Donald Trump’s biggest legal defeat: Who is Indian-origin Neel Katyal, who shook the President’s chair in the US Supreme Court?

News India Live, Digital Desk: US President Donald Trump has suffered the biggest legal setback of his second term. The US Supreme Court has canceled the huge ‘Global Tariff’ (import duty) imposed by Trump, declaring it unconstitutional. The person who is the brain behind this historic defeat of Trump is none other than veteran Indian-origin lawyer Neal Katyal. What is the whole matter? At the beginning of the year 2025, President Trump had imposed heavy tax on goods coming from almost every country, citing an old law of 1977 (IEEPA). He argued that this was part of ’emergency powers’. But Neel Katyal challenged this decision in the Supreme Court. In the 6-3 majority decision, the court clearly said that in America, only the Parliament (Congress) has the right to impose or change taxes, not the President. After this decision, now the government may have to return about 133 billion dollars (about Rs 11 lakh crore) recovered to the companies. Who is Neel Katyal? (Neal Katyal Profile) Born in Chicago, Neal Katyal’s parents were Indian immigrants. His mother was a doctor and father an engineer. Neel is counted among the most powerful lawyers of America today: Record breaking career: Neel Katyal has till now fought more than 50 cases in the US Supreme Court. He has also broken the record of great lawyer Thurgood Marshall. Important position in Obama government: He has been the ‘Acting Solicitor General’ of America during the reign of former President Barack Obama. Trump’s old ‘enemy’: This is not the first time that Neil has challenged Trump. Before this, he has also won in the court against Trump’s controversial ‘travel ban’ and many other decisions. George Floyd Case: He had also worked as a Special Prosecutor in the famous George Floyd murder case. Meaning of Neel Katyal’s big victory: After the decision, Neel Katyal proudly said, “Today the US Supreme Court has protected the rule of law and the Constitution. The message is clear that the President may be powerful, but our The Constitution is above them.” Experts believe that this decision is not only economically important, but it also sets an example for the future that no President can snatch the rights of Parliament by misusing his powers.