Founder · Senior Counsel
Partner · Criminal Defence
Partner · Family & Succession
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