Harish Salve, is a Famous Indian Lawyer, who is known for practising in Supreme Court of India. He specializes in Commercial and Constitutional laws. He is ranked 43rd in the list of ‘India’s 50 Most powerful people’. He has also served as the Solicitor General of India, from 1999 to 2002. Initially, he worked as a Chartered Accountant.
Career:
Initially, he started his started his career as a Chartered Accountant and specialized in Taxation. Later, he qualified as Lawyer and started practising as an Intern in J.B.Dadachandji & Co and made his way as a full-time lawyer in that agency. He was designated as a Senior Counsel, by the Delhi High Court. He served a 6-year term with former Attorney General, Soli Sorabjee and declined the position, when he was nominated for the second time, due to personal reasons.
He has handled some major cases, for some prominent clients like, ‘Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd, Anil Ambani’s Reliance Natural Resources Ltd, Tata Group, ITC Limited, Vodafone etc’. Recently, he is working on the Kulbhushan Jadhav Case, on International Court of Justice and he is charging INR 1, for this case. India acknowledges that the victim, was serving in Iran with a valid visa, however, he was captured and brought to Pakistan, where he was sentenced to death.
Personal Information:
- Name: Harish Salve
- Nick Name: Harish
- Profession: Indian Lawyer
- Date of Birth: June 22, 1955
- Age: 61 years
- Qualification: Chartered Accountant, Law Graduate
- Father: N.K.P.Salve (Indian Politician, INC)
- Mother: Ambriti Salve (Doctor)
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse: Meenakshi
Children: Saaniya, Sakshi