S&R Associates has added disputes specialist Shivani Khandekar as a partner in New Delhi from Singhania & Co. Khandekar is joined by associates Gokul Holani and SM Shriram Kashyap.

Indian law firm Singhania & Co (S&Co) has merged with a white-collar litigation specialist firm led by Mahika Varma, who comes on board as a partner.

Singhania & Co has strengthened its construction and infrastructure arbitration team by appointing Sridhar Mothe, former head of NCC’s Contracts & Claims Building, as a partner in Hyderabad.

India’s Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Union Budget on Thursday. With elections around the corner, an interim budget is presented to keep essential government operations funded until the newly elected government presents its full budget.

The Indian legal market continued to see strong lateral partner movement this past month, with Kochhar & Co, Dentons Link Legal, Emerald Law Offices and Fox & Mandal among firms adding partners.