Empanelment of Advocates/Law Firms to represent the National Pension System Trust before various Courts, Tribunals and Judicial Forums

A panel of Advocates/Firms for representing the National Pension System Trust before various Courts, Tribunals and Judicial/ Quasi-judicial Forums is to be constituted. In this regard, Law Firms and Advocates are eligible for empanelment. The qualification, experience, other terms and conditions and the proforma application in which the application has to be made, have been prescribed by the National Pension System Trust , New Delhi vide its Guidelines for empanelment of Advocates/law firms for representing and assisting the National Pension System Trust before various Courts, Tribunals and Judicial Forums available on the NPS Trust’s website.

Broad Scope of Work

i. To represent NPS Trust before the Honourable Supreme Court of India, High Courts, Subordinate Courts and tribunals including Securities Appellate Tribunal, Central Administrative Tribunal, other tribunals, commissions, authorities, etc.;

ii. To represent NPS Trust before various Arbitrator/ Arbitration Tribunals in disputes which are referred by the Courts or by the choice of the parties to the dispute;

iii. Drafting and vetting of affidavits, applications, petitions, replies, written statements, replications, rejoinders, caveats, brief for opinion and any other legal document including deeds, regulations, agreements, RFPs etc.;

iv. To provide legal opinion on queries raised;

v. To prepare and/or vet MoUs, agreements/contracts/RFPs/Tenders/EOI/letters and other documents;

vi. Keep NPS Trust informed of the date-wise developments in cases, particularly with regards to settling of drafts, filing of papers, dates of hearing of cases, supplying copies of judgements/interim orders;

vii. After every date of hearing, the Advocate/Law Firm shall inform NPS Trust of the court proceedings and order of the relevant hearing.

viii. To perform such other duties of legal nature that may be assigned by the NPS Trust;