Breaking: Harish Salve appointed as Queen's Counsel

Senior Advocate Harish Salve has been appointed as Queen's Counsel (QC) for the courts of England and Wales. Salve's name featured in the list of silk appointments released by the UK Ministry of Justice on January 13.

Salve and other appointees will be formally appointed as QC on March 16 this year.

The title of QC is awarded to those who have demonstrated particular skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy.

Harish Salve did his LL.B. from Nagpur University and began his career with JB Dadachandji & Co. in 1980. He was designated as Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court in 1992.

He went on to serve as Solicitor General for India from 1999-2002. He has appeared in several important matters in India and abroad.

Salve was called to Blackstone Chambers in 2013.

He had represented India before the International Court of Justice in Kulbhushan Jadhav extradition case.