The hopes of grappler Vinesh Phogat and a billion Indians relaxation upon the shoulders of high lawyer Harish Salve, who is about to battle the wrestler’s Paris Olympics disqualification case on the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). A former Solicitor Normal of India and King’s Counsel, Salve has a stellar file of dealing with high-profile instances — starting from defending Indian nationwide Kulbhushan Jadhav on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice to representing Ratan Tata in his battle towards Cyrus Mistry.
Vinesh Phogat, who turned the primary Indian girl wrestler to succeed in an Olympic closing, was disqualified by the organisers after being discovered 100 gms chubby forward of her gold medal match on Wednesday. She later introduced her retirement from wrestling in a heartbreaking submit on Thursday.
Phogat moved the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) towards her disqualification and demanded a joint silver be awarded to her.
WHO IS HARISH SALVE?
Considered one of India’s outstanding legal professionals, Harish Salve, was born in Maharashtra and accomplished his regulation from Nagpur College. He served as a senior advocate on the Delhi Excessive Court docket in 1992 earlier than being appointed because the Solicitor Normal of India in November 1999.
Salve was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2015. In January final yr, he was appointed because the Queen’s Counsel for the courts of Wales and England. A few of his high shoppers embody the Tata Group and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.
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