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| birth_place = Ganj Basoda, District Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India | | birth_place = Ganj Basoda, District Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| occupation = Advocate, High Court of Madhya Pradesh | | occupation = Advocate, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore, MP | ||
| education = B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), National Law Institute University, Bhopal (2002–2007); LL.M. (Business Laws), Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (2011–2013); Certificate Course in Cyber Laws, Indian Law Institute (2011); Premier Course in Intellectual Property Rights, WIPO-UNIGE Summer School (2006) | | education = B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), National Law Institute University, Bhopal (2002–2007); LL.M. (Business Laws), Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (2011–2013); Certificate Course in Cyber Laws, Indian Law Institute (2011); Premier Course in Intellectual Property Rights, WIPO-UNIGE Summer School (2006) | ||
| yearsactive = 2007–present | | yearsactive = 2007–present | ||
| knownfor = | | knownfor = Impeccable integrity, ethical and fair legal practice; Ability to assertively argue cases with court craft; Conducting cases with proper litigation strategy | ||
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Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is an Indian advocate practicing at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench, and also appearing before the Supreme Court of India. He is the Managing Partner of Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners, a full-service law firm based in Indore | Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is an Indian advocate practicing at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench, and also appearing before the Supreme Court of India. He is the Managing Partner of Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners, a full-service law firm based in Indore. He is widely respected for his impeccable integrity, ethical legal practice, strategic litigation skills, and ability to assertively argue cases with exceptional court craft. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi was born on 21 August 1984 in Ganj Basoda, District Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India. | Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi was born on 21 August 1984 in Ganj Basoda, District Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India. He was born into a farmer family, where values of hard work, honesty, and perseverance shaped his early life and professional outlook. | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi completed his five-year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree from the National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, between 2002 and 2007. He subsequently earned an LL.M. in Business Laws from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore, between 2011 and 2013, where he was recognized as a university topper. He also completed a Certificate Course in Cyber Laws from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (2011), a Premier Course in Intellectual Property Rights at the WIPO-UNIGE Summer School on Intellectual Property in Geneva, Switzerland (2006), and certificate courses in Business Process and Workflow Management and Knowledge Management through the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN), New York. | Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi completed his five-year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree from the National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, between 2002 and 2007. He subsequently earned an LL.M. in Business Laws from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore, between 2011 and 2013, where he was recognized as a university topper. He also completed a Certificate Course in Cyber Laws from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (2011), a Premier Course in Intellectual Property Rights at the WIPO-UNIGE Summer School on Intellectual Property in Geneva, Switzerland (2006), and certificate courses in Business Process and Workflow Management and Knowledge Management through the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN), New York. | ||
==Career== | |||
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is a first-generation lawyer who has practiced before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench since 2007 and frequently appears before the Supreme Court of India. | |||
He has extensive experience in civil, commercial, criminal, constitutional, and writ litigation. He is recognized for his strategic approach to litigation, meticulous case preparation, and ability to assertively argue cases with exceptional court craft while maintaining the highest standards of professional ethics. | |||
He served as Special Public Prosecutor for the Special Police Establishment (Lokayukt) at the MP High Court, Indore Bench, for six years, handling several important anti-corruption matters. | |||
In 2007, he co-founded Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners along with Advocate Nidhi Vaidya. Under his leadership, the firm has grown into one of Madhya Pradesh's leading full-service law firms, representing individuals, corporate entities, government organizations, and other law firms across India. | |||
His practice areas include Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Criminal Law, Family Law, Consumer Law, Property Law, Labour & Employment Law, Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Entertainment Law, and Constitutional Law. | |||
He has published numerous articles in national and international legal journals and has delivered invited lectures on Intellectual Property Rights, Crop Insurance, and other legal subjects. He also serves as Standing Counsel for several Government organizations before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. | |||
=Achievements== | |||
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi was the youngest advocate appointed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh as Special Public Prosecutor for the Lokayukt before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench. | |||
He secured the First Rank (University Topper) in the LL.M. (Business Laws) programme at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. | |||
Several landmark cases argued by him have been reported in leading law journals and media publications. | |||
He has also been appointed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh as Amicus Curiae and has served as a Member of the National Lok Adalat on several occasions. | |||
==Professional Memberships== | ==Professional Memberships== | ||
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==Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners== | ==Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners== | ||
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is the Managing Partner of Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners, established in 2007 in Indore. The firm is co-founded and managed alongside Advocate Nidhi Vaidya, who specializes in matrimonial matters and has prior experience with Khaitan & Co., Mumbai, and as in-house counsel with Idea Cellular Ltd. The firm's areas of practice span litigation (civil, criminal, commercial, and matrimonial), alternate dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation), and corporate transactions (incorporation, due diligence, start-up legal support, and regulatory compliance). The firm is headquartered at 315, City Centre, Opposite MP High Court, MG Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. | Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is the Managing Partner of Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners, established in 2007 in Indore. The firm is co-founded and managed alongside Advocate Nidhi Vaidya, who specializes in matrimonial matters and has prior experience with Khaitan & Co., Mumbai, and as in-house counsel with Idea Cellular Ltd. The firm's areas of practice span litigation (civil, criminal, commercial, and matrimonial), alternate dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation), and corporate transactions (incorporation, due diligence, start-up legal support, and regulatory compliance). The firm is headquartered at 315-316, City Centre, Opposite MP High Court, MG Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. | ||
==Contact Information== | ==Contact Information== | ||
* Address: 315, City Centre, Opposite MP High Court, MG Road, Indore – 452001, Madhya Pradesh, India | * Address: 315-316, City Centre, Opposite MP High Court, MG Road, Indore – 452001, Madhya Pradesh, India | ||
* Phone: +91 9406549595 | * Phone: +91 9406549595 | ||
* Email: raghvendra@rvpadvocates.com | * Email: raghvendra@rvpadvocates.com | ||
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* [https://in.linkedin.com/in/raghvendra-singh-raghuvanshi-42a58614 LinkedIn] | * [https://in.linkedin.com/in/raghvendra-singh-raghuvanshi-42a58614 LinkedIn] | ||
* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/RvpS7Jxam4ANaf8RA Google Business Profile] | * [https://maps.app.goo.gl/RvpS7Jxam4ANaf8RA Google Business Profile] | ||
* [https://portal.mphc.gov.in/standing-counsel Standing Counsel List, MP High Court] | |||
* [https://threebestrated.in/divorce-lawyers-in-indore-mp Three Best Rated – Divorce Lawyers in Indore, MP] | |||
==Media Coverage== | ==Media Coverage== | ||
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* [https://rvpadvocates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/12-Nai-Duniya.jpg Nai Duniya, 8 July 2018 – High Court rules that a married sister has no right of inheritance in ancestral property under the Domestic Violence Act, and files a civil suit for share of ownership] | * [https://rvpadvocates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/12-Nai-Duniya.jpg Nai Duniya, 8 July 2018 – High Court rules that a married sister has no right of inheritance in ancestral property under the Domestic Violence Act, and files a civil suit for share of ownership] | ||
* [https://rvpadvocates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TOI-fraud-case_3.jpg The Times of India, undated – Supreme Court stays the land acquisition process for the Diamond Park project in Rau, Indore, following a High Court division bench order, in a matter argued for the farmers of Rau] | * [https://rvpadvocates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TOI-fraud-case_3.jpg The Times of India, undated – Supreme Court stays the land acquisition process for the Diamond Park project in Rau, Indore, following a High Court division bench order, in a matter argued for the farmers of Rau] | ||
* [https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/11/21/husband-forcing-wife-to-quit-job-live-as-per-his-wish-and-style-amounts-to-cruelty-mp-hc-scc-times/ SCC Online, 21 November 2024 – MP High Court rules that forcing a wife to quit her job and live according to her husband's wishes amounts to cruelty] | |||
* [https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/high-courts/madhya-pradesh-high-court-2024-mphc-ind-32195-forcing-wife-to-leave-job-amounts-to-cruelty-1558308 Verdictum, 2024 – MP High Court rules that forcing wife to leave job amounts to cruelty] | |||
* [https://www.verdictum.in/madhya-pradesh-high-court/hiralal-v-state-of-mp-2026mphc-ind12370-organised-crime-syndicate-us-111-bns-1613244 Verdictum, 2026 – Hiralal v. State of MP, on organised crime syndicate under Section 111 BNS] | |||
* [https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/04/04/mp-high-court-quashes-candidates-rejection-order-based-on-biometric-verification-failure-scc-times/ SCC Online, 4 April 2025 – MP High Court quashes candidate's rejection order based on biometric verification failure] | |||
* [https://www.hindustantimes.com/indore/flag-as-display-photo-on-social-media-not-illegal-indore-s-legal-fraternity/story-eqtlTMO23XsCz3I8aTeLVK.html Hindustan Times, Indore – Flag as display photo on social media not illegal, according to Indore's legal fraternity] | |||
* [https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2025/04/15/mp-hc-stays-proceeding-under-section-307-ipc-against-bjp-leader-akshay-kantilal-bam-till-next-date-of-hearing-scc-times/ SCC Online, 15 April 2025 – MP High Court stays proceedings under Section 307 IPC against a BJP leader until the next hearing date] | |||
* [https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/12/10/mp-high-court-issues-school-bus-safety-guidelines-following-dps-indore-tragedy-scc-times/ SCC Online, 10 December 2024 – MP High Court issues school bus safety guidelines following the DPS Indore tragedy] | |||
* [https://www.barandbench.com/news/condom-ad-couple-playing-garba-not-obscene-does-not-hurt-religious-sentiments-madhya-pradesh-high-court Bar and Bench – MP High Court rules that a condom advertisement depicting a couple playing Garba is not obscene and does not hurt religious sentiments] | |||
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/hc-tells-state-to-issue-appt-letters-of-disabled-person-for-post-of-dist-official/articleshow/58424492.cms The Times of India, Indore – High Court directs state to issue appointment letter to a disabled person for the post of district official] | |||
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Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is an Indian advocate practicing at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench, and also appearing before the Supreme Court of India. He is the Managing Partner of Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners, a full-service law firm based in Indore. He is widely respected for his impeccable integrity, ethical legal practice, strategic litigation skills, and ability to assertively argue cases with exceptional court craft.
Early Life
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi was born on 21 August 1984 in Ganj Basoda, District Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India. He was born into a farmer family, where values of hard work, honesty, and perseverance shaped his early life and professional outlook.
Education
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi completed his five-year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree from the National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, between 2002 and 2007. He subsequently earned an LL.M. in Business Laws from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore, between 2011 and 2013, where he was recognized as a university topper. He also completed a Certificate Course in Cyber Laws from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (2011), a Premier Course in Intellectual Property Rights at the WIPO-UNIGE Summer School on Intellectual Property in Geneva, Switzerland (2006), and certificate courses in Business Process and Workflow Management and Knowledge Management through the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN), New York.
Career
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is a first-generation lawyer who has practiced before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench since 2007 and frequently appears before the Supreme Court of India.
He has extensive experience in civil, commercial, criminal, constitutional, and writ litigation. He is recognized for his strategic approach to litigation, meticulous case preparation, and ability to assertively argue cases with exceptional court craft while maintaining the highest standards of professional ethics.
He served as Special Public Prosecutor for the Special Police Establishment (Lokayukt) at the MP High Court, Indore Bench, for six years, handling several important anti-corruption matters.
In 2007, he co-founded Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners along with Advocate Nidhi Vaidya. Under his leadership, the firm has grown into one of Madhya Pradesh's leading full-service law firms, representing individuals, corporate entities, government organizations, and other law firms across India.
His practice areas include Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Criminal Law, Family Law, Consumer Law, Property Law, Labour & Employment Law, Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Entertainment Law, and Constitutional Law.
He has published numerous articles in national and international legal journals and has delivered invited lectures on Intellectual Property Rights, Crop Insurance, and other legal subjects. He also serves as Standing Counsel for several Government organizations before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh.
Achievements=
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi was the youngest advocate appointed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh as Special Public Prosecutor for the Lokayukt before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench.
He secured the First Rank (University Topper) in the LL.M. (Business Laws) programme at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.
Several landmark cases argued by him have been reported in leading law journals and media publications.
He has also been appointed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh as Amicus Curiae and has served as a Member of the National Lok Adalat on several occasions.
Professional Memberships
- Life Member, Indore Bar Association
- Life Member, MP High Court Bar Association, Indore
- Life Member, Supreme Court Bar Association, New Delhi
- Enrolled as Advocate with the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh, since 2007
Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners
Raghvendra Singh Raghuvanshi is the Managing Partner of Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners, established in 2007 in Indore. The firm is co-founded and managed alongside Advocate Nidhi Vaidya, who specializes in matrimonial matters and has prior experience with Khaitan & Co., Mumbai, and as in-house counsel with Idea Cellular Ltd. The firm's areas of practice span litigation (civil, criminal, commercial, and matrimonial), alternate dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation), and corporate transactions (incorporation, due diligence, start-up legal support, and regulatory compliance). The firm is headquartered at 315-316, City Centre, Opposite MP High Court, MG Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Contact Information
- Address: 315-316, City Centre, Opposite MP High Court, MG Road, Indore – 452001, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Phone: +91 9406549595
- Email: raghvendra@rvpadvocates.com
External Links
- Official Website – Raghuvanshi Vaidya & Partners
- Google Business Profile
- Standing Counsel List, MP High Court
- Three Best Rated – Divorce Lawyers in Indore, MP
Media Coverage
- Hindustan Times, 4 February 2015 – High Court directs the Centre to grant citizenship to Pakistani Hindu Sindhi refugees settled in Indore
- The Times of India, 29 April 2017 – High Court directs the state government to issue appointment letters to selected candidates within 60 days
- Dainik Bhaskar, 7 October 2017 – Court quashes a criminal case filed over a monetary dispute, ruling it improper to convert a financial matter into a criminal complaint
- Nai Duniya, 25 April 2017 – High Court orders the MP Public Service Commission to forward wait-listed candidates' names to the government within 15 days and ensure appointment within 60 days
- Dainik Bhaskar, 28 March 2018 – High Court rules that merely writing someone's name in a suicide note is not sufficient grounds to hold that person guilty of abetment to suicide
- The Times of India, 12 February 2018 – Advocates recommend that doctors issue written prescriptions to patients in specified cases to protect against medico-legal disputes
- Nai Duniya, 24 March 2017 – High Court rejects the state government's plea seeking recovery of a ₹1,000-crore diamond park land parcel from the possession of farmers
- Dainik Bhaskar, 18 April 2018 – High Court, on a Public Interest Litigation, directs the state government to resolve the citizenship issue for Sindhi-speaking refugees within four months
- Nai Duniya, 31 July 2016 – High Court orders a bank to return the guarantor's amount with interest
- The Times of India, 7 October 2017 – High Court quashes criminal fraud proceedings against Golden Anushree Highways in a dispute with Comex Infratech over post-dated cheques
- Dainik Bhaskar, 8 April 2016 – Court grants a stay on a challenge against permission granted to dispose of waste, upholding a petition based on the right to life
- Nai Duniya, 8 July 2018 – High Court rules that a married sister has no right of inheritance in ancestral property under the Domestic Violence Act, and files a civil suit for share of ownership
- The Times of India, undated – Supreme Court stays the land acquisition process for the Diamond Park project in Rau, Indore, following a High Court division bench order, in a matter argued for the farmers of Rau
- SCC Online, 21 November 2024 – MP High Court rules that forcing a wife to quit her job and live according to her husband's wishes amounts to cruelty
- Verdictum, 2024 – MP High Court rules that forcing wife to leave job amounts to cruelty
- Verdictum, 2026 – Hiralal v. State of MP, on organised crime syndicate under Section 111 BNS
- SCC Online, 4 April 2025 – MP High Court quashes candidate's rejection order based on biometric verification failure
- Hindustan Times, Indore – Flag as display photo on social media not illegal, according to Indore's legal fraternity
- SCC Online, 15 April 2025 – MP High Court stays proceedings under Section 307 IPC against a BJP leader until the next hearing date
- SCC Online, 10 December 2024 – MP High Court issues school bus safety guidelines following the DPS Indore tragedy
- Bar and Bench – MP High Court rules that a condom advertisement depicting a couple playing Garba is not obscene and does not hurt religious sentiments
- The Times of India, Indore – High Court directs state to issue appointment letter to a disabled person for the post of district official