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Tata Trusts Hires Top Lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi Amid Escalating Row With Tata Sons
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Moneycontrol•20-09-2026, 12:38
Tata Trusts Hires Top Lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi Amid Escalating Row With Tata Sons
- •Tata Trusts has appointed senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi to represent them legally in their escalating dispute with Tata Sons.
- •Singhvi expressed sadness, noting his prior work with Ratan Tata and personal acquaintance with key figures on both sides of the conflict.
- •He emphasized that shareholder-owners' fundamental rights cannot be nullified, warning against undermining corporate governance.
- •Singhvi cited a Supreme Court judgment in the Tata-Mistry case, which he stated gave Tata Trusts primacy in its relationship with Tata Sons.
- •The dispute intensified after Tata Sons reappointed N Chandrasekaran as chairman, a decision Tata Trusts, holding 66% of Tata Sons, deemed "illegal" and a "legal nullity."
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Tata Trusts appointed senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for legal representation as their dispute with Tata Sons escalated following the controversial reappointment of N Chandrasekaran as chairman.
The Tata Sons board voted 4-1 on September 17, 2026, to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as chairman for another five years, a resolution opposed by Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, who subsequently called the decision a legal nullity.
The two entities are at odds over a potential public listing of Tata Sons after the Reserve Bank of India declined the holding company's request to give up its Core Investment Company registration
