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Pradeep Rai

the Senior Advocate

Pradeep Rai is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India with over 25 years of distinguished legal experience. He serves as Chairman of the India Legal Research Foundation and the India Legal Aid Centre. A two-time Vice President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), he has played a key role in founding several SCBA sub-committees, including the Grievance Redressal, E-Committee, Health, and Bar Coordination Committees. He is elected vice president of The Indian Society for International Law

Designated as a Senior Advocate in 2015, Rai specializes in civil, criminal, revenue, and constitutional law. He has represented a diverse clientele, including corporate entities, Union and State governments, chief ministers, and high-profile personalities before the Supreme Court, High Courts, and various tribunals.

Rai has been actively involved in prison reform efforts, working alongside former Chief Justices M.N. Venkatachaliah and J.S. Verma. A strong advocate for mediation and arbitration, he has trained over 300 lawyers in these alternative dispute resolution methods. He also mentors young legal professionals through internship and capacity-building programs and has led welfare initiatives such as affordable housing and healthcare for SCBA members.

In addition to his legal practice, Rai has served as Vice Chairman of the National Anti-Doping Agency and currently acts as Editorial Advisor to APN News. His offices are located in Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, and Lucknow.

Pradeep Rai is widely regarded as one of India’s leading legal minds, known for his litigation expertise, institutional leadership, and commitment to legal reform. His career reflects a balanced integration of traditional advocacy with a forward-looking approach to justice and legal aid.

Pradeep Rai

Legal Career

  • In the year 2015, designated as, “Senior Advocate”.
  • Advocated for several Corporate Houses, Chief Ministers of various States, Union Ministers, and Celebrities.
  • Appeared in the highly sensitive cases, before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in various High Courts and several commissions of Enquiry.
  • Founder of ENC Communication Pvt. Ltd., a premier and trusted legal outsourcing and free legal aid centre of India.
  • Closely worked with, Sr. Advocate Mr. Harish N. Salve, former Solicitor General of India and Sr. Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, former Attorney General for India.
  • Frequently appearing on legal awareness programmes of all the leading national TV News and Talk Shows (National/International) for more than two decade.
  • Having participated and organized and spoken in a number of International and National Seminars and Conclaves on various issues relating “Access to justice”.

Academic Qualifications

  • LL.D (Honorary) from Invertis University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • M.A. from Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • LL.B from Banaras Hindu University.

Position in Professional Bodies

  • Member of the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA), a statutory agency under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
  • President of Society for Human Rights and Civil Liberties (SHRCL), a leading body of human rights organisation.
  • Trustee and Chairman, the India Legal Research Foundation (ILRF).

Representative Clients

Represented individual clients and organisations in various civil, criminal and commercial litigations:

    • Have been amicus curiae in matters involving State Governments, Airport Authority and Judicial Reforms;
    • Appointed as a Court Commissioner by the Guwahati High Court, Assam, to submit a report on conditions of the roads in Nagaland;
    • Appointed as a Court Commissioner by the Allahabad High Court, to hold a probe into the matter involving irregularities in allotment of assets in Noida and Greater Noida Authority;
    • Have appeared for and represented former Presidents of India, Vice Presidents of India, Prime Minister of India and, number of present and past Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers, State Ministers, noted figures of film industry, Superstars, Noida Authority, Election Commission of India (ECI), Bombay High Court, Patna High Court, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) and Industrial Development Authorities of Uttar Pradesh and other large commercial industries;