Two of India’s most respected law firms have announced they are to merge, creating a practice with a presence in the country’s three main legal centres: Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai.

Delhi’s Ajay Bahl & Co, a full-service firm focusing on corporate and commercial work, will merge with Mumbai’s Chudasma Zia & Behram (CZB) with effect from 1 April. A name for the firm is yet to be decided.