Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan on Wednesday received a swift two-day interim relief. And as the world wondered what’s next, a team of high-powered legal eagles behind the actor started pouring through the paperwork. This is what we know of the representation. Partners of DSK Legal Mumbai, Anand Desai and Nirav Shah, and associate Manhar Singh Saini, acted for the star.
And this dream team doesn’t come cheap. Overall, experts estimate Sallu might have spent upwards of Rs 15 crore on his legal bills. But the main man who got Salman the reprieve on Wednesday was 56-year-old lawyer Harish Salve. Sources within Mumbai law circles have described how Salve functions and more importantly, what the bill looks like.
“Zero to infinite... depending on clients, obviously,” claims an insider. “But a day’s appearance fee hovers around the Rs 25 lakh mark and you also have to take into consideration his team. You have to pay for them to set up office. Everything from computers to even a stenographer is paid for...” Salve is one of India’s leading lawyers practicing in Supreme Court and various High Courts. He is an expert in constitutional, commercial, taxation laws and arbitration.
The Maharashtrian Christian is the son of former Union Minister N.K.P. Salve. Initially a chartered accountant, Salve later shifted to practicing law full time. He is sought after by everyone because of his penchant for extricating clients from inconvenient situations and even turning the tables to get a favourable order. The Ambanis apparently paid nearly Rs 15 crore just on lawyer fees when they had hired Salve’s services for a few legal tangles.
