Indian lawyer
B.V. Acharya | |
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Senior Advocate at Karnataka High Court | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 1989 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Udupi district |
B.V. Acharya ( B. Vasudeva Acharya) is senior advocate at Karnataka High court. He is son of Ramachandra Acharya, a Shivalli Madhva Brahmin and native of Udupi district. He has been advocate general of Karnataka government several times. He shot to prominence nationally in Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa, where he pursued case as special public prosecutor and special counsel taking to its logical end in spite of hardship and threats. He was selected as one among top ten lawyers of India by Bar council of India in 2017.
References
- "Advocate General for Karnataka". advgen.kar.nic.in.
- "B.V. Acharya". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "BV Acharya: The man Jayalalithaa could not silence". The Asian Age. 15 February 2017.
- "Bengaluru: Udupi man Dr B V Acharya among top ten lawyers from country". www.daijiworld.com.
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