About the Firm
An Indian chamber with an international standard.
White & Black Chambers was founded at the High Court, Calcutta in 2013 on a simple conviction: that an Indian client deserves the rigour of a leading international firm, delivered with the accessibility of a traditional chamber.
Our Story
Thirteen years at the bar, measured one brief at a time.
The chamber began as a single desk on Esplanade Row West, beside the High Court at Calcutta — a shelf of reports, a borrowed typewriter, and a founder who believed that preparation is a form of respect. The first briefs were small: a rent matter, a bail application, a partnership deed. Each was read as if it were the only matter in the world.
That discipline compounded. Today the chamber practises across twelve areas of law, appears before more than thirty courts and forums, and advises clients from Kolkata and across West Bengal — yet every matter still begins the same way: the advocate reads the papers before anyone quotes a fee.
We remain deliberately a chamber, not a factory. Matters are not delegated into anonymity. The advocate who signs your opinion is the advocate who stands up in court.
“A client should leave the first meeting knowing more about their own case than they did when they walked in.”
SiPRA BAIDYA MISHRA— Advocate & Founder
What the Chamber Stands For
Four values, kept without exception.
Integrity before advantage
We advise against litigation when litigation is wrong — even when litigation would pay us more.
Confidentiality without exception
Privilege is not a courtesy; it is the architecture of the profession. The chamber guards it absolutely.
Preparation over performance
Courts reward the prepared. Every brief is read, indexed and argued from mastery, not memory.
Candour with clients
You will hear the strengths and the weaknesses of your case in the first consultation — in writing.
The Record
A chamber’s history.
From one desk beside the High Court at Calcutta to a chamber practising across West Bengal — the milestones that shaped the chamber.
Book a Consultation- 2013
Sipra Baidya is enrolled with the Bar and takes his first chamber at the High Court at Calcutta, Esplanade Row West.
- 2015
The chamber is briefed in its first matter before the Supreme Court of India — a civil appeal it still cites in training.
- 2018
Criminal defence becomes a dedicated practice, with a standing 24×7 emergency response for arrests and remand.
- 2020
A corporate & commercial desk opens; associate counsel are empanelled for matters before other High Courts.
- 2022
The chamber crosses one thousand matters advised, across thirty courts, tribunals and arbitral forums.
- 2026
White & Black Chambers today — twelve practice areas, one standard, and a client portal for every engaged matter.
Offices & Practice Across
One chamber, many courts.
White & Black Chambers maintains its registered chamber in Kolkata and appears, briefs and represents clients through associate counsel across the cities listed below. These are practice locations, not branch offices; no local address or state-bar qualification is implied for any city other than Kolkata unless separately confirmed in writing.
- 01Kolkata
- 02Delhi
- 03Mumbai
- 04Bengaluru
- 05Lucknow
- 06Thiruvananthapuram
- 07Patna
- 08Ranchi
- 09Bhubaneswar
Registered chamber — Kolkata · West Bengal
White & Black Chambers is a firm of advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi and allied State Bar Councils, practising in accordance with the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Bar Council of India Rules. Chamber 3/A 3, Esplanade Row West, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 001.