For the past two months, Bombay High Court has hosted a dispute between two of India’s most prominent lawyers—brothers Shardul and Cyril Shroff—over control of the law firm they jointly manage, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co.

But news reports this week claim that an imminent split between the brothers could bring the firm’s 100-year history to an end, leaving observers to ponder India without its largest and most prominent law firm.