Vivek Narayan Sharma (VNS AOR)
Advocate-On-Record & Accredited Mediator
Supreme Court of India
PRESENTLY–
I. “Pro-Bono Counsel” at Delhi High Court Legal Service Committee
II. “Senior Counsel” for Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) at Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLAT & NCLT etc. (Since Apr’ 2022)
III. “Standing Counsel (Addl.)” for New Delhi Municipal Counsel (NDMC) in Delhi High Court (since Feb’ 2021)
IV. “A-Panel Counsel” for Union of India in Supreme Court of India (since Feb’ 2019)
V. “Senior Counsel” for State of Uttar Pradesh in Supreme Court (since Sep’ 2018)
VI. “Standing Counsel” for National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in National Green Tribunal & Sr. Panel Counsel in Supreme Court, Delhi High Court & Arbitrations (since Oct’ 2020)
VII. “Senior Counsel” on the panel of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited in Supreme Court, Delhi High Court & Arbitrations (since Sep’ 2014)
VIII. “Senior Counsel” on the panel of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation
Limited (UPPCL) in Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, Arbitrations, APTEL, CERC etc. (since Apr’ 2011)
IX. “Senior Counsel” on the panel of Coal India Limited (CIL) & its Subsidiaries (i.e. WCL, SECL, MCL, BCCL, ECL etc.) in Supreme Court, CAT, NCDRC and Nominated Counsel in Delhi High Court (since Aug’ 2009)
IN THE PAST-
I. ‘Standing Counsel’ for State of Uttarakhand in Supreme Court of India (Year 2012-2013)
II. “A-Panel Counsel” for Union of India in Supreme Court of India (Year 2010-2015); ‘Sr. Panel Counsel’ for Union of India in Delhi High Court (Year 2010-2011)
III. ‘Sr. Panel Counsel’ for Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) & Delhi Power Company Limited (DPCL) in Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, APTEL, CERC, DERC (Year 2009-2015)
IV. Sr. Panel Counsel for IIFCL & ESPRL (OIDB) (Year 2009-2015) Member, Information Tech. Committee (IT Cell), Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) and Joint Secretary of Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (2018-20).
Columnist for Times of India (TOI), Economic Times (ET), Bar & Bench &
LiveLaw. Author of “Electionomics” published by one of the world’s leading publisher Thomson Reuters. President-Society for Criminal Justice. Founding/National Advisor-Ladli Foundation, National Youth Awardees Federation of India, Social Responsibility Council, Deshratna Foundation. Patron/Consultant/ Convenor of numerous eminent social, political outfits and law journals
in India. Involved in helping the needy of society.
Member, Advisory Board at “Manipal Law School, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Deemed University, Bengaluru”. Member, Academic Council at “KCC Institute of Legal and Higher Education, Greater Noida” & “School of Law, CT University, Ludhiana’. Advisor to President’s Body Guards (PBG) at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi and Indo-Canada Chambre De Commerce (ICCC) (India Chapter).
Advised Ministers and Political parties. Appeared and argued before numerous High Courts including Punjab & Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, U.P. & Karnataka etc. Involved in dealing with corporate litigations & arbitrations and has successfully represented private Corporations like
GMR, ERA and others in number of cases.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & WORKS OF PHILANTHROPY
Vivek has helped women & jail convicts with free legal aid under the umbrella of ‘Ladli Foundation’ and ‘Society for Criminal Justice’ respectively.
Vivek has worked for the safety, welfare and upliftment of women from lower strata of society and has carried social works of great relevance as erstwhile Sr. Vice President of Ladli Foundation, which has married 600+ girls; provided functional training of Computer and English to thousands of females in the endeavour to improve the condition of women from marginalised society.
Vivek successfully Co convened, with Delhi Police Commissioner Mr. Amulya Patnaik, IPS as Convenor, ‘Run For Laadli’, a unique Half Marathon Half marathon to Stop Crimes against Women and to propagate Gender Equality in December, 2017 at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. Minister for Home Affairs and Minister of Women Welfare and Social Justice had inaugurated the event, in which more than 20,000 people from diverse backgrounds had participated. The event was highly commended by media agencies, social outfits and important stake holders of society.
Being the Chief National Advisor, Ladli Foundation, Vivek convened another successful initiative “Sashakt Divyang” in November, 2019 at Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi for the benefit of Persons with Disability (PWDs) for involving Non-PWDs in welfare of PWDs, providing knowledge of the legal framework and Jobs to PWDs. The event was highly commended by media agencies, social outfits and important stake holders of
society.
Vivek is National Advisor (Legal) to National Youth Awardees Federation of
India (NYAFI) & Social Responsibility Council (SRC). NYAFI consists of Youth Awardees, who have been awarded ‘National Youth Awards’ by Government of India for their exceptional works for
upliftment of Society. SRC expertises in environment related issues and in
association with various government agencies, SRC has done commendable
works for improving environment.
Vivek is PATRON, ADVISOR & CONSULTANT on the Board of a number of
organisations, research wings, legal start-ups in India and abroad. Vivek is CHAIRMAN of National Cricket Association for Deaf in India.
SPEECHES & LECTURES
Vivek delivers Speeches & Lectures, notable among them are, speech at International Youth Festival-2010 at Pretoria (South Africa) on Human Rights and Indian Constitution and National Conference on Economic Offences-2019 organised by High Court of Judicature at Madras & TNSJA at Coimbatore attended by Judges from Supreme Court & all the High Courts of India.
Vivek had been Guest of Honour, Chief Guest in numerous seminars, conferences and lectures organised by bodies like Judicial Academy, Bar Council of India, All India Reports (AIR), Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Bar, ASSOCHAM, Amity University, IILM Gurgaon, UPES Law College Dehradun, various colleges of Delhi University like Campus Law College, Hindu College, Shivaji College, Dayal Singh College, CCS University (Meerut), Jus Dicere, Rotary Club and so on.
MEDIA & TV
On current affairs, Vivek’s views get regularly published in Delhi Times, Mumbai Times, TOI, ET etc.
Appeared in Interviews, Talk shows and Debates at ZEE NEWS, NDTV 24*7, AAJ TAK, ABP NEWS, INDIA NEWS, INDIA TV, NEWS 24, NEWS NATION, SAHARA SAMAY, NEWS 18, WION, NEWS X, ETV, INDIA TODAY, APN and many other regional channels.
AWARDS
Awarded and recognised by various social organisations and institutions for impactful works in the field of law, legal activism, social welfare and being one of the fittest Advocate:
- Awarded “International Harmony Award-2022” by South & East Asia Foundation (SEAF) in August 2022;
- awarded “National Democracy Award-2021” by South & East Asia Foundation (SEAF) in December 2021;
- awarded “Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award-2020” at the BW BusinessWorld Global Legal Leaders Awards by BW Magazine in January 2021;
- awarded “Star Advocate of Record Award-2019” at the BW BusinessWorld Global Legal Leaders Awards by BW Magazine in December 2019;
- awarded “FEMMES Award-2017” for Best Lawyer in providing Free Legal Aid to Women and Special Mention for Organising RUN FOR LAADLI by Indian National Bar Association;
- awarded “Bharat Gaurav Sammaan-2017” by TODAY Live News.
- recognised as “Fit India Legal Icon” by Glanbia Inc in collaboration of Ministry of Health (GOI);
- awarded “Legal Icon Award 2015” by TIME India News.
AUTHORED “ELECTIONOMICS”
The aspects of elections, its functioning, its analysis is all multifaceted and multi layered. While there are ongoing issues that need redressal, there’s also a vision that is needed to be achieved. The Politics, itself cannot have a vision; it is open, fluid, for people and by its own people. This book introduces layers of what we see, what we could have seen, what we could have done as citizens, what betterments could have been brought in the system by way of sheer improvisations in the right directions. The Dream to achieve that heavenly kingdom must be seen and attempted; giving up hope can only let us dwell aimlessly in dungeons.
Published by world’s top publisher Thomson Reuters, the book contains a highly enlightening storyline weaved around real incidents of electioneering, applicable laws and rules, roles of Election Commission of India, political parties, candidates, corporates and 100-landmark election judgments of Supreme Court & High Courts.
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