Abhishek Manu Singhvi : Detailed Biography
On April 23, 2012 he quit as the Chairperson of Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice and also resigned as Congress spokesperson due to allegations of personal indiscretion.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Abhishek Manu Singhvi has Awarded the Global Leader of
Tomorrow Award by World Economic Forum, Davos, in 1999, he earlier wrote a
popular fortnightly column, Candid Corner, in India’s second largest English
daily (Hindustan Times) and later wrote a column SubVerse in India’s largest English
daily, the Times of India. He is also an occasional columnist in the largest
Hindi daily, Dainik Bhaskar. The Prime Minister of India wrote the Foreword to
his book of columns, Candid Corner, and also released the book. His Chagla
Memorial Lecture at Mumbai University in 2007 and the GWU lecture in 2009 are
published in reputed academic journals in India and USA. He was also invited to
lecture on Federalism in Nepal in 2007 during the country's Constitution
formation, with that lecture published in the prestigious IIPA journal also
winning that journal's prize for the best essay. In 2011, he delivered the
Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture at the prestigious Indian Institute of Public
Administration on "Parliamentary Democracy" and the Nehru Memorial
Lecture at the India Centre at Cardiff, Wales, UK on "Institutional
Foundations Of Indian Democracy."
EDUCATION
B.A.(Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., PIL
Educated at St. Columba's School, Delhi, St. Stephen's College, Delhi
University, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, U.K. and Havard
University, U.S.A.He topped India at the school leaving Indian School
Certificate exam and did BA Economics Hons, St Stephen’s College, and MA and
PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge, UK. He also taught at St. John’s College,
Cambridge and did a summer program, PIL, from Harvard, USA. He has lectured to
student/faculty groups and general audiences at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Boston
MIT and George Washington Universities, to NGOs and think tanks (like Heritage
Foundation, International Council of World Affairs in Washington, DC, USA) and
addressed several international conferences, including those at Paris and
Pakistan. He was conferred honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Amity,
Rajasthan and Jain Viswa Bharati Universities. He is visiting Trumbull Lecturer
at Yale University, USA in 2011.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi has appeared as lead counsel in several landmark and
leading apex court decisions, including, to name a small number, the Naveen
Jindal right to fly the Indian flag case, the DK Basu case on custodial death
and torture, the Delhi Airport privatization case, the NTC Bombay Mills case,
Renusagar 1 and 2 cases on International Commercial Arbitration, the Badal case
on Prevention of Corruption, the Reliance dispute between Anil and Mukesh
Ambani, the Vodafone Capital Gains Tax case and many more. He is a top ranking
Senior Counsel at the Indian Supreme Court.Constitutional law,
administrative law, corporate law, commercial law and international commercial
arbitrations are his special areas of professional interest. He has been a
member of the Supreme Court created and administered bilateral legal forums,
including the Indo British, Indo US, Indo Canadian and Indo Israel ones.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi is an eminent
personality in the Indian Political Scenario. He belongs to the Indian National
Congress and is also a Member of the Parliament of India representing Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha. Having acknowledged
by the Global Leader of Tomorrow Award in 1999, he has been an actively
inspiring role model for the youngsters. In 2007, he was invited to hold
lectures on Federalism which was printed
in the prominent and esteemed IIPA journal apart from the best essay.
PERSONAL LIFE AND FAMILY
Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi son of
Dr. Laxmi Mall Singhvi and Shrimati Kamla Singhvi born on 24/02/1959 his birth
place is Jodhpur (Rajasthan) he is married to Shrimati Anita Singhvi having Two
Sons.His interests include reading biographies, Hindi film music, watching
action thrillers and travel.
POSITIONS HELD
Abhishek Manu Singhvi in 1997-98 Additional Solicitor
General of India 2001 onwards National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress
April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha Aug. 2006 - May 2009 and Aug. 2009-July 2011
Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Aug. 2006 -
Aug. 2007 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Joint Committee
to examine the Constitutional and Legal position relating to Office of Profit Member,
Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development Sept. 2006 - Sept.
2010 Member, Committee of Privileges July 2010 onwards Member, Consultative
Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs July 2011 onwards Chairman,
Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member, General
Purposes Committee.
Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi presided over many Union Government Committees and panels.
Simultaneously with his Rajya Sabha tenure, from August 2006 to August 2007 he was the Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Joint Committee.From August 2009 to July 2011 he remained the member of Committee on Personal and Public Grievances, law and Justice. This public outfit got functioned under the leadership of likes of Dr Singhvi and other panelists who were the luminaries among the country’s famous lawyers.In September 2006, he became the member of Committee of Privileges. This committee was to look after any charge against the members of the Parliament in regard to their attitude and behavior on the floor of the both the houses.
BOOKS PUBLISHED
Abhishek Manu Singhvi Writes a popular column, 'Candid
Corner' in the Hindustan Times; his columns have been published in a book form
as 'Candid Corner: Reflections of Abhishek Singhvi', 2006 with a Foreword by
the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and also released by him; fortnightly
columnist, earlier in 'Indya.com', 'The Pioneer' and now in the 'Hindustan
Times'; also a monthly columnist in India's largest Hindi daily, 'Dainik Bhaskar';
has written several articles in leading magazines and periodicals; 'Collection
of Legal Writings' (under publication) and 'Emergency Powers: A Comparative
Study' (under publication).
