Meet The Team

Advocate Abhishek A Rastogi is a prominent acclaimed Indian lawyer and jurist practicing before the Supreme Court and diverse High Courts/Tribunals across India. Abhishek, well-known across Courts for his articulation and great presence of mind, has a cosmic and diverse experience having served as a senior equity Partner with Khaitan & Co. He had an overall experience of twenty-two years with E&Y, PwC and Khaitan before he intrepidly started his legal chambers in 2022.

Advocate Lakshay Kumar Singh is a seasoned criminal law practitioner with over 30 years of experience, currently practicing at the District Court Meerut with special appearances in the High Courts and Supreme Court. Serving as Special Public Prosecutor under the GST, Customs, and Central Excise Acts since 2018, and Special Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand (State GST Act), he has led over 150 GST prosecutions and secured India’s first-ever conviction in a GST case. Recognized with commendation from CGST and State GST authorities across multiple zones, he is also a frequent trainer at NACIN and other enforcement bodies, and a panelist on tax enforcement and policy forums.

Amit Sharma is the Content Editor at JurisHour. He has been writing about the Indian legal market. He has covered tax & company litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and Various Tribunals. Amit graduated from MLSU Law College with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. from MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan. An Advocate in Taxation, and practised in Tribunals as well as Rajasthan High Court and pursued Masters in Constitutional Law. He started out small with little resources but a big plan to take tax legal education to the remotest locations across India and eventually to the world. His vision is to make tax related legal developments accessible to the masses.

Dr. M. Govindarajan is now a practising Company Secretary and Insolvency Professional. He worked in the Department of Telecom and BSNL for nearly 39 years. He retired as Accounts Officer with effect from 31.03.2018. His main area is handling litigation in all Civil Courts including High Courts. He handled service tax matters. His articles (nearly 3000) have been published in various law journals and professional journals. He has written 5 professional books. Native of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

Juris Hour is an online news portal for reporting accurate and honest news, articles, judgments, Circulars, orders and notifications related to legal developments. We use the tagline ‘Proficiency At Your Doorstep’. Our mission is to simplify and communicate various legal developments in various spheres like civil, criminal, taxation, etc. and make people aware of their rights and duties in order to empower them to contribute in nation-building. Juris Hour is a team of young professionals turned legal journalists who are guided by the values enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution of India and want to create more legal awareness in society by acting as a tool to aid legal reforms by offering a space for constructive criticism of the judiciary.

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 5+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies like LiveLaw & Taxscan.