Advocate Adeel Ahmed

Advocate Adeel Ahmed

Born and brought up in Dubai, U. A. E., he completed his graduation with B.A. (Honours) Political science from Ramjas College, Delhi University, and later on pursued his Degree in Law from Bangalore University. He enrolled as a member of the Bar Council of India in 2011, and in 2019, qualified as an Advocate-On-Record, of the Honorable Supreme Court of India.

He has been practising in various fields of law and across various Courts and Tribunals, in different parts of India including but not limited to Supreme Court of India, High Courts, National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Consumer Forum (NCDRC), Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), SEBI, and has also overseen arbitration matters, mediation and other firms of alternative dispute resolution.

Though he is well-versed in Corporate and Commercial Matters, Taxation, Real Estate, Health & Environment, Energy, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, and other allied matters, his forte has always been Constitutional Law and Human Rights. Time and again he has represented litigants pro-bono in various cases involving Citizenship, Refugees and Statelessness, Foreigners Tribunal, matters of public health and welfare, freedom of speech and expression, and laws involving Fundamental Rights of not only various individuals but also advised various organisations, national and international.

Only recently, he has filed the Public Interest Litigation on behalf of the IMF challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 along with the proposed NPR and NRC before the Honorable Supreme Court of India.

Frequently asked questions

Question: What is the Indian Muslim population of the UK?

Distribution of Indian Muslim Population in England, ONS Census 2001

The graphics above rely on the 2001 census Source: Department of Communities and Local Government, (April 2009), The Indian Muslim Community in England.

For the latest information and details on exactly which ethnicity is distributed in the whole of the UK please consult the study available on the Mosques in Britain website.

Question: What is the Indian Muslim population of India?

Answer: According to PEW research, the Muslim population of India is around 195 million out of a total of 1.34 Billion citizens, making these Muslims the largest minority group in the world. Currently (January 2020) the world population is approximately 7.9 billion and world Muslim population is estimated to be 1.8 billion.

Question: What is the Facebook population of India?

Answer: As of January 2020 there are between 247-269 Million users of Facebook in India and this represents 19% of the online population. This is only 18.4% of its entire population. India’s users on Facebook are growing the fastest in the world. India has the largest, as of October 2019, number of users on Facebook followed by USA and Indonesia.