DO YOU KNOW- Supreme Court Advocate and Indian Politicians Arun Jeitley Vishu Raj LEGAL PROFILE Tue, Nov 24, 2020, at ,10:25 PM He was born on 28 December 1952 in Delhi. He did his schooling at St. Xavier's School, Delhi from 1957 to 1969. In 1973; He graduated with an honours degree in commerce, (B.com). From Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi. He introduced the competition law, Goods and Services Tax and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in the parliament. Legal Career:- He was started his practice in the trial court, In 1990, designated as a Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court He was also a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India He was appointed Additional Solicitor General of India in 1990 He was appointed as the Government of India's delegate to the United Nations General Assembly Session in June 1998 which approved the Declaration on Laws Relating to Drugs and Money Laundering He was also appointed as the Union Minister of Law and Justice (2000–04) in Vajpayee Government Political Career- He was appointed the president of the Delhi ABVP and All India Secretary of the ABVP. In 1980, He was the president of the youth wing of the BJP and the secretary of the Delhi Unit In 1999, He became the spokesperson of the BJP during the general election He was appointed Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, In addition, he was appointed Minister of State for Disinvestment (Independent Charge). The disinvestment ministry was created for the first time in accordance with the policy of disinvestment under the World Trade Organization regime In November 2000 He was made a Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, and Shipping. He Introduced the Competition Law in the Indian Parliament Competition Law- The Competition Policy and law are intended towards protection and enhancement of competition for consumer and producer welfare and the control and regulation of abuse of dominance, combinations and anti-competitive agreements On 3 June 2009, He was appointed as the Leader of the opposition Party On 26 May 2014, He was appointed as a Union Finance Minister He Introduced the Goods and Service Tax which brought the country under one GST regime, demonetization, and merger of Railway budget with general budget, and introduction of Insolvency and Bankruptcy code Important of GST and IBC- GST- GST aims to replace all indirect levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and State governments. GST would subsume with a single comprehensive tax, bringing it all under a single umbrella, eliminating the cascading effect of taxes on the production and distribution prices of goods and services. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code- IBC is an all-inclusive law which envisages and has separate insolvency process for individuals, companies, and partnership firms. ... Initiation of proceedings: Under the Code, the process of corporate insolvency can be initiated by a financial creditor, an operational creditor or the company itself Keeping in the mind of the importance of these laws in the legal career as the advocates, Students and other Career option available. Into Legal World Institute has launched certification courses on Competition Law.GST and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Certification course on Competition Law https://institute.intolegalworld.com/certificate/competition-law Certification course on GST- https://institute.intolegalworld.com/certificate/introduction-to-gst Certification course on Insolvency and Bankruptcy code- https://institute.intolegalworld.com/certificate/insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code He also announced the Income declaration scheme, in September 2016 Notable Cases of Senior Advocate Arun Jaitley He represented the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in case of Anil Kumar Khurana vs MCD, In 1996, In Pepsi vs Coke, 2003 He represented PepsiCo in a petition filed against its arch cola rival in 2003 Arun Jaitley vs State of Uttar Pradesh, 2015 He also appeared for Sharad Yadav, Madhavrao Scindia, and L.K.Advani Prize- In 2020 He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan for the Public Affairs