Abhishek Manu Singhvi Talks About His First Article
The first is an article titled ‘Ensuring
transparency’ by Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the prestigious magazine Seminar
issue No 502: June 2001. There are two other articles – one in the India
Today issue dated December 7, 1998 — an article titled ‘Official Secrets’
by Sumit Mitra, and the second — a book review in Frontline Vol 15 No. 7 dated
April 4 -17, 1998 by Barbara Harriss — White. The book in question is Corruption
in India – Agenda for Action Edited by S Guhan and Samuel Paul.
First the opening paragraph from the book review:
“TO all intents and purposes, India is the most
robust of Third World democracies with most of the formal elements of good
governance: a pluralist democracy, a market economy, a state intended to be
developmental, a functioning civil society, institutions of free association,
acknowledgement, at least in law, that transparency and information are the
gateways to accountability.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi has appeared as lead counsel in several landmark and leading apex court decisions, including, to name a small number, the Naveen Jindal right to fly the Indian flag case, the DK Basu case on custodial death and torture, the Delhi Airport privatization case, the NTC Bombay Mills case, Renusagar 1 and 2 cases on International Commercial Arbitration, the Badal case on Prevention of Corruption, the Reliance dispute between Anil and Mukesh Ambani, the Vodafone Capital Gains Tax case and many more. He is a top ranking Senior Counsel at the Indian Supreme Court.
Yet, according to the Berlin-based NGO, Transparency International, India has the dubious distinction of being bracketed along with China and Indonesia, the world’s most corrupt countries. This means that just under half the entire world’s population has to contend with, and to fear, levels of corruption which distort all the items on the governance checklist.”
Abhishek Manu Singhvi has appeared as lead counsel in several landmark and leading apex court decisions, including, to name a small number, the Naveen Jindal right to fly the Indian flag case, the DK Basu case on custodial death and torture, the Delhi Airport privatization case, the NTC Bombay Mills case, Renusagar 1 and 2 cases on International Commercial Arbitration, the Badal case on Prevention of Corruption, the Reliance dispute between Anil and Mukesh Ambani, the Vodafone Capital Gains Tax case and many more. He is a top ranking Senior Counsel at the Indian Supreme Court.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi is an eminent
personality in the Indian Political Scenario. He belongs to the Indian National
Congress and is also a Member of the Parliament of India representing Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha. Having acknowledged
by the Global Leader of Tomorrow Award in 1999, he has been an actively
inspiring role model for the youngsters. In 2007, he was invited to hold
lectures on Federalism which was printed
in the prominent and esteemed IIPA journal apart from the best essay.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi has appeared as lead counsel in several landmark and leading apex court decisions, including, to name a small number, the Naveen Jindal right to fly the Indian flag case, the DK Basu case on custodial death and torture, the Delhi Airport privatization case, the NTC Bombay Mills case, Renusagar 1 and 2 cases on International Commercial Arbitration, the Badal case on Prevention of Corruption, the Reliance dispute between Anil and Mukesh Ambani, the Vodafone Capital Gains Tax case and many more. He is a top ranking Senior Counsel at the Indian Supreme Court.
Yet, according to the Berlin-based NGO, Transparency International, India has the dubious distinction of being bracketed along with China and Indonesia, the world’s most corrupt countries. This means that just under half the entire world’s population has to contend with, and to fear, levels of corruption which distort all the items on the governance checklist.”
Abhishek Manu Singhvi has appeared as lead counsel in several landmark and leading apex court decisions, including, to name a small number, the Naveen Jindal right to fly the Indian flag case, the DK Basu case on custodial death and torture, the Delhi Airport privatization case, the NTC Bombay Mills case, Renusagar 1 and 2 cases on International Commercial Arbitration, the Badal case on Prevention of Corruption, the Reliance dispute between Anil and Mukesh Ambani, the Vodafone Capital Gains Tax case and many more. He is a top ranking Senior Counsel at the Indian Supreme Court.
And here is a very similar first Para from Singhvi’s article:
“INDIA is a robust Third World country with most
of the formal elements of good governance: a pluralist democracy, a market
economy, a developmental state, a functioning civil society, institutions of
free association, and acknowledgement, at least in law, that transparency and
information are the gateways to accountability. Yet, according to the
Berlin-based NGO, Transparency International, it enjoys the dubious distinction
of being bracketed along with China and Indonesia as one of the world’s most
corrupt nations. This means that just under half the entire world’s population
has to contend with, and fear, levels of corruption which distort all the items
on the governance checklist.”Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi presided over many Union Government Committees and panels.
Simultaneously with his Rajya Sabha tenure, from August 2006 to August 2007 he was the Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member, Joint Committee.From August 2009 to July 2011 he remained the member of Committee on Personal and Public Grievances, law and Justice. This public outfit got functioned under the leadership of likes of Dr Singhvi and other panelists who were the luminaries among the country’s famous lawyers.In September 2006, he became the member of Committee of Privileges. This committee was to look after any charge against the members of the Parliament in regard to their attitude and behavior on the floor of the both the houses.
