H. S. Phoolka
| Harvinder Singh Phoolka | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bhadaur Barnala, Punjab |
| Education | Bachelors in Law, Chandigarh |
| Occupation | Senior Delhi High Court Advocate |
| Known for | pro bono representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims since 1984 and individual cases against influential Congress-I leaders Sajjan Kumar, H. K. L. Bhagat, Kamal Nath and Jagdish Tytler |
| Spouse(s) | Maninder Kaur |
Harvinder Singh Phoolka, commonly known as H. S. Phoolka, is a senior advocate of Delhi High Court, politician, Human Rights activist, and author. He is known for spearheading one of the longest and most tortuous legal "crusades" to gain justice for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and fighting individual cases on the involvement of Congress-I leaders H. K. L. Bhagat, Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler despite the government cover-up. He received threatening letters for unearthing involvements of ruling political party leaders in what the Asian Age called "the Mother of all Cover-ups" in a front-page story. The special anniversary edition of the Outlook included Phoolka in its list of 50 people that make a difference in India, alongside Amartya Sen and Abhinav Ghosh. He unsuccessfully contested 2014 Lok Sabha Polls as an AAP Candidate from Ludhiana .
Phoolka's formative years were spent at his native village Bhadaur, in the Barnala district of Punjab, India. His education began in a small school in his village. He graduated from Ludhiana, and went to Law School in Chandigarh. He belongs to the glorious Phoolkian dynasty's Bhadaur chiefs. One of the most famous families of India. This is senior branch of Patiala royal family. His ancestors were great rulers of Punjab.
Phoolka married Maninder Kaur in 1983. She is a food technologist and was a 1990 "outstanding graduate" of American Institute of Baking, Kansas. She is said to have declined job offers in the United States and returned to India to support her husband's struggle for justice
After completing his law degree in Chandigarh, Phoolka landed in Delhi to practice law. He served as member-secretary of the Justice Narula Committee formed in 1993 to probe the carnage. He was later appointed the counsel for Central Government in January 2001. He is known as a lawyer who won't take up a case if he finds that the client is in the wrong.
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