Practice and perspective.

Hetal Laghave is an Advocate practising since 2017, with experience across criminal law, motor vehicle matters and direct tax litigation.

In the initial years of her practice, she handled criminal matters, including matters arising under the Motor Vehicles Act, while working on the insurance panel of Reliance General Insurance and ICICI Lombard.

Since 2019, Hetal has practised in the field of direct tax litigation as an Associate with Adv. Rutuja N. Pawar, handling tax litigation and related proceedings before judicial and quasi-judicial forums.

Her present work includes direct tax litigation, income-tax reassessment proceedings, tax prosecutions, appeals and writ proceedings, along with matters arising from orders and proceedings before the Income Tax Department and appellate authorities.

She is involved in drafting, preparation and conduct of litigation, including writ petitions, affidavits, rejoinders, applications, written submissions, appeals and other pleadings before the ITAT and the Bombay High Court.