The Supreme Court Advocate Ashok Bhan has been awarded with National Law Day Award for his exemplary and outstanding contribution to the field of Law and public services on 17 April from Former CJI & Chairman NHRC Justice Dr.KG Balakrishnan.
The award was given to him at an impressive felicitation function which was held in New Delhi. The award was given for for his outstanding contribution to the field of law,Human Rights and public services.
It is important to mention that Ashok Bhan has been a practising senior Advocate at Supreme Court of India and has handled high-profile cases across the country.
Advocate Bhan was in Jammu and Kashmir High Court and was one of the prominent advocates till 1988.
After the valley was hit by the insurgency and
turmoil,Advocate Bhan migrated and shifted to New Delhi and started practicing in the Supreme Court of India.
Advocate Bhan is a proud Kashmiri and a patriot who has represented the Country at UNGA and UNHRC and various other international forums.
Not only this,Advocate Bhan has been a door tenant at a prestigious law chambers in London.
After migrating from Valley and practicing in New Delhi, he made sure not to compromise on work quality and ethics and worked really hard to get what he truly deserved.
As expected his focus and professional competence came to be recognised as early in nineties when he successfully conducted the BOFORS case as Special counsel for CBI in various courts in Delhi and Supreme Court.
From 1990 to till date, Bhan has been continuously handling matters of great importance, high-profile cases, and other arbitration matters. He is known for his expertise in white collar criminal Law,Constitutional law & arbitration
Bhan who worked as a special senior advocate for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and argued many sensitive matters in various High Courts against high profile corrupt politicians & businessmen.
Bhan is a public speaker,a crusader against terrorism,a human rights activist and expert in conflict resolution jurisprudence.He is a track-2 diplomat.& a peace activist .
Bhan is also chairman of Kashmir (Policy & Strategy) Group and has also represented cooperate houses and many civil matters and many arbitrations.
He is also a working with London-based law firm and keeps them consulting on various matters.
Advocate Bhan who is also a prolific writer gets many of his columns in lead dailies like Indian Express, Asian Age along with many papers based in valley.
The citation offered to Ashok Bhan congratulates him for successfully conductiong the bofors case as the special counsel for CBI in various courts including Apex Court.
The Citation reads that he has represented India at UNGA and many other International forums. It praises him by stating him to be a versalite lawyer, a crusader against terrorism, a human right activist and a bar leader
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