Vivek Narayan Sharma

Advocate-On-Record & Accredited Mediator

Supreme Court of India

– an Advocate-on-Record and Accredited Mediator at the Supreme Court of India, with over 25 years of standing at the Bar and over 14 years as an AOR, embodies the philosophy: “Law is a precise endeavor to keep the Human as Humane.” Vivek’s practice spans litigation, arbitration, mediation, and legal strategy across a wide spectrum of subjects including constitutional law, criminal law, economic offences, insolvency, commercial disputes, banking, contracts, taxation, infrastructure, real estate, consumer law, family law, electricity regulation, and civil & revenue matters.

I.    “Amicus Curiae” at Supreme Court Legal Service Committee (SCLSC)

II.    “Pro-Bono Counsel” at Delhi High Court Legal Service Committee (DHCLSC)

III.    “Senior Counsel” for Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) at Supreme Court, High Courts, NCLAT & NCLT etc.

IV.    Standing Counsel / Advocate-on-Record for Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in the Supreme Court of India

V.    “Standing Counsel (Addl.)” for New Delhi Municipal Counsel (NDMC) in Delhi High Court

VI.    “Standing Counsel/ Arbitration Counsel” for National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in National Green Tribunal & Sr. Panel Counsel in NGT, Supreme Court, Delhi High Court & Arbitrations

VII.    “A-Panel Counsel” for Union of India in Supreme Court of India

VIII.    “Senior Counsel” for State of Uttar Pradesh in Supreme Court

IX.    “Senior & Arbitration Counsel” for UP Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Limited (UPRNNL) in Supreme Court of India

X.    “Senior & Arbitration Counsel” on the panel of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited in Supreme Court, Delhi High Court & Arbitrations

XI.    “Senior & Arbitration Counsel” on the panel of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) in Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, Arbitrations, APTEL, CERC etc.

XII.    “Senior Counsel” for Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in Supreme Court of India, CERC & APTEL

XIII.    “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 & Delhi High Court.

XIV.    ‘Standing Counsel’ for State of Uttarakhand in Supreme Court of India (Year 2012-2013)

XV.    “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)

XVI.    ‘Sr. Panel Counsel’ for Delhi Transco Limited (DTL) & Delhi Power Company Limited (DPCL) in Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, APTEL, CERC, DERC (Year 2008-2015)

XVII.    Sr. Panel Counsel for IIFCL & ESPRL (OIDB) (Year 2009-2015)

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.

Member, Information Tech. Committee (IT Cell), Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) and Joint Secretary of Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (2018-20).

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).

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.

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 & representing private Corporations like GMR, HINDWARE, ERA and others in number of cases.

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.

LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY

Contributed in shaping the Final Recommendations for the Law Review on “Cyber Laws, POSH Law & Criminal Laws Relating to Women” by the National Commission for Women (NCW).

Contributed in preparing the Final Suggestions for re-drafting of New Delhi Municipal Council Act..

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 “Karya Siddhi – International Men’s Day Award-2023” by Purush Aayog in November, 2023;

§ 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.

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.