Harish Salve KC is an Indian senior advocate who practices at the Supreme Court of India.
[9] Salve was appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Supreme Court in some cases, mostly relating to preservation of the environment.
He has appeared in the Krishna Godavari Basin gas dispute case against the latter's brother, Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources Limited.
[citation needed] Salve represented Vodafone in its $2.5 billion tax dispute with the Indian government.
[12] Salve was extremely critical of the Indian government for passing a retrospective clarification to the Income Tax law in the 2012 Union Budget, which nullified the Supreme Court's decision.
[13] Salve appeared for Bilkis Bano, a victim of the Gujarat Riots, at the behest of the National Human Rights Commission in 2003.
The actor was earlier sentenced to five years in jail for a 2002 hit-and-run accident that left one man dead and four others injured.
[15] Senior counsel Amit Desai, a Mumbai-based lawyer replaced Salve for a short time in the Salman Khan trial.
[18] Due to his efforts, the International Court of Justice has ordered a provisional stay on Jadhav's execution until a final verdict is declared.
[22] On September 3, 2023, Salve married to Trina[21] in London at a ceremony attended by notable figures like Nita Ambani and fugitives from Indian law like Lalit Modi and Moin Qureshi.