Walkintomostcorporatelegaldepartmentsandyou’llfindspecialists—peoplewhoknow statutescoldbuthaveneversatacrossthetablefromaworkerfilingagrievance,or negotiators who understand people but flinch at a compliance audit. TejveerSingh Kharoudistherareprofessionalwhohasbuiltacareerrefusingtopickoneovertheother.
As an Advocate and Industrial Relations Consultant, Tejveer has spent his career in the space where labour law meets the shop floor — the place where a poorly worded employmentcontractcanspiralintoastrike,andwhereawell-handledgrievancecan quietly save a company months of litigation and lakhs in losses.
NotJustaLegalName—ANameMultinationalsReturnTo
Trustinthislineofworkisn’twonwithasinglecase.It’searnedcontractaftercontract, disputeafterdispute,overyears.That’sthestorybehindTejveer’sclientroster,which includes some of the biggest names operating in India:
- HindustanUnileverLtd(HUL)
- NestléIndia
- LinfoxLogisticsIndiaPvt.Ltd.
- TransportCorporationofIndia(TCI)
- AGTInfrastructurePvt.Ltd.
Thesearen’tone-offretainers.Organizationsofthissizedon’tgambleonadvisors—they keeptheoneswhoconsistentlygetresults.HiscontinuedassociationwithAGT Infrastructure,forinstance,culminatedinanAwardofAppreciationpresentedbythe company’sManagingDirectoratitsAnnualGeneralMeeting—arecognitionthatspeaks tosustained,high-stakestrustratherthanasinglewell-arguedcase.
TheManBehindthePractice
WhatsetsTejveerapartisthebreadthofhisgrounding.HeholdsaB.Com,anLL.B.,anda PostGraduateDiplomainIndustrialRelations&PersonnelManagement(PGDM-IRPM)
—acombinationthat’srarerthanitsounds.Mostlawyersunderstandthelaw.Fewer
understandHR,negotiationpsychology,andtheoperationalpressuresafactoryflooror logistics hub faces every single day. Tejveer’s diploma in industrial relations means he isn’t translatingbetweenlegalandbusinessteams—hespeaksbothnatively.
Since2021,hehasalsorunanindependentlegalpracticeasanAdvocate,appearingbefore the Punjab&HaryanaHighCourtinChandigarh . He is a Designated Partner at Isher Legals LLP and a Member of the Bar Association of Punjab & Haryana Hingh Court, enrolledwiththeBarCouncil of Punjab & Haryana.FluentinEnglish,Hindi,andPunjabi,hemovescomfortably betweencourtroomformality,boardroomstrategy,andshop-floorconversations—askill that matters more in industrial relations than most people realize.
Beyondcorporatework,hehasalsotakenoncasesinvolvingsocialinjustice,representing peoplewhofoundthemselvesexploitedandwithoutavoice—workthatrarelymakes headlines but says a great deal about the kind of advocate he chooses to be.
Why“IndustrialRelations”IsMoreThanaJobTitle
AskanyHRheadwho’sdealtwitharealworkplacecrisis,andthey’lltellyou:thelawisonly halfthebattle.Theotherhalfistrust—convincingaworkforcethattheprocessisfair, convincingmanagementthataresolutionwon’tsetabadprecedent,anddoingitallfast enough that the business doesn’t grind to a halt.
Tejveer’sday-to-dayworkreflectsthatreality:
- Draftingcontractsandagreementsthatholdupunderscrutiny—andunderpressure
- Handlingdisciplinaryproceedingsanddomesticinquirieswithprocedural rigor
- Resolvinggrievancesanddisputesbeforetheyescalateintolitigationorunrest
- AdvisingonstatutorycomplianceasIndia’slabourlawlandscapekeepsshifting
- Managingemployer-employeerelationsinawaythatprotectsbothsides
Noneofthisisglamorous.It’stheunglamorous,unseenworkthatkeepslargeorganizations runningwithoutheadlinesaboutstrikes,walkouts,orlawsuits.
APhilosophyBuiltonPrevention,NotJustDefense
PerhapsthemosttellingthingaboutTejveer’sapproachiswhatheprioritizes:notwinning disputes, but preventing them. He works with companies before problems surface — auditingcontracts,tighteningHRpolicy,trainingmanagementoncompliance—becauseby thetimeadisputereachesacourtroom,everyonehasalreadylostsomething:time,money, morale, or trust.
It’saphilosophythatmirrorshowinsuranceworks:therealvalueisn’tthepayout,it’sthe disaster that never happened.
TheBiggerPicture
India’smanufacturing,logistics,andinfrastructuresectorsareexpandingatapacethat outstripstheabilityofmostlegalframeworkstokeepupinrealtime.Companiesoperating heredon’tjustneedalawyeronretainer—theyneedastrategicpartnerfluentinboth statute and shop floor.
That’s the role Tejveer Singh Kharoud has carved out for himself —not as a courtroom specialist,butastheadvisormultinationalcompaniescallbeforethecourtroombecomes necessary.
TejveerSinghKharoudisanAdvocateandIndustrialRelationsConsultantbasedinPatiala, practising before the Punjab & Haryana High Court and District Courts, and Designated Partner at Isher Legals LLP.
