Who is Shyam Diwan? The Veteran Lawyer Representing Mamata Banerjee in SC's SIR Case

• Shyam Diwan is a renowned Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court, specializing in constitutional, civil, banking, and environmental law.
• He comes from a distinguished legal family; his father, Anil B. Diwan, was a constitutional expert, and his wife, Madhavi Diwan, is a former Additional Solicitor General.
• Diwan began his career at the Bombay High Court, where he was designated a Senior Advocate, before moving to practice in the Supreme Court.
• He played a crucial role in landmark cases, arguing against mandatory Aadhaar to establish the Right to Privacy and in the Navtej Singh Johar case decriminalizing homosexuality.
• Currently, he is representing Mamata Banerjee in the Supreme Court against West Bengal's 'Special Intensive Revision' (SIR) of electoral rolls, challenging the Election Commission's actions.