Enterprise Roundtable  ·  Closed Door  ·  May 2026

Interim Reliefs:
The Key to Faster Settlements

A practitioner-led conversation with India's most senior lending leaders

Monday, 5 May 2026
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4:00 – 6:00 PM
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Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai
Enterprise Roundtable
5 May 2026 · Taj Lands End, Bandra
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The Room

Who Is Joining

Top 15–20 banks and NBFCs have confirmed participation. Senior decision-makers — the people who sign off on strategy, compliance, and legal mandates.

Jdg
Retd. District Judge
Judiciary
GC
General Counsel
Public Sector Bank
HoL
Head of Legal
Private Sector Bank
HoC
Head of Collections
Large NBFC
GC
General Counsel
Private Sector Bank
HoL
Head of Legal
Public Sector Bank
HoC
Head of Collections
Housing Finance Co.
Ptr
Senior Partner
Dispute Resolution Practice
Sa
Host & Moderator
Sama · ODR Platform
The Narrative Arc

Hesitation to Conviction

Every lender in the room carries institutional hesitation around interim orders. The evening is structured as a deliberate journey — dismantling each concern through legal authority, data proof, and peer validation.

01
Surface
Name the hesitation openly
02
Validate
Legal authority, Section 17
03
Prove
20K IOs · 22% settled
04
Endorse
Peer validation
05
Activate
Pilots & next steps
Run of Show

Event Agenda

4:00 – 6:00 PM · Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai
Kindly arrive by 3:45 PM — we start sharp at 4.

01
Warm Up & Introductions
Setting the room and grounding the conversation in a shared understanding of the challenge.
02
Context Presentation by Sama
IO in Action — the three legal tests, what 20,000+ orders have taught us, and the impact on settlement outcomes.
03
Practitioner Panel on 3 Common Queries
A Retd. District Judge, Former General Counsel, and Senior Litigator each address one institutional concern — enforceability, compliance, and regulatory alignment.
04
Open Forum
Moderated dialogue. Every question on the table. Real-world scenarios pressure-tested with the full panel and the room.
05
Closing
IO Adoption Kit distribution. Invitations for 1:1 deep-dives. Next steps for institutions ready to explore pilots.
Tea
High Tea & Networking
One hour of High Tea follows. Sama team on hand for institution-specific conversations and pre-set meetings.
At the Table

The Panellists

A Retd. District Judge, Former General Counsel, and Senior Litigator — the bench, the boardroom, and the bar.

Sa
Sama
Host · Online Dispute Resolution
Moderates proceedings. Bridges practitioner answers to Sama's operational experience across 20,000+ interim orders.
RJ
Retd. District Judge
Judicial Perspective
Enforceability, urgency doctrine, and what makes a well-constructed IO application succeed before a tribunal.
GC
Former General Counsel
Senior Banker · Institutional Journey
The internal compliance road — bringing risk, compliance, and board to confidence on IO adoption.
Ptr
Senior Litigator
Dispute Resolution · Regulatory Lens
Regulatory comfort zones, customer protection alignment, and due process safeguards under Section 17.
Leave-Behind

The IO Adoption Kit

Physical and digital. Handed to every participant at close.

01
Legal Opinion
Formal senior counsel opinion on Section 17 enforceability, third-party binding, and the full relief spectrum under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act.
02
Relief Spectrum Guide
One-pager mapping each interim relief type to lending use-cases — freezing, repossession, disclosure, emergency reliefs.
03
FAQ on Objections
Direct answers to the top institutional objections — third-party binding, proportionality, regulatory alignment.
04
IO Application Checklist
The three requirements to obtain an IO, documentation needed, and Sama's process flow step by step.
05
Getting Started
Integration steps, timelines, pricing, and a named Sama contact for immediate follow-up.
Expected Outcomes

From Room to Revenue

In-Room
Shift in Conviction
Measurable confidence increase via live polling. Every delegate sees where the room started and where it ends.
30 Days
Pipeline Activation
3–5 new institutional conversations initiated. 1:1 deep-dives for institutions ready to move faster.
90 Days
Pilots & Policy
At least two institutions initiate a formal IO pilot programme. Hesitation gives way to operational mandate.