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ManAT Legal, Advocates in Bengaluru and Virajpet
ManAT Legal was established in 2018. The firm advises and represents individuals, families, and businesses, and its advocates appear before courts and tribunals across Karnataka.
What the firm does
The firm’s work falls into three categories that overlap more often than they separate.
Litigation. Civil suits over property, title and contract; criminal proceedings from the police enquiry stage through bail and trial; matrimonial proceedings before the Family Court; and commercial disputes before the Commercial Courts and the High Court of Karnataka.
Advisory work. Title verification before a property transaction, review and drafting of commercial contracts, employment documentation, and long-standing institutional advice, particularly in Kodagu.
Dispute resolution outside court. Domestic arbitration, both ad-hoc and institutional, construction arbitration, and mediation where a negotiated resolution is achievable.
How the firm works
Instructions ordinarily begin with a consultation at which the facts are set out and the documents examined. What follows is a view on the forum that applies, the options realistically available, and what the matter will require in terms of documents, time and attendance.
The firm does not make predictions about outcomes. Legal proceedings depend on facts, evidence and the court before which they are heard, and none of those can be promised in advance.
Two offices, one practice
The Bengaluru office is at Manipal Centre on Dickenson Road, off Mahatma Gandhi Road, close to MG Road. It is the firm’s principal office and is where most litigation and commercial work is run from.
The Virajpet office is on Field Marshal Cariappa Road in Kodagu. The founder of the firm, BN Thimmaiah, has a long professional association with Virajpet, including having served as President and Secretary of the Bar Association of Virajpet, and the office serves clients in Virajpet, Kodagu and the surrounding areas.
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Consultations are by prior appointment at either office.
Practice areas
What the firm advises on
Property Law
Title verification, documentation and litigation over ownership, partition and possession of property in Bengaluru and Karnataka.
Criminal Law
Representation from the police enquiry and FIR stage through bail applications and trial before the Magistrate and Sessions Courts.
Divorce & Family Law
Divorce, custody, maintenance and related matrimonial proceedings, handled with care for the people involved.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Commercial contracts and the disputes that follow them, including arbitration, shareholder disputes and NCLT proceedings.
Civil Litigation
Civil suits, declarations, injunctions and execution proceedings before the City Civil Court and the High Court of Karnataka.
Employment & Labour Law
Employment contracts, terminations, unpaid wages and industrial disputes before Labour Courts and tribunals.
Consumer Disputes
Complaints before the District, State and National Consumer Commissions, including service deficiency and real-estate claims.
Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Ad-hoc and institutional arbitration, mediation and pre-litigation strategy across commercial and construction disputes.
Insolvency & NCLT Matters
Insolvency litigation, company petitions and shareholder proceedings before the NCLT and NCLAT.
Recovery & Debt-Related Matters
Money recovery suits, debt claims and proceedings before the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
Courts and forums
Where the firm appears
Which forum hears a matter is determined by its subject and value.
High Court of Karnataka
City Civil Court, Bengaluru
Sessions and Magistrate Courts
Family Court, Bengaluru
National Company Law Tribunal
Debt Recovery Tribunal
Arbitration and Conciliation Centre, Bengaluru
Consumer Commissions
Advocates
The people at the firm
BN Thimmaiah
Founded ManAT Legal and has practised before courts in Karnataka since 1979. Advises institutions in Kodagu and has served as an arbitrator for cooperative societies.
Manu Shankar
Commercial disputes, arbitration and insolvency litigation before the High Court of Karnataka, the NCLT and the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
Aiyappa B.T.
Civil and criminal disputes, real-estate matters and industrial disputes, with experience in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Ann Finiya Pereira
Dispute resolution across commercial, contractual, insolvency, property and shareholder matters, spanning litigation and pre-litigation strategy.
Chandrashekar
Civil and criminal practice with day-to-day experience of police-station matters, FIRs, anticipatory bail, and the investigation stage.