Lawyers

S. K. Bhardwaj

S. K. Bhardwaj

TLC Legal, India

Position

Senior Partner

Career

S. K. Bhardwaj has more than thirty five years of experience of working in various wings of the Government of India. He has held important posts like Chief Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, Mumbai and Vadodara, and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. He retired as the Member, Central Board of Indirect Taxes, the apex body administering GST, Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax laws. He has vast experience of tax policy planning, budget making and administration in the Revenue Department. He underwent training at Harvard University, USA, in Fiscal Policy and Value Added Taxes. He takes keen interest in matters related to tax reforms, ease of doing business and conflict avoidance.

In TLC, he handles advisory and advocacy work relating to indirect taxes. His experience and expertise in good governance and compliance management are sought by leading corporate houses of the country.

Education

B.A., LL.B., I.R.S. (Retd.)

Leisure

He is proficient on the golf course too, having raked up a couple of holes-in-one. He is equally passionate about physical fitness.