Harish Salve is a lawyer who served as Solicitor General of India from November 1, 1999 to November 3, 2002. He succeeded Santosh Hegde, who had been appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of India.[1] Salve was a well-known lawyer, and practiced especially in the areas of 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 withAttorney General, Soli Sorabjee in 1980-1986.[2] He declined to be nominated for a second three-year term due to "personal reasons" when his first term ended in November 2002.[3]
As of 2008, Salve continues to serve as a lawyer, arguing before 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.[4]. 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.
His father NKP Salve was a known Political figure and past president of BCCI.
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- ^ "Harish Salve appointed Solicitor General of India". Xinhua News Agency. November 1, 1999.
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