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Sriram Parakkat (born 27th July 1987) is an Advocate on Record practising in the Supreme Court of India. He graduated from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies in 2010.

He assisted Ram Jethmalani, Senior Advocate in Ranjana Agnihotri v State of Uttar Pradesh popularly known as the UP Terrorist Case. He has also assisted Raju Ramachandran, Senior Advocate in Varaaki vs Union of India, which sought a ban on the practice of Qurbani and for a declaration of Section 28 of the Animal Prevention of Cruelty Act as 'unconditional'.

He appeared for ex-Forest Minister of Kerala Shri Binoy Viswam in his writ petition challenging Aadhaar - Pan Card linkage, and assisted Salman Khurshid and Aravind P Datar, Senior Advocates in the case.

Parakkat has independently worked on several notable cases including the challenge against BBMP mayoral election, where he represented the petitioner. .

During the onset of Demonetisation in India in November 2016, Parakat was instrumental in raising questions regarding the efficacy of the decision. He was part of a mock trial, which later turned out to be a of protest against the Government's policy of banning notes.

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