Hemant Batra
Hemant Batra | |
|---|---|
| Hemant Batra Hemant Batra at SansadTV in 2021 | |
| Corporate, Commercial and Public Policy Lawyer, Vice President, SAARCLAW Apex Body of SAARC, Columnist, Writer, Author, Commentator, Public Speaker, and TV anchor/Host | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Justice Tshering Wangchuk, Chief Justice of Bhutan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1967 |
| Spouse(s) | Preeti Wahi Batra[1] |
| Residence | Gurgaon, Delhi NCR, and New Delhi |
| Alma mater | GMHS 16, Chandigarh Punjab University, Chandigarh |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Hemant Batra (born 15 August 1967) is an Indian lawyer.[2][3][4][5] TV anchor/Host,[6][7][8][9] public speaker, commentator (law & public policy), mentor, and legal counsel.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] He was the co-founder and counsel at Kaden Boriss Global, an alliance and forum of independent and autonomous law firms and legal enterprises.[1][17][18] Hemant holds a position as the Secretary General[19] of SAARCLAW[20] (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law). SAARCLAW is a regional Apex body of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation).
Hemant Batra withdrew from all active roles in Kaden Boriss law firm in 2015 and formally quit the law firm in 2016. He now independently practises law as an arguing counsel in the Indian Supreme Court and Delhi High Court. He is seen now in the roles of arbitrator, mediator, conciliator, tutor of law and public policy. He is authoring books for Eastern Book Company.[21][22] Hemant has recently merged his practice with India's leading and topmost law firm, namely, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co(SAM). In the law firm, he heads the new vertical of New Ventures & Growth where he is responsible for the expansion and growth of SAM geographically, territorially, and professionally. As per industry sources, his role is working closely with the founders Shardul S. Shroff and Pallavi S. Shroff[23][24]
Batra joined the advisory board of the pivotals, the first ever stakeholders engagement platform.[25][26][27] In his role as a policy specialist and global business lawyer, he was invited to join the leadership team of a well known not for profit organization.
Though not as a Secretary-General of SAARCLAW but taking advantage of his standing in South Asia including Pakistan, he took up the issue of grant of mercy to the Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh (now deceased).[28] Batra has done substantial work for ensuring legal rights of people living with HIV and key populations at higher risk of exposure to HIV.[29]
Considered as one of the prominent authorities on cross-border issues connected with the legal profession, he was invited by the Harvard Law School to share his thoughts with senior students on the Future Market for Corporate Legal Services in India.[30]
He has always mooted for opening up of the legal profession in India be it allowing foreign lawyers as well as showcasing. According to him medicine and law were once on the same footing as "noble professions" and as the corporatization of the medical profession has been permitted, the restrictions on lawyers are unjustified.[17] These views were expressed by him to the Live Mint and the Wall Street Journal.
Batra vociferously defended former IPL chairman Lalit Modi in UK as well as in India.[31][32] Three leading publications captured his interview, namely, India Today, Daily Mail UK and Tehelka.
He recently mooted the idea of large scale repeal of laws. He supported and complimented the landmark initiative taken by the Narendra Modi Government in India in repealing obsolete laws. He also emphasized that repeal of laws is as significant as the passage of new laws.[33] He was one of the first set of legal experts who covered the legal aspects connected with Coronavirus or COVID-19.[34]
As chairman of the jury, Batra has propagated a policy change in the way businesses are run and managed. According to him, a successful business goes beyond money-making. Societal responsibilities are key to successful businesses.[35]
He highlighted and favoured the policy of Narendra Modi BJP Government in India regarding the enhancement of traffic violation fines.[36] A public policy expert and commentator Hemant Batra opines that Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is a phenomenal economic law and public policy reform of the last decade, which provided a revolutionary shift of earlier law from a defaulting debtor controlling assets until resolution or liquidation, to the creditors in command of the NPAs during resolution or liquidation.[5] Further under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, a new route to M&A has emerged. The distressed assets are the new targets for bigger companies planning to grow through the organic route. This is according to Batra.[2]
Expressing his public policy opinion on the Indian cryptocurrency market to a well-known online publication, he said that the "cryptocurrency market has now become very big with involvement of billions of dollars in the market hence, it is now unattainable and irreconcilable for the government to completely ban all sorts of cryptocurrency and its trading and investment".[37] He mooted regulating the cryptocurrency market rather than completely banning it. He favoured following IMF and FATF guidelines in this regard.
Origin and background
Hemant was born in Hisar located in the Indian state of Haryana, in a Punjabi Hindu Arora Family to Veena Batra and G.L Batra who was the Additional Secretary in the Indian parliament and chairman of the Haryana State Public Service Commission. In 1988 he graduated with bachelor's degree in Humanities and in 1991 received his Bachelor of Law degree from Chandigarh Law faculty in Panjab University.[38] Hemant Batra and his wife Preeti Wahi Batra,[1] who is also a prominent commercial lawyer were interviewed by a leading international business magazine Outlook Money regarding changing trends in investing for the future of one's child. They have two children .[39] Hemant has a fetish for electronic gadgets and changes them every six months.[40]
He was re-elected as the secretary general of SAARCLAW on 12 April 2014 in Kathmandu when India and Pakistan came together to propose his name and Bangladesh/Bhutan seconded it.[41][42]
Criticism
It is noticed that Hemant has been unnecessarily critical of newer legislation and even verdicts passed by courts of law.[43][44] As Secretary General of SAARCLAW, he made a controversial public statement that in south Asian region the parliamentarians were not able to meet up expectations of their people.[45]
He made a controversial statement in a leading English newspaper The Tribune by expressing concern over the alleged ill-treatment of Mr Justice Rana Bhagwandas, the first Hindu to be appointed Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan, and his family members by immigration authorities at the Wagah border on 29 March 2006.[28] He also released a very controversial report in collaboration with UNDP seeking stronger legal protection for women in health care settings.[46] The report reflects many gaps in laws in South Asia and is very women-specific and specific gender-based thereby creating complete dissension amongst gender. This report has come under heavy criticism for being lope-sided.
Batra just wants to be in news by speaking on contentious and critically controversial issues. In 2007, he had made a sweeping allegation against residents of big cities stating that they had a load of unaccounted cash monies which they were investing in far-off agriculture lands located in remote states. He said that their motive was to eventually blend their black monies with agricultural income. He branded such people as money launderers.[47] Batra was also quoted in The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for having said that "India is today the most isolated country within its region." This definitely was a strong comment against India's foreign policy.[48]
During the 10th SAARC Chief Justices Conference, Hemant Batra made a sweeping statement regarding SAARCLAW's landmark achievement in getting a 1 Million US$ grant[49] from Asian Development Bank. Some delegates from Bangladesh were critical of SAARCLAW getting into a subordinate position to ADB because of this grant.
He recently supported the move by Narendra Modi BJP Government in India regarding massive enhancement in fines and penalties related to traffic violations. Whereas generally in India people have been opposed to such arbitrary enhancement on the grounds that India is a developing country and this new measure will lead to more corruption on the Indian streets. Batra on the contrary supports BJP Government on the ground that even the neighbouring country Sri Lanka has enhanced penalties almost ten folds.[36]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kaden Boriss promotes 4 to managing partner, as ex-MP Hemant Batra takes a step back". www.legallyindia.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Insolvency and bankruptcy code: The new route to M&A". 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Understanding the MMDR Act". 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Understanding the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2021". 9 April 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Understanding IBC: Facts and implementation challenges". July 2021.
- ↑ "PM Modi to launch Sansad TV on September 15, say sources". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "All set for Sansad TV launch; Karan Singh, Tharoor, Kant, Sanyal to host special shows".
- ↑ "75 Years - Laws that Shaped India | Episode - 01". YouTube. 22 September 2021.
- ↑ "Teaser: 75 Laws that shaped India". YouTube. 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "FCRA rules halt BKU's foreign funds". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "Gift Of Annuity: A Truth For Every Professional?". www.outlookindia.com/outlookmoney/.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "'Person of eminence' tag on FB for convict Ajay Chautala". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ↑ "SAARCLAW has new Secretary General The SAARCLAW Executive Council (EXCO), the international governing body of SAARCLAW (South Asian Association For Regional Co-operation in Law) elected Hemant Batra its Vice President, as the new Secretary General (SG) of SAARCLAW. He has been the incumbent Vice President of SAARCLAW since 2007 and his name was proposed by Pakistan and seconded by Bhutan/India. He takes over from the current incumbent Tania Amir ul Islam, a renowned barrister and constitutional expert from Bangladesh". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nouvelle en détail". Idlo.int. Retrieved 30 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Outreach, Rounak Biswas, Associate (26 July 2017). "Hemant Batra, Founder, Kaden Boriss Global, on working at AMSS and the UN, and his diverse experience – SuperLawyer – share your career experience and professional insights with law students and lawyers". superlawyer.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Corporate lawyer Hemant Batra from Kaden Boris speaks on Satyam Scam". CNBC. 16 May 2009.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Law firms find loopholes to promote their services". Livemint. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Hemant Batra speaks on Satyam Scam and Maytas Fraud". Zee Business. 13 May 2009.
- ↑ "Core Team Members". One Only Nature Endures. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Apex and recognized bodies". Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ NETWORK, LIVELAW NEWS (12 November 2019). "[Law Firms] Interview With Advocate Lawyer Hemant Batra". www.livelaw.in.
- ↑ "Paytm named in online fraud case, officials move HC to quash FIR". Hindustan Times. 21 February 2020.
- ↑ "Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas ropes in Hemant Batra for new ventures and growth".
- ↑ "Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Strengthens Team with Addition of Accomplished Lawyer Hemant Batra". 12 July 2023.
- ↑ "Vivek Law, Hemant K Batra hired for advisory board of 'Pivotals' - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Business News, India Stock Market, Personal Finance, IPO, Financial News Headlines – The Financial Express". www.financialexpress.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Vivek Law, Hemant K Batra hired for advisory board of 'Pivotals', AniNews.in". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 28.0 28.1 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Punjab". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "South Asian Legal Fraternity and Communities gather to discuss Human Rights Challenges Faced by Key Populations at Higher Risk of HIV, Kathmandu, Nepal, 8–10 November 2011". hivlawcommission.org. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Sachin Pilot To Address Conference Organised By Isb And Harvard Law School – Core Sector Communique". Corecommunique.com. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Former SC judge pitched for ex-IPL czar Lalit Modi extend his stay in UK". India Today. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Swaraj, Ambani, NCP leaders, ex-SC judge in Lalit Modi imbroglio – Tehelka Web Desk – Tehelka – Investigations, Latest News, Politics, Analysis, Blogs, Culture, Photos, Videos, Podcasts". www.tehelka.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Laws must reflect needs of modern society: Justice AP Shah – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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- ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Singapore, Japan, Korea stricter on traffic rule violations than India". 8 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Crypto Effect : Framework, challenges & the way forward". 15 January 2022.
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- ↑ "business.outlookindia.com |". Outlookmoney.com. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "I change gadgets every six months". Business Standard. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Tribune India Haryana Edition epaper dated Wed, 14 May 14". tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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- ↑ Defox says. "SAARC Chief Justices' Conference and 12th SAARCLAW Conference in Thimphu – The Bhutanese". Thebhutanese.bt. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Report urges stronger legal protections for women and girls affected by HIV in health care settings". UNDP. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Money launderers turning to farmland – Print View". Livemint. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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