Abhishek Singhvi

Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian senior advocate and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a current Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is also a spokesperson for the INC.[1] He is one of the senior advocates of the Supreme Court of India.[2]

Abhishek Singhvi
Singhvi at the India Economic Summit, 2008
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
03 April 2018
Preceded byTapan Kumar Sen (CPI(M))
ConstituencyWest Bengal
In office
03 April 2006 – 02 April 2018
Preceded byRam Jethmalani
Succeeded byMadan Lal Saini (BJP)
ConstituencyRajasthan
Personal details
Born (1959-02-24) 24 February 1959
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseAnita Singhvi
RelationsLaxmi Mall Singhvi (father)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (BA)
Trinity College, Cambridge (MA, PhD)
Harvard University (PIL)
ProfessionSenior Advocate
Websitewww.drabhisheksinghvi.com

Early life

Singhvi was born in a Marwari family.[3] His father Laxmi Mall Singhvi was a scholar in Jain history and culture.[4] He was a renowned lawyer and India's former High Commissioner to the UK. He was elected to Rajya Sabha (1998–2004). His mother's name is Kamla Singhvi.

He completed his school from St. Columba's School. He obtained B.A.(Hons.), M.A., PhD, PIL educated at St. Stephen's College, Trinity College, Cambridge and Harvard University. Singhvi completed his PhD under constitutional lawyer Sir William Wade of Cambridge University. The topic of his doctoral dissertation at Cambridge University was on Emergency Powers.[5][6]

Personal life

Singhvi is married to ghazal and Sufi singer Anita Singhvi. They have two sons.[7] In 2014, he was fined ₹ 57 crore by the Income Tax Settlement Commission for failing to furnish documents supporting his claims of expenditure for running his office.[8]

Positions held

Singhvi, at 37, became the youngest Additional Solicitor General of India, in 1997.[9] He held the position for a year, until 1998.

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.

July 2012 onwards Spokesman Congress Party.[10]

References
  1. "Cong calls for stern action". The Times of India. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
  2. Roy, Debayan (18 May 2018). "The Growing Importance of Being Abhishek Manu Singhvi: Man Fronting Congress' Legal Troubles". News18. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. Taknet, D. K. (2016). The Marwari Heritage. IntegralDMS. p. 254. ISBN 9781942322061.
  4. "Pay tribute to L M Singhvi". The Times of India. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. "Detailed Profile - Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  6. "Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi quits party, Parliament posts". NDTV. 25 September 2012.
  7. "Abhishek Singhvi's son weds Vadilal Group's Aastha Gandhi in a star-studded ceremony". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  8. "Tax trouble: Abhishek Manu Singhvi faces Rs 57 crore fine". The Times of India. 12 November 2014.
  9. Mahapatra, Dhananjay (9 January 2010). "India's top 10 lawyers". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  10. "Abhishek Singhvi back as Congress spokesperson". News18. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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