For parties before the Indian courts, getting documents or testimony from a third party located in the United States is difficult through the Indian forum alone. Section 1782 lets a party in Indian proceedings ask a U.S. federal court to compel that evidence for use back home.
Why Indian litigants use § 1782
- Reach U.S.-based third parties. Indian procedure gives you limited tools against non-parties abroad; § 1782 targets the person or company actually holding the evidence in the U.S.
- Follow the money. Where funds moved through U.S. or correspondent banks, the records that prove it sit with U.S. institutions — central to fraud and asset-recovery claims.
- Get sworn testimony. A deposition of a U.S.-based witness, usable in your Indian proceeding.
Common Indian scenarios
Commercial disputes before the High Courts or Commercial Courts needing documents from a U.S. company; fraud, diversion-of-funds, and asset tracing where money was routed through New York correspondent banks; technology and IP matters needing evidence held by U.S. platforms; and enforcement of an Indian decree against assets in the United States.
How it works
We act as your U.S. counsel: we confirm fit, identify the right U.S. federal district (where the evidence-holder is found), prepare and file the application — usually ex parte — and see it through to production. You and your Indian advocates keep the matter; we handle the U.S. side. For firms, see For Foreign Counsel.
Have an Indian case that needs U.S. evidence?
Tell us about the proceeding and what you're trying to obtain. We'll give you a candid read on whether § 1782 fits.
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