Palkhivala asked me, "When are you joining the profession?"

Senior advocate Harish Salve said that forests were a way of life when he was growing up in Nagpur. Speaking to Rainmaker about his childhood and the early years in the profession, he said that Nagpur was a good small town when he grew up. "Things were very different in a small town. We used to walk to school - a nice, missionary school. Completely different set of values."
He said that there were some advantages of growing up in a small town which you didn't have in a big town. "The holidays we had, for example. I remember when we passed college for example. Three of us friends got into a car and went driving into the forests of that area - to the Western Ghats. Even on weekends, our idea of partying was getting into a jeep and driving off into a remote place. Of course, you would sneak your bottles of beer or rum along, but it brought you very close to the environment."
Reflecting on his passion for forests, he said that an interesting thing was that his father was a shikari. One of his friends and clients, a former Minister, Sri Vidyacharan Shukla, used to run a shikar company.
"In fact there is a photograph of me as a young boy on the bonnet of a jeep next to the carcass of a tiger that these people had shot. But for some reason, by the time we were fifteen or sixteen, we had turned conservationist."
"My father was a chartered accountant but we come from a family of lawyers. The father of one of my closest friends was also a lawyer who went on to become the Advocate General of Bombay."
Speaking about his earliest experiences in profession, he said, "I wanted to be an engineer, but that idea soon fell off when I started reading the Perry Mason novels."
By the time Harish Salve grew up, he was pretty keen on chartered accountancy. "My father, even before he joined politics, had given up any accounting work, and used to exclusively do tax, which brought us very close to Mr. Palkhivala, who was like a mentor even for him. I remember meeting Mr. Palkhivala for the first time when I was ten years old. He came to our house in Nagpur. Surrounded by all this, I sort of drifted into taxation - then I realized, if I had to do taxation, might as well do it as a lawyer."
"The turning point came in 1975. I had just passed B. Com, and I had already finished two years of training as an article when one of my father's clients had a problem relating to an issue of interpretation of the new set of provisions relating to the Settlement Commission. I used to work at that time under my father's partner in Nagpur, and he asked me to prepare a note on the issue. I prepared a note. When my father came from Delhi, his partner took the note that was meant for his eyes, and showed it to my father. I was petrified, I used to be very scared of my father, and I thought I would be humiliated in front of everyone.
"He growled "Who drafted this note?", and my father's partner pointed at me. My father said, "Very interesting!" He said that he was in the committee which framed this law but that they never looked at it that way.
"It concerned the definition of "case", and my father said "what you are saying sounds plausible", but since the stakes were too high, we decided to take Mr. Palkhivala's opinion on the matter. As a reward for having prepared the note, I got an air ticket to go to Bombay and a hotel room to stay. That was my first professional visit off my own steam. We went to have a meeting with Mr. Palkhivala, and my father said with great pride that I had written the note. When he read that note, he looked at me and said, "When are you joining the profession?" And that was that."
Salve did law from Nagpur and in 1978, moved to Delhi, working full time with Dadachandji & Co., with whom he used to intern while in college, in Delhi and Nagpur. In 1980, he formally qualified as a lawyer. Nani Palkhivala then advised him to join Soli Sorabjee.
Meanwhile, he also had assisted Palkhivala while he argued Minerva Mills. "What an opportunity that was!"

[@mehdisayyed8657]

Great Sir Mr.Salve....Proud of you...khup chan interview.zabardast manushay....Jai Hind....Jai Maharashtra.

[@mithunnaik3596]

Great person 🙏🏻

[@anandpandey1220]

happy to listening you sir

[@RDua-cq6ur]

Somehow Salve Sir comes across as a very interesting and GOOD MAN. And Sir comes from such a distinguished background and he speaks so well.

[@aramseitamizha6667]

Even I feel the same . At the verge of completion of CA Final. Even I want to pursue law interested in taxation and corporate law sir !!!

[@enriqueheredia5794]

Same here

[@sanjaymishra6069]

Great lawyer

[@yashwantsingh7]

Excellent

[@ashishdixit3506]

Great sir 👏

[@honestdudeguru]

Do we have a complete interview

[@souvikchatterjee8222]

One of the the closest friend(sitting judge) Mr. Salve is speaking about is currently the Chief Justice of India.

[@AbhishekVerma-ml7sn]

Mr. Justice SA Bobde?

[@souvikchatterjee8222]

@@AbhishekVerma-ml7sn yeah they were class mate since school and that's not unnatural because there are several other like M.P. and Sr. Adv. Abhisek Manu Singvi was classmate of Justice Chandrachud.

[@AbhishekVerma-ml7sn]

@@souvikchatterjee8222 yeah, you’re are right.

[@jdsood7101]

Sir thirst for blood/money is very overpowering for a lion like you..You cannot survive without it..

[@samirthapa6145]

Actually the truth is that those who are shikaaris are animal lovers at heart. They care for the animal they hunt and they closely understand the life of the deer or wild-boar or tiger etc. For example, the friends of my father who were avid hunters, always hunted the males among the deer. And there was the season, I think the mating season, when they did not hunt. They would never hunt a baby deer. They were emotinally connected with the wild lives. On the other had, the parents of my baniya friends, who were vegetaranian were not at all connected to any animals ... they were ignorant and did not care. PM Modi is an excepetion, a vegeteranian as well as a conservationist.

[@jaysharma3842]

Kiya batana chahaye ho bahi ..

[@rabindrapalai9672]

Aap sab ki echha

[@rabindrapalai9672]

Filed case pending

[@nirajpandey2853]

Too many distractions in big city...What a command on English Mr Salve has ?

[@OnkarSingh-lq8ck]

Salve lacks Nani Palkhivala's honesty, no one can that Nani Palkhivala's name ever figured in dubious activities as that of Salve's; Salve's name figured in the Panama Paradise papers as reported by the media !!!!!!!!!!

[@sanatsrivastava2814]

Yeah, you joined the profession and ripped the nobility of it into shreds. Constitutional stalwarts like Palkhivala, Seervai are much needed today.

[@tbpp6553]

What did he do, sir?

[@utkarshpandey5699]

Just because you are a left loony that doesn't negate his (Salve) credentials in law.

[@rabindrapalai9672]

Reading pending

[@rabindrapalai9672]

Admission new

[@rajbalamsharma3300]

PILNO.224 of 2017 खुलासा अयोग्य असक्षम सुप्रीम कोर्ट जस्टिस डीवाई चन्द्र चुर अभी चीफ जस्टिस disqualified appointed by collegium system Anti India 5 crore backlog cases enfringement of rights of people सरकार का ब्रह्मास्त्र राष्ट्रपति कभी भी केन्सिल कर खत्म कर सकते है temporarily authorization granted 1950 से ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल सिस्टम जुडीसियरी का सञ्चालन सुप्रीम कोर्ट का आधिपत्य alien rules of laws anti India अस्थाई सम्विधान मे अथराइजेशन अनुच्छेद 50 जिस को दलाल वकील पत्रकार रिटायर्ड जज इक्सपर्ट और जज उजागर नही किए बुरे नियत जानबूझकर कर जनता को गुमराह भ्रमित रखे।

[@rajbalamsharma3300]

कुछ पत्रकार कुछ वकील दलाल कुछ सुप्रीम कोर्ट जज रिटायर्ड जजो का फौज सरकार से बगावत रिबेलियस डिवेट मुर्ख सत्ता 1950 से बदलते रहते है हिम्मत है तो ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल सिस्टम 1950 मे अस्थाई सम्विधान मे सम्मिलित आवश्यक मौलिक ढाचा अप्रजातान्तरिक बेलगाम अधिकार जो सत्ता मे आता ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल सिस्टम का रक्षक सुप्रीम कोर्ट सञ्चालक सम्विधान को अस्थाई superseded अतिक्रमण किया है। दिनांक 19,07,2017 रिसर्च रिपोर्ट सरकार को जमा हुआ उसका कपी सोनिया गान्धी रिसीव की । लेकिन राहुल गान्धी जानबूझकर कर बुरे नियत से लेने से इन्कार, अत: वापस। Comment failed कोई मीडिया मन्जूर नही करता ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल सिस्टम अस्थाई अधिकारिक एजेंट दलालो माफिया ग्रूप कुछ पत्रकार कुछ वकील सुप्रीम कोर्ट के कुछ जज की आजादी आधिपत्य दुष्प्रभाव सम्विधान पर अतिक्रमण। हिन्दुस्तान वाले सावधान! दलाल माफिया भडुआ लोगो का फौज बगावत हेतु प्रचार चालू कर दिए। 1950 से अस्थाई ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल सिस्टम न्यायिक प्रणाली केन्सिल का अधिकारी है। राष्ट्रपति,द्रोपदी उपराष्ट्रपति धनखडे, केन्द्रीय कानून मन्त्री रिजिजू आवाज उठाए मोदी सरकार। 1), ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल सिस्टम अस्थाई अधिकारिक एजेंट आधिपत्य दुष्प्रभाव सम्विधान पर अतिक्रमण subsided 1950 मे किया । 2),उस का उन्मूलन सुधार हेतु कोई आवाज नही उठाया ना राजनीतिक दल, जज ,वकील पत्रकार, रिटायर्ड जज, इक्सपर्ट सब अयोग्य असक्षम असमर्थ बेवकुफ बकवास भ्रमित गुमराह अव्यवस्थित अनियंत्रित गैरजिम्मेदार 3),नतीजतन ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल दलाल वकील हरिश साल्वे फेसबुक यूट्यूब पत्रकार जज ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल न्यायिक प्रणाली जुल्म शोषण भ्रष्टाचार 4),PIL N0 224 0f 2017 on 10.07.2017 ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल सिस्टम के शिकार 5 करोड केस निलंबित और 17-18 लाख कैदी विचाराधीन सुप्रीम कोर्ट चीफ जस्टिस जगदीश सिंह खेहर और जस्टिस डीवाई चन्द्र चुर अयोग्य घोषित । 5), राजनीतिक दल या सुप्रीम कोर्ट जज, कुछ वकील, कुछ पत्रकार सब ब्रिटिश कोलोनियल न्यायिक प्रणाली जुल्म शोषण भ्रष्टाचार केशिकार जनता अधिकार हनन होते है जनता को भ्रमित गुमराह झांसा देते है।

[@rajbalamsharma3300]

आप जजो का चमच नही बनेगे तो दलाली कैसे चलेगी?

[@rajbalamsharma3300]

Palkivala anti India disloyality and disaffection to sovereignty of India with Dy.Chandra chur chief Justice Supreme Court appointed by collegium system confronts with Government of Independent India disqualified judge reveals from PIL N0 224 of .2017 on 10.07.2017 and Mr salve Anti democracy rebelious debates threats to sovereignty of India act within implied bounds of British colonialism judiciary Independency unbridled power unaccompanied by liability contrary to preamble of constitution superseded by British colonialism judiciary now collegium system seditious conspiracy imposed practice for domination over sovereignty of India. President of India should cancel revoke temporarily and incorporated in constitution in 1950.by Lord Mountbatten the viceroy of interim government of Independent India.

[@indiaconstitutionreview6887]

Hybrid activities of colonial judges and advocates not democratic needed updating by democratic Govt because they colonial bureaucrats products of Britain colonial legislation oppressive laws enacted by executives and judges to administer to attain their own ends not acceptable to democratic Govt maliciously enshrined in Art 50.rejecting overhauling proposal of professor K.T.Shah member of constitution drafting committee under care of the Lordmounbettan Viceroy of interim Govt of the independent India

[@jksharma7]

Harish Salve a Chor and Defender of ALL CHORS should be deported from India to a Country of Chors. He is a shame for India. NDTV should stop Propinng this con artist and putting him on NDTV shows.

[@kevcas2268]

Shakal se tu dacoit lagta hai.

[@amulyamishra5745]

That's his profession.Who are you to decide if someone's a Chor or not ? It's a function of courts of law. If he defended a client and won the case then the client is not a Chor, and if he loses, then there's no need to get offended. Everyone is entitled to a legal aid. That's mentioned in DPSP.

[@sakuntalasahoo5143]

You are absolutely wrong man. Better you delete the post.

[@AavegSheth]

Aur aap

[@writefeel8478]

And who the hell are you to say this ? Our Indian constitution gives them(lawyers) right to defend their clients.

[@rajbalamsharma3300]

Palkivala anti India disloyality and disaffection to sovereignty of India with Dy.Chandra chur chief Justice Supreme Court appointed by collegium system confronts with Government of Independent India disqualified judge reveals from PIL N0 224 of .2017 on 10.07.2017 and Mr salve Anti democracy rebelious debates threats to sovereignty of India act within implied bounds of British colonialism judiciary Independency unbridled power unaccompanied by liability contrary to preamble of constitution superseded by British colonialism judiciary now collegium system seditious conspiracy imposed practice for domination over sovereignty of India. President of India should cancel revoke temporarily and incorporated in constitution in 1950.by Lord Mountbatten the viceroy of interim government of Independent India.

[@rajbalamsharma3300]

Palkivala anti India disloyality and disaffection to sovereignty of India with Dy.Chandra chur chief Justice Supreme Court appointed by collegium system confronts with Government of Independent India disqualified judge reveals from PIL N0 224 of .2017 on 10.07.2017 and Mr salve Anti democracy rebelious debates threats to sovereignty of India act within implied bounds of British colonialism judiciary Independency unbridled power unaccompanied by liability contrary to preamble of constitution superseded by British colonialism judiciary now collegium system seditious conspiracy imposed practice for domination over sovereignty of India. President of India should cancel revoke temporarily and incorporated in constitution in 1950.by Lord Mountbatten the viceroy of interim government of Independent India.