Janmali Manikala
Partner - Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Infrastructure and Energy Disputes | Regulatory and Contractual Disputes
Overview
Janmali is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice at Trilegal. He specialises in infrastructure and regulatory disputes with a focus on energy (conventional and RE) and roads.
His litigation expertise includes disputes concerning tariff between generating companies and distribution licensees, change in law and force majeure claims including time and cost overruns, capital cost determination, disputes arising out of power purchase agreements, trading of electricity etc. He has also advised on disputes arising out of concession agreements for road projects.
He has represented clients before various fora including the Supreme Court of India, High Court, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Central and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions as well as arbitration proceedings.
Janmali has also advised leading companies (Indian & International) in the energy sector on regulatory and contractual issues relating to transmission of natural gas, power purchase agreement obligations, transmission of electricity, mines and minerals, in particular, relating to coal and environmental compliance.
Education
- B.A. LLB, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Admissions
- Bar Council of Delhi
Select representative clients/matters
- GVK Group
- Apraava Energy Ltd
- PTC India Ltd
- West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Ltd
- KP Group
- SAEL Ltd
- Wind Independent Power Producers Association
- Softbank Energy (pre-Adani acquisition)
- Wind Power Developers In proceedings before the Supreme Court pertaining to undergrounding of transmission lines in the priority and potential habitat of the Great Indian Bustard.
- Thermal and RE Generating companies Represented generating companies such as Sasan Power Ltd, Apraava, GVK, Softbank Energy before Regulatory Commissions and Appellate Tribunal in proceedings relating to change in law claims and consequent relief.
