The Delhi High Court, yesterday, designated seven lawyers as Senior Advocates. The seven are Ajay Vohra, C Harishankar, Manoj Ohri, Ravi Sikri, Sachin Dutta, Sanjeev Sabharwal and Vinay Garg..However, the lawyers are yet to receive an official confirmation..Ajay Vohra, Managing Partner at Vaish Associates joined the bar in 2001. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has been practicing since 1983. He specializes in direct taxes, litigation and advisory including international tax and transfer pricing..Talking about the change in the management of Vaish Associates, Vohra said, “There will be a change in the constitution of the firm and I will be going independent.”.C. Hari Shankar has been practicing since 1993 and his areas of practice include indirect taxes and service matters..Manoj Ohri enrolled with the Bar in 1995 and his areas of practice include criminal law and service matters..Ravi Sikri has been practicing for almost 20 years. “It is a proud moment and hard work does pay. There is no shorcut in this profession and you need to put in your best efforts”, says Sikri..Sachin Dutta, who has been practicing for the past 18 years, is a graduate of Delhi University. He was also the Standing Counsel for Central Government for four years from 2009-2013..Sanjeev Sabharwal specializes in corporate, commercial and income tax matters. He has been Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department since 2002 and has been representing the department in international taxation matters since 2005..Vinay Garg has been practicing since 1990 in both Delhi High Court and Supreme Court..Last year in December, the Delhi High Court had designated Pratibha Singh, Intellectual Property (IP) lawyer and Managing Partner of Singh & Singh, as a Senior Advocate. This year’s designations do not include any woman lawyer..Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.
