Articles 21st Jul 2026

When the meter Runs Out: What Meru’s withdrawal tells us about the case for litigation funding in India

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Karam AdvaniPartner | Mumbai

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Our Partner Karam Advani has authored an article, “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝘂’𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮”, published by Moneycontrol.

The article examines Meru’s decision to withdraw its long running competition appeal against Ola and Uber before the NCLAT, and what it reveals about the absence of third-party litigation funding in India. It considers how a financing gap, rather than the merits of a claim, can compel a litigant to abandon proceedings, and makes the case for a more developed litigation funding market as commercial disputes grow in scale and complexity.

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