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	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Currently serving as the '''National Media Panelist for the Indian National Congress Party''', Spokesperson of the Punjab Pradesh Congress and Co-Chairman of the Legal Cell, Congress (Punjab). As a unique initiative, Jaiveer launched a 24x7 legal toll-free helpline number to provide legal assistance to congress workers who are facing cases.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cong launches helpline for vendetta politics\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/cong-launches-helpline-for-vendetta-politics.html}}</ref> Jaiveer has been instrumental in voicing various economic and social issues in the media including but not limited to foreign direct investment,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Congress slams SAD 'doublespeak' on FDI\|newspaper=Hindustan Times \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Jalandhar/Congress-slams-SAD-doublespeak-on-FDI/SP-Article1-965161.aspx}}</ref> depleted conditions of schools in Punjab,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rahul urged to come to aid of govt schools\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121010/punjab.htm#8}}</ref> alarming drug use,<ref>{{cite web\|title=66% homes in Doaba, Majha affected by drug menace\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121019/punjab.htm#9}}</ref> women safety<ref>{{cite web\|title=No young person in govt panel for suggesting amendments in law to protect women: Punjab Congress\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36147901_1_legal-cell-panels-punjab-government\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140411233258/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36147901_1_legal-cell-panels-punjab-government\|url-status=dead\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|archive-date=2014-04-11}}</ref> etc.		Currently serving as the '''National Media Panelist for the Indian National Congress Party''', Spokesperson of the Punjab Pradesh Congress and Co-Chairman of the Legal Cell, Congress (Punjab). As a unique initiative, Jaiveer launched a 24x7 legal toll-free helpline number to provide legal assistance to congress workers who are facing cases.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cong launches helpline for vendetta politics\|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/cong-launches-helpline-for-vendetta-politics.html}}</ref> Jaiveer has been instrumental in voicing various economic and social issues in the media including but not limited to foreign direct investment,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Congress slams SAD 'doublespeak' on FDI\|newspaper=Hindustan Times \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Jalandhar/Congress-slams-SAD-doublespeak-on-FDI/SP-Article1-965161.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128215757/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Jalandhar/Congress-slams-SAD-doublespeak-on-FDI/SP-Article1-965161.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=28 November 2012}}</ref> depleted conditions of schools in Punjab,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rahul urged to come to aid of govt schools\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121010/punjab.htm#8}}</ref> alarming drug use,<ref>{{cite web\|title=66% homes in Doaba, Majha affected by drug menace\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121019/punjab.htm#9}}</ref> women safety<ref>{{cite web\|title=No young person in govt panel for suggesting amendments in law to protect women: Punjab Congress\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36147901_1_legal-cell-panels-punjab-government\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140411233258/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36147901_1_legal-cell-panels-punjab-government\|url-status=dead\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|archive-date=2014-04-11}}</ref> etc.

	He is the youngest National Media Panelist of the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cong MLA counters Bajwa on package for border districts\|newspaper=Hindustan Times\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/cong-mla-counters-bajwa-on-package-for-border-districts/article1-1175656.aspx}}</ref> He is also one of the youngest spokespersons of the Congress Party for Punjab ([[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]]) and also the youngest person to be appointed as the Co-Chairman of the Congress Legal Cell for Punjab.<ref>{{cite web\|title=PPCC Legal Cell has announced to launch a toll free number to help Congress workers to report all cases of excess and get on the spot guidelines and legal support. Announcing this Supreme Court lawyer Jaiveer Shergill, who has been appointed Co-chairman of PPCC Legal Cell by PPCC President Captain Amarinder Singh, said that this new facility would be an endeavor to arrest political vendetta as the ruling combine has been slapping false cases against congress workers to harass them.\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/PPCC-Legal-Cell-has-announced-to-launch-a-toll-free-number-to-help-Congress-workers-to-report-all-cases-of-excess-and-get-on-the-spot-guidelines-and-legal-support--Announcing-this-Supreme-Court-lawyer-Jaiveer-Shergill-who-has-been-appointed-Co-chairman-of-PPCC-Legal-Cell-by-PPCC-President-Captain-Amarinder-Singh-said-that-this-new-facility-would-be-an-endeavor-to-arrest-political-vendetta-as-the-ruling-combine-has-been-slapping-false-cases-against-congress-workers-to-harass-them-/articleshow/12981617.cms}}</ref> He has also served as the Young India Representative for the [[International Bar Association]] (the most prestigious Lawyers Organization of the world) for a period of two years (2008–09).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Appointment vide Letter dtd 02.02.2008; See IBA Link\|url=http://www.ibanet.org/Search/Default.aspx?q=jaiveer%20shergill}}</ref>		He is the youngest National Media Panelist of the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cong MLA counters Bajwa on package for border districts\|newspaper=Hindustan Times\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/cong-mla-counters-bajwa-on-package-for-border-districts/article1-1175656.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122214801/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/cong-mla-counters-bajwa-on-package-for-border-districts/article1-1175656.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> He is also one of the youngest spokespersons of the Congress Party for Punjab ([[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]]) and also the youngest person to be appointed as the Co-Chairman of the Congress Legal Cell for Punjab.<ref>{{cite web\|title=PPCC Legal Cell has announced to launch a toll free number to help Congress workers to report all cases of excess and get on the spot guidelines and legal support. Announcing this Supreme Court lawyer Jaiveer Shergill, who has been appointed Co-chairman of PPCC Legal Cell by PPCC President Captain Amarinder Singh, said that this new facility would be an endeavor to arrest political vendetta as the ruling combine has been slapping false cases against congress workers to harass them.\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/PPCC-Legal-Cell-has-announced-to-launch-a-toll-free-number-to-help-Congress-workers-to-report-all-cases-of-excess-and-get-on-the-spot-guidelines-and-legal-support--Announcing-this-Supreme-Court-lawyer-Jaiveer-Shergill-who-has-been-appointed-Co-chairman-of-PPCC-Legal-Cell-by-PPCC-President-Captain-Amarinder-Singh-said-that-this-new-facility-would-be-an-endeavor-to-arrest-political-vendetta-as-the-ruling-combine-has-been-slapping-false-cases-against-congress-workers-to-harass-them-/articleshow/12981617.cms}}</ref> He has also served as the Young India Representative for the [[International Bar Association]] (the most prestigious Lawyers Organization of the world) for a period of two years (2008–09).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Appointment vide Letter dtd 02.02.2008; See IBA Link\|url=http://www.ibanet.org/Search/Default.aspx?q=jaiveer%20shergill}}</ref>

	Jaiveer also regularly writes on issues of terrorism, parliamentary functioning, government policies relating to digital infrastructure, financial planning, employment generation, impacts of rampant drug use, governance etc. very recently, Jaiveer was invited, along with other policy makers from India, by the Government of United States of America for three-day dialogue at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium to discuss security issues concerning India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.		Jaiveer also regularly writes on issues of terrorism, parliamentary functioning, government policies relating to digital infrastructure, financial planning, employment generation, impacts of rampant drug use, governance etc. very recently, Jaiveer was invited, along with other policy makers from India, by the Government of United States of America for three-day dialogue at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium to discuss security issues concerning India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jaiveer Singh
| image =
[[File:Punjab Politician Cum Lawyer.jpg|frameless]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|06|28}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India]]
| occupation = {{unbulleted list| Spokesperson of [[Indian National Congress]] | Lawyer [[Supreme Court of India]] |}}
| spouse = Divyata Shergill
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|Graduated [[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]] |LLM [[UC Berkeley School of Law]]}}
| website =[http://www.jaiveershergill.com www.jaiveershergill.com]
}}'''Jaiveer Shergill''' (born 28 June 1983) is a practicing lawyer in the [[Supreme Court of India]] and a politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]] party.

==Education and personal life==
Jaiveer was born in [[Jalandhar]], in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state, to Rajeshwar Singh Shergill, a lawyer who specializes in cases relating to money laundering, and his wife Karamjeet Shergill. He studied at St. Jospeph's Boys School, Jalandhar, and APJ School, Jalandhar. He then enrolled in the [[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]] ([[Kolkata]]), graduating in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in law. During his stint at the law school, Jaiveer participated in various extra-curricular activities, and was elected President of the Student Union.<ref>{{cite web|title=NUJS Alumni and Young SC Lawyer Jaiveer Shergill Joins Politics|url=http://testone.barandbench.com/content/nujs-alumni-and-young-sc-lawyer-jaiveer-shergill-joins-politics}}</ref> After practicing law for a few years in Delhi, Jaiveer went to the [[UC Berkeley School of Law]], [[University of California]], United States, and took a master's degree in Law.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009-2010 pals Program Ambassador LLM Students|url=http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/2009-2010_PALS(1).pdf}}</ref>

==Legal career==
In 2006, after graduating from law school, Jaiveer enrolled in the Delhi Bar and began his career as a law associate with "Economic Laws Practice," a reputed law firm specializing in tax and commercial cases. In 2008, Jaiveer was accepted into the Chambers of [[Abhishek Singhvi]], who is Senior Advocate, a [[Rajya Sabha]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]], and a spokesman of the Indian National Congress party. As a practicing advocate at the Supreme Court of India, Jaiveer has been involved in various high-profile cases. He has been on the panel of lawyers representing [[Vodafone India]] in its celebrated case against the Income Tax department, (highest tax liability of US$2.2 billion),<ref>{{cite web|title=Vodafone International Holdings BV. Versus Union of India & others - 2010 (9) TMI 2 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT - Income Tax|url=http://67.43.12.237/visitor/detail_case_laws.asp?ID=77365}}</ref> where the company refused to pay an tax demand of Rs. 2000 crore (US$330 million), insisting that the transaction of shares in an overseas tax haven, ([[Mauritius]]), had the effect of transferring (i.e. selling) all its assets in India from one party to another, with absolutely no tax liability in India on the sale, whether of sales tax or capital gains tax or any other tax.<ref>{{cite web|title=Court strikes down service tax on rent|url=http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/court-strikes-down-service-tax-rent-211}}</ref>

Jaiveer has also represented one of the two sides in a controversial dispute regarding the offering of prayers at a site claimed by two religious communities in [[Karnataka]] state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shakhadri can take part in Urs: SC|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/142278/shakhadri-can-take-part-urs.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Court allows Muslim festival at disputed Karnataka site|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=Ws010311KARNATAKA.asp}}</ref> Recently, Jaiveer represented the new airline venture ''[[Vistara]],'' a joint venture of the [[Tata group]] and [[Singapore Airlines]], in the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court in a petition challenging the entry of foreign airlines into India. He also has a client base spanning India, Dubai, Australia and USA.

==Political career==
Currently serving as the '''National Media Panelist for the Indian National Congress Party''', Spokesperson of the Punjab Pradesh Congress and Co-Chairman of the Legal Cell, Congress (Punjab). As a unique initiative, Jaiveer launched a 24x7 legal toll-free helpline number to provide legal assistance to congress workers who are facing cases.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cong launches helpline for vendetta politics|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/chandigarh/cong-launches-helpline-for-vendetta-politics.html}}</ref> Jaiveer has been instrumental in voicing various economic and social issues in the media including but not limited to foreign direct investment,<ref>{{cite web|title=Congress slams SAD 'doublespeak' on FDI|newspaper=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Jalandhar/Congress-slams-SAD-doublespeak-on-FDI/SP-Article1-965161.aspx}}</ref> depleted conditions of schools in Punjab,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul urged to come to aid of govt schools|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121010/punjab.htm#8}}</ref> alarming drug use,<ref>{{cite web|title=66% homes in Doaba, Majha affected by drug menace|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121019/punjab.htm#9}}</ref> women safety<ref>{{cite web|title=No young person in govt panel for suggesting amendments in law to protect women: Punjab Congress|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36147901_1_legal-cell-panels-punjab-government|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140411233258/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-04/chandigarh/36147901_1_legal-cell-panels-punjab-government|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2014-04-11}}</ref> etc.

He is the youngest National Media Panelist of the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cong MLA counters Bajwa on package for border districts|newspaper=Hindustan Times|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/cong-mla-counters-bajwa-on-package-for-border-districts/article1-1175656.aspx}}</ref> He is also one of the youngest spokespersons of the Congress Party for Punjab ([[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]]) and also the youngest person to be appointed as the Co-Chairman of the Congress Legal Cell for Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|title=PPCC Legal Cell has announced to launch a toll free number to help Congress workers to report all cases of excess and get on the spot guidelines and legal support. Announcing this Supreme Court lawyer Jaiveer Shergill, who has been appointed Co-chairman of PPCC Legal Cell by PPCC President Captain Amarinder Singh, said that this new facility would be an endeavor to arrest political vendetta as the ruling combine has been slapping false cases against congress workers to harass them.|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/PPCC-Legal-Cell-has-announced-to-launch-a-toll-free-number-to-help-Congress-workers-to-report-all-cases-of-excess-and-get-on-the-spot-guidelines-and-legal-support--Announcing-this-Supreme-Court-lawyer-Jaiveer-Shergill-who-has-been-appointed-Co-chairman-of-PPCC-Legal-Cell-by-PPCC-President-Captain-Amarinder-Singh-said-that-this-new-facility-would-be-an-endeavor-to-arrest-political-vendetta-as-the-ruling-combine-has-been-slapping-false-cases-against-congress-workers-to-harass-them-/articleshow/12981617.cms}}</ref> He has also served as the Young India Representative for the [[International Bar Association]] (the most prestigious Lawyers Organization of the world) for a period of two years (2008–09).<ref>{{cite web|title=Appointment vide Letter dtd 02.02.2008; See IBA Link|url=http://www.ibanet.org/Search/Default.aspx?q=jaiveer%20shergill}}</ref>

Jaiveer also regularly writes on issues of terrorism, parliamentary functioning, government policies relating to digital infrastructure, financial planning, employment generation, impacts of rampant drug use, governance etc. very recently, Jaiveer was invited, along with other policy makers from India, by the Government of United States of America for three-day dialogue at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium to discuss security issues concerning India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! width=5%| Year
! style="width:25%;"| Award
! style="width:25%;"| Honoring body
! style="width:45%;"| Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
| style="text-align:center;" | Punjabi Icon Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaiveer Shergill awarded for his contributions to Punjabi culture|url=http://www.jaiveershergill.com/punjabi-icon-awards-2016/}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | Punjabi Cultural Heritage Board<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaiveer Shergill awarded for his contributions to Punjabi culture|url=http://www.pchboard.com/}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | Jaiveer Shergill awarded for his contributions to Punjabi culture<ref>{{cite web|title=Reference to website with original award dtd 14.04.2016; See epaper Link|url=http://epaper.ajitjalandhar.com/edition/20160414/8/2/2.cms}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}18. "Reference to website of Delhi High Court" " search by the name of Jaiveer Shergill"

http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/dhc_case_status_list_new.asp

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