30 Facts About Aman Lekhi

Aman Lekhi is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India and is the former Additional Solicitor General of India in the Apex Court.

Aman Lekhi is named in the list of Top 100 Legal Luminaries of India by LexisNexis in May 2016.

Aman Lekhi appears regularly in various courts and Tribunals and is actively involved in several arbitrations.

Aman Lekhi is the son of renowned Supreme Court lawyer Pran Nath Lekhi.

Aman Lekhi did his schooling from St Xavier's School, Delhi and thereafter he graduated with distinction in Political Science from Hindu College, University of Delhi and received a Degree in law with first division from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi.

Aman Lekhi is married to lawyer and BJP Member of Parliament from New Delhi Constituency, Meenakshi Lekhi.

Aman Lekhi has argued the case under Right to Information Act, 2005 against Union Public Service Commission of India with regard to Civil Services Examination, 2006 subsequent to which UPSC had to change the pattern of examination itself.

Aman Lekhi was the lawyer for Farida Dar "Behenji" in Lajpat Nagar Blast Case and for Nazir Ahmed Qasid and Farooq Ahmed Qasid in the case concerning the 2000 terrorist attack on Red Fort.

Aman Lekhi was the lawyer in Shanti Mukund case and the case settling the law of medical negligence dealing with the duties and ethics of medical profession.

Aman Lekhi has appeared in the case concerning recommendations by Justice Majithia with regard to working journalists and non-journalists newspaper and news agency employees and the challenge to Working Journalists Act of 1955.

Aman Lekhi is the lawyer for AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran.

Aman Lekhi appeared for Dhinakaran in the petition for bail which was allowed by the Special Court on 29 May 2017.

Aman Lekhi appeared for Colonel Dinesh Pathania in Machil Encounter, known as Machil killings, which, in 2010, had triggered a cycle of violence in Kashmir.

Aman Lekhi successfully argued before the Armed Forces Tribunal for release of the army personnel on bail after they had been court-martialled in the only proceeding instituted by the army against its own personnel.

Aman Lekhi was successful in obtaining relief for his client with the Court directing a stay on the trial.

Aman Lekhi was appointed as an Additional Solicitor General of India in the Supreme Court in February 2018.

Aman Lekhi appeared for the Central Bureau of Investigation before the Supreme Court on their plea to investigate the sacrilege cases in Punjab.

Aman Lekhi represented the Central Bureau of Investigation to oppose the bail granted to Upendra Rai.

Aman Lekhi is currently assisting the Supreme Court in a Public Interest Litigation concerning the reforms of prisons in India.

Aman Lekhi has represented the Enforcement Directorate in the cases relating to the 2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal, where he was successful in getting the dismissal of the anticipatory bail plea filed by Ratul Puri and the bail plea of Deepak Talwar.

Aman Lekhi was the Senior Advocate for the Maharashtra Police in the plea challenging the arrest of the journalist - Gautam Navlakha.

Aman Lekhi has represented the Delhi Police in the case related to the assault of the Chief Secretary of Delhi and represented the Special Investigation Team in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Aman Lekhi was the counsel for the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the alleged "hate speech" case against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, successfully arguing for the plea challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court dismissed.

Aman Lekhi represented the administration of the Jawaharlal Nehru University when the students blocked access into the varsity's administrative building.

Aman Lekhi represented the Lieutenant Governor of Pudducherry, Kiran Bedi in the appeal to the petition moved by a Congress MLA K Lakshminarayan challenging the communications issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs vesting powers with the Lieutenant Governor.

Aman Lekhi was engaged by the Department of Customs in the proceedings against the wife of All India Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee, Rujira Naroola for obstructing officers from checking her baggage at the Kolkata Airport.

Aman Lekhi successfully defended the ordinance banning the sale and import of e-cigarettes in India before the Calcutta High Court.

In May 2020, Aman Lekhi was appointed as special counsel to represent the Delhi Police in the 2020 Delhi riots case.

Aman Lekhi appears frequently in various national news channels including CNBC TV18.

Aman Lekhi is invited to lecture on issues of legal and public importance whether it is the hanging of Afzal Guru or the control of Hindu temples or the question of philosophy or ideology like Mao.