Harish Salve
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Harish Salve is a lawyer who served as the Solicitor General
of India
from November 1, 1999 to November 3, 2002. He succeeded Santosh Hegde, after the latter was appointed a justice to the Supreme Court of India
. Salve was a well-known lawyer and practiced, especially, constitutional law, commercial law and taxation law before his appointment. He had previously served as Amicus Curiae
for the Supreme Court in multiple cases, and frequently represented parties before the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court
. He had previous experience working with Attorney General, Soli Sorabjee
, in 1980–1986. He declined to be nominated for a second 3-year term due to "personal reasons" when his first term ended in November 2002.
As of 2011, Salve continues to serve as a lawyer
, arguing in some of India's highest courts, and has also served as Amicus Curiae
in several Supreme Court cases. India Today
magazine ranked him the 18th most powerful person in the country. Presently, Mr. Harish Salve is representing Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited in the high profile gas dispute case against Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Limited.
Mr. Salve started his career as a Chartered Accountant practicing on the Taxation side before moving over to the profession of law.
His father, N.K.P.Salve, was a known political figure and a past president of the BCCI
.
Solicitor General of India
The Solicitor General for India is subordinate to the Attorney General of India, who is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. The Solicitor General for India is the second law officer of the country, assists the Attorney General, and is...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
from November 1, 1999 to November 3, 2002. He succeeded Santosh Hegde, after the latter was appointed a justice to the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
. Salve was a well-known lawyer and practiced, especially, constitutional law, commercial law and taxation law before his appointment. He had previously served as Amicus Curiae
Amicus curiae
An amicus curiae is someone, not a party to a case, who volunteers to offer information to assist a court in deciding a matter before it...
for the Supreme Court in multiple cases, and frequently represented parties before the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.-History:...
. He had previous experience working with Attorney General, Soli Sorabjee
Soli Sorabjee
Soli Jehangir Sorabjee is an Indian jurist.-Biography:Soli Sorabjee was born on March 9, 1930 in Bombay, and after an education at Government Law College, Bombay, was admitted to the bar in 1953...
, in 1980–1986. He declined to be nominated for a second 3-year term due to "personal reasons" when his first term ended in November 2002.
As of 2011, Salve continues to serve as a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, arguing in some of India's highest courts, and has also served as Amicus Curiae
Amicus curiae
An amicus curiae is someone, not a party to a case, who volunteers to offer information to assist a court in deciding a matter before it...
in several Supreme Court cases. India Today
India Today
India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...
magazine ranked him the 18th most powerful person in the country. Presently, Mr. Harish Salve is representing Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited in the high profile gas dispute case against Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Limited.
Mr. Salve started his career as a Chartered Accountant practicing on the Taxation side before moving over to the profession of law.
His father, N.K.P.Salve, was a known political figure and a past president of the BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...
.