Saurabh Ajay Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1980 (age 45) |
| Education | BA LLB: Symbiosis Law College |
| Alma mater | Symbiosis Law College |
| Occupation | Advocate, Additional Advocate General: Government of Chhattisgarh in Supreme Court of India |
| Years active | 16 |
| Spouse(s) | Alpika Agarwal |
Saurabh Ajay Gupta is an Advocate-on-Record in Supreme Court of India.[1] He is also the additional advocate general for Government of Chhattisgarh in Supreme Court.[2] Formerly he has held position of additional advocate general for Government of Punjab, India in Supreme Court for around seven years.[2]
He is better known for handling cases related to Prevention of Corruption Act matters, matters relation to Prevention of Money Laundering Act, mining and leases, insolvency and bankruptcy, arbitration proceedings at the appellate courts.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Gupta graduated in law from Symbiosis law college, Pune, in 2003.[3] Later he completed his diploma in taxation law from the same. After completing his education & working for multiple firms, Gupta joined senior lawyer and former union law minister, Ram Jethmalani as his chamber assistant in 2006.[4]
Cases[edit | edit source]
Saurabh is known for handling following cases.
- Indian coal allocation scam: Saurabh Gupta has been handling the disputes of steel, power & mining company, Jindal Steel & Power in respect of mining and transportation at Sarda Mines, Odisha. He is also the representative of the former member of parliament Naveen Jindal & Jindal Steel & Power in the prevention of corruption & prevention of money laundering act matters.
- Asaram Bapu Sexual Harassment Case: He represented Indian godman (guru) when he moved supreme court for early hearing of bail plea in 2017[5]
Other cases
- Case for alleged involvement in the Parliament attack case.[3]
- A case against an accused in the Ketan Parekh stock scam.[3]
- Allocation of the spectrum to the telecom operators in India.[6]
- Famous Murder of Jessica Lal.[7]
- Sohrabbudin fake encounter case.[3]
- Gujarat Riots Case Best Bakery Case.[3]
- Disproportionate cases of Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Advocates | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA". main.sci.gov.in.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bench, Bar & (13 August 2019). "Chhattisgarh Government appoints 3 AAGs for conducting cases before Supreme Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Extension Lecture Series - Archive - Page 41". www.symlaw.edu.in.
- ↑ "Obituary: The Maverick Ram Jethmalani". September 10, 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Self-styled preacher Asaram Bapu moves Supreme Court for early hearing of bail plea in rape case". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.
- ↑ "IA Nos. 78 & 82/2016 in Civil Appeal No (s). 10660/2010 before Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Centre for PIL & Ors. [Appellant (s)] versus Union of India & Ors. [Respondents]-reg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Sidhartha Vashisht Alias Manu Sharma v. State (Nct Of Delhi) . | Supreme Court Of India | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com.
- ↑ "N. Ram & Ors. vs. Union of India | Contempt Of Court | Supreme Court Of India". Scribd.