B.V. Acharya

Belpu Vasudeva Acharya is senior advocate at Karnataka High court. He is son of Ramachandra Acharya, a Shivalli Madhva Brahmin and native of Udupi district. He has been advocate general of Karnataka government several times.^[1] He shot to prominence nationally in Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa,^[2] where he pursued case as special public prosecutor and special counsel taking to its logical end in spite of hardship and threats.^[3] He was selected as one among top ten lawyers of India by Bar council of India in 2017.^[4]