Profile
Anshi Bhatia is a Principal Associate at Metalegal Advocates and advises clients on litigation, economic offences, family law, private client matters, and tax disputes. Her practice includes complex matrimonial disputes, child custody matters, criminal litigation, tax proceedings, and regulatory enforcement actions.
Anshi regularly represents individuals, families, business owners, government officials, and corporate clients in high-stakes disputes involving personal, financial, and reputational considerations. She has significant experience in matters involving economic offences, PMLA, GST, customs, tax litigation, and matrimonial disputes.
Known for her strategic and composed approach, Anshi combines litigation experience with practical legal insight to assist clients in navigating sensitive and complex disputes.
Education
B.A., LL.B. - NMIMS
Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai
Professional Affiliations
Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
Practice
Economic Offences | Family Law | Litigation | Private Client | Tax Law
Key Assignments
Advising and representing clients in high-stakes matrimonial, child custody, private client, and family law disputes.
Advising on tax litigation and constitutional challenges involving complex statutory and regulatory issues.
Representing clients in proceedings involving the Black Money Act, PMLA, GST, customs, and allied economic offences.
Advising individuals and businesses on criminal litigation, regulatory investigations, and enforcement proceedings.
Advising on company structuring, regulatory compliance, and commercial legal matters.
2026-01-01
6
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Wealth Without a Will Is a Legal Vacuum
Wealth without a will does not pass in silence; it passes under statute. When intention is unexpressed, the law steps in with mechanical rules that distribute entitlement but cannot preserve context, dignity, or harmony. Intestate succession offers certainty of rule, not certainty of outcome. A will is not an assertion of control beyond death, but an assumption of responsibility during life.
2025-03-30
5
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Constitutional Limits on Pre-Trial Incarceration: Delhi High Court Harmonizes Article 21 and Section 45 of the PMLA in Grant of Bail
The Delhi High Court, in Christian James Michel v. Directorate of Enforcement, granted bail under PMLA on grounds of prolonged undertrial incarceration. The judgment highlights the constitutional imperative under Article 21 and harmonises it with the stringent bail provisions of Section 45 PMLA, reinforcing the jurisprudence against indefinite pre-trial detention in economic offences.
2025-03-12T18:30:00Z
4
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Void Marriage, Valid Maintenance: Supreme Court Clarifies Alimony Rights Under Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has clarified that maintenance and alimony under Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 may be granted even in void marriages. While affirming judicial discretion based on parties’ conduct and circumstances, the Court refrained from laying down fixed standards. This ruling addresses long-standing ambiguity but leaves key interpretive questions open for future litigation.