Jaiveer Shergill is an Indian Supreme Court lawyer and former national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. As a lawyer, he advocates for clients from India, Dubai, Australia and the United States. He resigned from the post of spokesperson of the Indian National Congress Party on 24 August 2022, alleging sycophancy in the party.
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Wiki/Biography
Jaiveer Shergill was born on Tuesday, 28 June 1983 (age 40 years; as in 2023) in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He completed his primary school education from St. Joseph’s Boys School, Jalandhar and high school education from Apeejay School, Jalandhar, Punjab. In 2006, he completed his Bachelor of Laws degree from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, West Bengal. In 2009, he received an LLM degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, California.
Jaiveer Shergill graduated from Boalt Law School, Berkeley
In 2000, when he was in the eleventh grade, he met Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India.
Jaiveer Shergill (standing second from left) during his meeting with the Prime Minister of India in 2000.
Jaiveer Shergill was an all-round student during his college days and often participated in various extra-curricular activities organized in the college. During his college days, he was elected as the president of his college’s student union.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Rajeshwar Singh Shergill and he is a renowned lawyer of Punjab.
Jaiveer Shergill with his father and brother
His mother’s name is Karamjeet Shergil.
Childhood picture of Jaiveer Shergill with his mother
He has a younger brother named Tanveer Shergill.
wife and children
His wife’s name is Divyaata Shergil.
Jaiveer Shergill with his wife
The couple has a daughter named Rabia.
Jaiveer Shergill with his daughter
livelihood
Law
In 2006, Jaiveer Shergill joined the Bar Council of Delhi to practice law and started working with the Economic Law Practice as a Law Associate. Economic Law Practice is a recognized Indian law firm, which exclusively deals with tax and commercial matters. In 2008, he united with the chambers of senior lawyer, Rajya Sabha MP and Indian National Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi to practice law. In the same year, Jaiveer Shergill started working as the Young India representative at the International Bar Association, the world’s most prestigious lawyers’ organization, and served in this position till 2009. In 2011, he argued the famous case of Shekhadri, Karnataka. Who had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against a controversial religious dispute in which two religious communities of the state had sought to hold religious ceremonies at the same place.
Jaiveer Shergill with Advocate Singhvi
Later, Jaiveer Shergill went to the Supreme Court of India and started practicing law. He often advocates many high-profile cases. For example, in 2020, he was one of the advocates on the panel that represented Vodafone India’s case against the Income Tax Department. In this case, Vodafone company was accused of the highest tax liability of US$2.2 billion under the case, with the total amount of income tax being Rs. ₹2000 crore (US$330 million). The company said in its statement that it received income from shares of overseas tax transactions from Mauritius. It said,
The effect of this was to transfer (ie sell) all its assets in India from one party to another, with no tax liability in India on the sale, be it sales tax or capital gains tax or any other tax.”
A tweet by Jaiveer Shergill on the decision of the International Tribunal
In 2022, Vistara, a new joint venture of Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, was their client to file a case in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court to stop the entry of foreign airlines in India.
Politics
Soon after joining the Indian National Congress Party, Jaiveer Shergill was named as the National Media Panelist of the Indian National Congress Party, Spokesperson of the Punjab Pradesh Congress and Co-Chairman of the Legal Cell of the Congress Party in Punjab. In 2013, a 24×7 legal toll-free helpline number was launched under his guidance for Congress party workers for legal assistance. Soon, as a member of the Congress Party, Jaiveer Shergill started actively advocating economic and social issues in India, the poor condition of Punjab’s schools, warning against drug use, and women’s safety issues.
Jaiveer Shergill (with folded hands) during a political rally.
As a renowned Supreme Court of India lawyer, Jaiveer Shergill is the author of several leading publications on issues related to terrorism, parliamentary functions, digital infrastructure policies of the government in India, financial planning, employment generation, adverse effects of drug use and governance. Write for. , In 2022, he participated in a three-day conference held at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium to discuss security issues between India, Afghanistan and Pakistan along with other policy makers from India. This meeting was organized by the government of the United States of America.
Jaiveer Shergill during the international delegation conference
award
In 2016, Jaiveer Shergill was honored with the Punjabi Icon Award by the Punjabi Cultural Heritage Board for his contribution to Punjabi culture.
bike collection
Jaiveer Shergill owns Royal Enfield.
Jaiveer Shergill on his Royal Enfield
Facts/General Knowledge
- When Jaiveer Shergill joined the Indian National Congress, he was considered the youngest national media panelist of the Indian National Congress, the youngest spokesperson of the Congress Party for Punjab (Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee) and the youngest person to be co-appointed Was. Chairman of Congress Legal Cell for Punjab.
- According to Jaiveer Shergill, after the birth of the child, for a successful marriage, the father of the child should shoulder the responsibilities along with the mother. In an interview given to a media house in 2016, he had said,
Therefore, for a successful marriage, it is important that today’s fathers take up the responsibilities of raising a child in every sense, including changing diapers :-).
In the same conversation, he further said that he is a new age father who works with his wife as an equal stakeholder. He said,
I am a ‘new age’ father who changes diapers, feeds breakfast/lunch/dinner and is an equal stakeholder, support provider to my wife in terms of raising our daughter.’
Jaiveer Shergill playing with his daughter
- Jaiveer holds a private pilot license and has a collection of private planes at his home, and enjoys flying private planes in his spare time.
Jaiveer Shergill posing with his private plane
- In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown in India, Jaiveer Shergill revealed his daily activities while interacting with the media. She said she enjoyed learning how to tie a turban from her elders, as well as cooking at home and doing physical exercise. She said that she loves cooking chocolate cake, gobi parathas and grilled vegetables. He said,
I start my day with exercise in the morning. I have set myself a challenge to try my hand at 21 cooking recipes for 21 days including making Chocolate Cake, Gobi Parantha and Grilled Vegetables. Apart from this, I am also learning how to tie a turban.”
Jaiveer Shergill cooking at his home
- On 24 August 2022, Jaiveer Shergill resigned from the post of national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress Party and accused the party leaders of sycophancy in the party. In a media interview, he revealed that he had been trying to meet Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for more than a year, but they did not listen to him. He said,
The decision process of the Congress Party no longer matches the ground reality. I have been seeking time from Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for more than a year, but we are not welcomed in the office.
In a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, he wrote that the interests of the party members are limited to self-serving by indulging in sycophancy. It said that the party’s vision was not aligned with the vision of a modern and young India. He has written,
Furthermore, I am sad to say that taking decisions is no longer in the interest of the public and the country. Rather, it is influenced by the selfish interests of individuals engaged in sycophancy and continues to ignore the ground reality. This is something I cannot ethically accept or continue to work with.
Jaiveer Shergill posing with Sonia Gandhi
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