/* ---- colours (change here only) ---- */
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--gold:#C9A04A; /* buttons, rules */
--gold-text:#8A6414; /* small gold text on white */
--white:#FFFFFF;
--soft:#F3F5F9; /* alternate section background */
--line:#DCE1EA;
--text:#2A3346; /* body text */
--muted:#4F5B70; /* secondary text */
--on-navy:#E4E9F2; /* body text on navy */
--serif:'Libre Caslon Text',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
--sans:'IBM Plex Sans','Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;
}
/* ---- reset: stops the theme from changing colours/sizes ---- */
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.bla p{color:var(--text)!important}
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.bla-section{padding-top:88px;padding-bottom:88px}
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.bla-h2{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,2vw + 1rem,2.5rem)!important}
.bla-head{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:24px;margin-bottom:40px}
.bla-head>div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;max-width:42rem}
.bla-head p{font-size:17px!important;color:var(--muted)!important}
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.bla-btn{display:inline-flex!important;align-items:center;min-height:48px;padding:13px 24px!important;font-weight:600!important;font-size:16px!important;border-radius:2px}
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.bla-btn-outline{border:2px solid var(--navy)!important;color:var(--navy)!important;background:transparent!important}
/* ---- top bar + header ---- */
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.bla-top div{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 24px}
.bla-header{background:var(--white)!important;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
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.bla-brand{display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:14px}
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.bla-nav a{padding:10px 0}
.bla-nav .bla-btn{min-height:44px;padding:11px 20px!important;font-size:15px!important}
/* ---- hero ---- */
.bla-hero{background:var(--navy)!important}
.bla-hero .bla-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(320px,1fr));gap:56px;align-items:center;padding-top:88px;padding-bottom:96px}
.bla-hero-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:26px}
.bla-hero .bla-eyebrow{color:var(--gold)!important}
.bla-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,3.2vw + 1rem,3.4rem)!important;line-height:1.14!important;color:var(--white)!important}
.bla-hero p{font-size:18px!important;color:var(--on-navy)!important;max-width:34rem}
.bla-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;padding-top:6px}
.bla-hero .bla-btn-outline{border-color:var(--white)!important;color:var(--white)!important}
.bla-courts{background:var(--navy-2)!important;border-top:3px solid var(--gold);padding:32px}
.bla-courts .bla-eyebrow{color:var(--gold)!important;padding-bottom:10px}
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.bla-courts li{list-style:none!important;padding:15px 0!important;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)!important;font-family:var(--serif)!important;font-size:19px!important;color:var(--white)!important}
.bla-courts small{display:block;font-size:14px!important;color:var(--on-navy)!important;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
/* ---- at a glance ---- */
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.bla-glance .bla-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(200px,1fr));gap:28px;padding-top:44px;padding-bottom:44px}
.bla-glance .bla-wrap>div{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding-left:18px}
.bla-glance strong{display:block;font-family:var(--serif)!important;font-weight:400!important;font-size:38px!important;line-height:1.1;color:var(--navy)!important}
.bla-glance span{font-size:15px!important;color:var(--muted)!important}
/* ---- practice areas ---- */
.bla-practice{background:var(--soft)!important}
.bla-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:20px}
.bla-card{background:var(--white)!important;border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--navy);padding:28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
.bla-card h3{font-size:21px!important}
.bla-card p{font-size:15px!important;color:var(--muted)!important}
/* ---- founder ---- */
.bla-about{background:var(--white)!important}
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.bla-profile{background:var(--navy)!important;padding:40px 36px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
.bla-profile img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.bla-initials{width:96px;height:96px;border:2px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--serif)!important;font-size:36px!important;color:var(--gold)!important}
.bla-profile h3{font-size:28px!important;color:var(--white)!important}
.bla-profile .bla-role{display:block;font-size:15px!important;color:var(--gold)!important;margin-top:4px}
.bla-facts div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px;padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
.bla-facts span:first-child{font-size:12px!important;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)!important}
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.bla-about-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
.bla-about-copy p{font-size:17px!important}
.bla-about-copy .bla-link{align-self:flex-start}
/* ---- publications ---- */
.bla-pubs{background:var(--soft)!important}
.bla-pubgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:20px}
.bla-pubgrid>div{background:var(--white)!important;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.bla-pubgrid h3{font-size:20px!important}
.bla-pubgrid p{font-size:15px!important;color:var(--muted)!important}
/* ---- articles heading ---- */
.bla-articles{background:var(--white)!important}
.bla-articles .bla-head{margin-bottom:0}
/* ---- Latest Posts block (class: bla-posts) ---- */
.wp-block-latest-posts.bla-posts,.bla-posts .wp-block-latest-posts{font-family:var(--sans)!important;list-style:none!important;margin:0 auto!important;padding:36px 24px 88px!important;max-width:1248px;display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:20px;background:var(--white)!important}
.bla-posts li{list-style:none!important;background:var(--soft)!important;border:1px solid var(--line)!important;border-top:3px solid var(--gold)!important;padding:26px!important;margin:0!important;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
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/* ---- LPO ---- */
.bla-lpo{background:var(--soft)!important;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
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/* ---- contact ---- */
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/* ---- footer ---- */
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Bareilly · New Delhi
Since 1991 · Bareilly & New Delhi
Thirty-five years of counsel, from the District Court to the High Court.
Bindal Law Associates represents individuals, families, businesses, banks and insurers in civil, property, matrimonial and insurance matters — at Bareilly, before the Allahabad High Court, and in the courts of Delhi.
Courts of practice
- Allahabad High Court
- Delhi High Court
- District & Sessions Court, Bareilly
- Saket, Dwarka & Patiala House Courts, New Delhi
1991Founded in Bareilly
35+Years in practice
18+Published books
2Offices — Bareilly & New Delhi
Practice areas
Discuss your matter
The matters we handle, in court and in chambers.
Civil & Property Litigation
Suits for partition, possession, declaration and injunction; title and tenancy disputes; revisions and appeals.
Matrimonial & Family Law
Divorce including mutual consent, maintenance, custody, and disclosure affidavits of income and assets.
Insurance & Accident Claims
Motor accident, employee compensation and personal accident claims — for claimants, and opinions for insurers.
Banking & Recovery
Title and mortgage opinions for banks, loan recovery, and recovery of unpaid commercial dues.
Real Estate, Wills & Succession
Title verification, agreements to sell, conveyancing, and wills drafted in English and Hindi.
Consumer Protection
Complaints and defence before the District, State and National Consumer Commissions.
Corporate & Commercial
Commercial contracts, MSME delayed-payment claims under the MSMED Act, and business advisory.
Arbitration & ADR
Arbitration, mediation and negotiated settlement as an alternative to protracted litigation.
Criminal Defence
Bail, trial defence and criminal appeals.
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Rajat Bindal
Founding PartnerEducationCampus Law Centre, University of Delhi, 1989
MembershipCommonwealth Lawyers Association
Practising atBareilly · Allahabad · New Delhi
The founder
A practice built over three and a half decades.
A 1989 graduate of the Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, Rajat Bindal founded the firm in Bareilly in 1991. Over thirty-five years he has built a practice in civil, matrimonial, insurance and property litigation across Rohilkhand and before the Allahabad High Court — and now also from the firm’s New Delhi office.
He is the author of more than eighteen books: practitioner’s commentaries on the law, histories of Bareilly and Rohilkhand, works on mythology, and Hindi poetry.
More about the firm
Publications
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Writing on law, history and literature.
Legal commentaries
Practitioner’s guides to statutes and civil procedure.
Regional history
Bareilly, Rohilkhand and the ancient Panchala kingdom.
Mythology
Reasoned retellings from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Poetry
Collections of Hindi verse.
Legal Issues
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Plain-language articles on Indian law.
Nearly 180 articles since 2020 on property, family, insurance and civil procedure.
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Contact
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Bareilly
202 Civil Lines
Near Sudershan Hotel, District Court
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi
G-144, Kalkaji
New Delhi 110019