Bishwajit Bhattacharyya: Difference between revisions

He studied law at [[Campus Law Centre]] of the [[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi]]. He has been a country manager at [[ANZ Grindlays]] bank, [[Senior Advocate]] of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and a visiting faculty at [[Indian Law Institute]], New Delhi. He is also a Visiting Professor at the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management]], Ahmedabad. As Additional Solicitor General of India (Indirect Taxes), he is credited with winning several big revenue cases for the tax department, including a [[landmark case]] against [[Fiat India Automobiles]] wherein Fiat India had to pay close to Rs. 432 crores as excise duty to the Government. Another landmark case which he argued and won was the Harshad Mehta securities scam case.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centres-probe-into-harshad-mehta-fraud-eyewash-says-supreme-court/article4974892.ece</ref> Here he appeared for the State Bank of India against the National Housing Bank and the Supreme Court ruled emphatically in favour of State Bank of India and further directed National Housing Bank to refund Rs. 900 crores to the State Bank of India. Besides his background in law and economics, he also has a passion for music.<ref>[http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/08/23/et-cetera/old-is-melodious/211930/ The Kathmandu Post]</ref><ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/221790/reliving-golden-era.html The Deccan Herald]</ref><ref>[http://www.indialawjournal.com/bishwajit_profile.html]</ref>