Guru Prasad

An Advocate, Arbitrator and a Mediator; after serving as a Law officer for a State Govt Power producing co., for more than two decades

Handled litigations in the levels of all Courts in India during service – in the field of Contracts, service, electricity matters; Arbitrations-domestic and ICC,.

A Fellow member of ICA, (Released one arbitration award as a sole Arbitrator)

Been empanelled as a Mediator with BIMACC(recognized by UNCITRAL)..

Now a practicing Advocate

B.SC ( Chemistry, Botany, Zoology) 1973
Additional Physics exam 1974 + Law degree 1983, ,
MFT (Master degree foreign trade) 2002; -Certificate. in Imports and Exports management 1986;
A Fellow Member of Indian Council of Arbitration 2015;
An Accredited Mediator (from BIMACC/appd by UNCITRAL)

Experience:

Liaised /Handled litigations relating to: before Supreme Court/High Court/Trial Courts including labour; electricity laws/pollution control board (appeared) -on contracts, service and electricity matters;

Arbitration Tribunals-domestic (On delay of hydro project & dispute on penstocks etc) and one of ICC-International Chamber of Commerce; (On damages to turbine-reg of power project); As a sole arbitrator given an Award .

Did as a Member of the Committee for finalization of a tender for 7 years and was a part of a mega EPC power project finalization.

Appeared before KERC/CERC(New Delhi )for different petitions – on grid code, petn against thermal projects, solar tariff etc. Attended the APTEL (Appellate Tribunal for electricity, New Delhi)

Other information: -Was a visiting faculty on Contracts, labour and Elec- Regulatory matters for 10 years with GOI’s Training Institute, Bangalore for all India training programs

Has been a part of a voluntary trust, a CGB member for Indian Sr Chamber 2019;a member of FKCCI: