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Shubham Tyagi

Indirect Tax & Customs · GST Intelligence · PMLA & White-Collar Crimes

⚖ Sr. Standing Counsel, DRI, DGGI & CBIC 🏛 Founder & Partner, NS Legal 📊 10+ Years in Indirect Tax & Customs Law
Current Position
Senior Standing Counsel
Organisation
DRI, DGGI & CBIC, Ministry of Finance
Location
New Delhi, India
Specialisation
Indirect Tax, Customs & GST Litigation

About

Shubham Tyagi is a Senior Central Government Standing Counsel for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) before the Delhi High Court, and Founder & Partner at NS Legal. With over ten years of dedicated practice in indirect taxation, customs, and white-collar financial crimes, he appears before the Delhi High Court, Supreme Court, CESTAT, ITAT, PMLA Appellate Tribunal, NCLT, NCLAT, and various special courts in matters involving GST evasion, smuggling, hawala, NDPS, and money laundering. He played a key role in the landmark Qamar Jahan case before the Delhi High Court, which directly led to the notification of the passenger-friendly Baggage Rules 2026 — receiving the Court’s formal appreciation for his assistance. He has also been invited as an expert panellist on Doordarshan on customs and baggage law. An NLU Lucknow graduate with an LL.M., he publishes the weekly TAXALERTS newsletter (978+ subscribers) and is an exceptionally well-connected mentor for students targeting government standing counsel and indirect tax litigation careers.

Areas of Expertise

  • GST, Customs & Indirect Tax Litigation
  • PMLA, Hawala & White-Collar Financial Crimes
  • NDPS & Smuggling Prosecution Trials
  • International Trade & Foreign Trade Policy
  • Income Tax & Direct Taxation

Education & Experience

  • Sr. Standing Counsel – DRI & DGGI (Jul 2024–Present)
  • Sr. Standing Counsel – CBIC, Delhi HC (Jun 2023–Present)
  • Founder & Partner – NS Legal (Apr 2018–Present)
  • Advocate – Supreme Court of India (May 2016–Present)
  • BA LL.B (Hons.) – RMLNLU, Lucknow | LL.M – HGU, Uttarakhand

Practice Areas

GST Litigation Customs Law Indirect Taxation PMLA NDPS & Smuggling White-Collar Crimes Foreign Trade Policy CESTAT & GSTAT Practice

What I Offer

Indirect Tax & GST Litigation Mentorship

Practical guidance on GST, customs, and CESTAT/GSTAT practice — from a Senior Standing Counsel with 10+ years at the forefront of India’s indirect tax litigation

Government Standing Counsel Career Roadmap

First-hand guidance on securing government panel empanelment, DRI/DGGI/CBIC mandates & building a central government litigation practice

PMLA & White-Collar Crime Practice

In-depth sessions on money laundering, smuggling prosecutions, NDPS matters & navigating special courts in financial crime cases

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