Krishna
Vennelakanti
Counsel for matters of consequence — corporate, commercial, and constitutional litigation before the High Courts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the NCLT, the NCLAT, and tribunals across India.
Rigorous preparation. Strategic precision. Unwavering commitment.
"The measure of counsel is not volume — it is the weight of trust placed, and honoured."
Krishna Vennelakanti & Associates is a litigation-focused law practice based in Hyderabad, appearing before the High Courts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the National Company Law Tribunal, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal at Chennai, and subordinate courts and tribunals across India. The firm was founded on a commitment to meticulous preparation, doctrinal rigour, and disciplined courtcraft.
The Chamber undertakes briefs across corporate, commercial, criminal and constitutional jurisdictions — including oppression and mismanagement proceedings, schemes of arrangement, corporate insolvency and restructuring, white collar and economic offences, cyber crime and digital fraud recovery, securitisation and bank disputes, arbitration, service and writ matters, and select public interest causes.
The firm accepts briefs on the original side and in appellate forums, including the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal at Chennai and Division Benches of the High Court. Over the course of seven years, the Chamber has filed over a hundred cases and appeared in matters across the High Courts, the NCLT, the NCLAT, the DRT, the National Green Tribunal, and the subordinate courts of Telangana.
Matters we attend
A broad and distinguished docket spanning corporate, commercial, criminal, and constitutional jurisdictions.
Corporate & M&A
Schemes of arrangement, mergers, demergers, corporate restructuring, governance advisory, and NCLT proceedings.
Writ jurisdiction against MCA circulars, director disqualification challenges, and oppression & mismanagement proceedings under the Companies Act.
Dispute Resolution
High Court litigation, arbitration under the A&C Act, economic offences, NI Act matters, and complex multi-party commercial disputes.
Appearances before the High Court of Telangana on the original and appellate side, including Division Bench matters.
Insolvency & Restructuring
Corporate insolvency resolution proceedings, company restoration applications, and creditor representation before NCLT.
DRT matters, securitisation disputes under SARFAESI, and bank recovery proceedings.
White Collar & Economic Offences
Defence in economic offences matters, proceedings before the Special Judge, and regulatory investigations.
Cyber crime and digital fraud recovery, representation at cybercrime police stations, and economic offences courts.
Cyber Crimes
Representation in cyber crime cases, digital fraud recovery, online harassment, and data breach matters.
Appearances before cybercrime police stations, IT Act proceedings, and coordination with law enforcement agencies on digital offences.
Income Tax & GST
Advisory and litigation in direct and indirect tax matters, including assessments, appeals, and tribunal proceedings.
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) matters, GST disputes, departmental enquiries, and tax compliance advisory for corporates and individuals.
Real Estate & Property
Land acquisition defence, title disputes, property documentation, sale deeds, and strategic litigation.
High-value real estate holdings, partition suits, and declaratory actions before subordinate courts.
Environmental & PIL
National Green Tribunal matters, public interest litigation, and environmental protection proceedings.
Animal welfare jurisprudence and PIL petitions resulting in significant judicial orders.
Service & Employment
Service and writ matters, Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court proceedings, and employment disputes.
Statutory writs challenging government and institutional orders, service regularisation petitions.
Banking & Securitisation
Bank disputes, securitisation proceedings, debt recovery matters before the DRT.
SARFAESI Act proceedings, loan recovery, and financial fraud litigation.
The people behind the practice
A dedicated team of legal professionals combining academic distinction with seasoned courtroom experience.
Krishna Vennelakanti
Founder & Principal Advocate
Advocate, High Court of Telangana
Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, October 2017
Krishna Vennelakanti is an Advocate of the High Court of Telangana with a versatile litigation practice spanning corporate and commercial disputes, oppression and mismanagement before the National Company Law Tribunal, corporate insolvency and restructuring, white collar and economic offences, cyber crime and digital fraud, constitutional writ jurisdiction, arbitration, securitisation, matrimonial and general civil and criminal litigation, and select causes in the public interest.
His academic foundation includes a Master of Laws (Merit) in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of Dundee, Scotland, a Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Laws from the NALSAR University of Law, and a Bachelor of Laws as Gold Medallist from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Over the course of seven years at the Bar, he has been assigned briefs in over a thousand matters across the High Court, the NCLT, the NCLAT, the DRT, the National Green Tribunal at Chennai, the Court of the Special Judge for Economic Offences, and the subordinate civil and criminal courts of Telangana.
Counsel serves as legal advisor to several non-governmental organisations working in the domains of Women & Child Welfare, Environmental Protection, and Animal Welfare. The advisory has been instrumental in advancing public interest litigation and in securing landmark institutional directions of the Hon'ble High Court of Telangana in each of these domains.
Anand Raj
Counsel
BA LLB (Hons.) Business Law, NMIMS
Law professional with experience across corporate litigation, insolvency, arbitration, compliance advisory, and commercial disputes. Currently serving as Managing Partner at CompliEZ, a legal-tech and compliance initiative focused on making legal and regulatory support accessible for MSMEs and businesses in India's unorganised sector.
His interests lie at the intersection of law, business, governance, and public policy — with a particular focus on insolvency law, dispute resolution, regulatory strategy, and legal innovation. Passionate about building practical legal solutions that create real business and social impact.
What guides every engagement
We do not advertise. Our work speaks through those we serve.
Discretion
Your matters remain yours alone. Every communication is privileged, every strategy confidential.
Depth
Surface solutions serve no enduring purpose. We pursue the context, the implications, the full picture.
Decisiveness
When stakes are highest, ambiguity has no place. Clear counsel, precise strategy, purposeful action.
Discipline
Rigorous preparation, doctrinal precision, and the courtcraft that comes from sustained practice over hundreds of matters.
"The measure of counsel is not volume — it is the weight of trust placed, and honoured."
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Hyderabad, Telangana 500090
Monday – Friday, 10:00 – 18:00 IST
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