Lawyers

R. K. Singh

R. K. Singh

TLC Legal, India

Position

Senior Partner

Career

R. K. Singh spent thirty plus years in Government in various capacities, including as Additional Director General-DRI, Commissioner, Delhi and Chief Commissioner, Ahmedabad. As a diplomat based in New York, he closely interacted with law enforcement agencies and trade bodies in USA, Canada and other North and South American countries on anti- smuggling, anti-money laundering and drug interdiction issues. He is a recipient of the Presidential Award and Finance Minister’s Gold Medal, besides international commendations from WCO, FBI and Customs administrations of USA, U.K. and Canada. He was also Member of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), where he authored several path breaking judgements including in Anti-dumping matters. He is known for his erudite articles on indirect taxation issues and is a sought-after panellist in seminars; he is also a regular faculty at the Training Academy.

He heads the Delhi office of TLC and is actively associated with advisory and litigation work relating to GST, Customs, Excise, Service Tax, Anti-dumping, etc.

Education

B.Sc., M. Sc. and M.A. (Gold medallist), I.R.S. (Retd.)

Leisure

He loves yoga, swimming, reading and Urdu poetry.