Former legislation minister Shanti Bhushan dies at 97
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NEW DELHI: Former Union legislation minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan died Tuesday at his residence in Delhi following a quick sickness, a supply near his household mentioned. He was 97.
Bhushan, who was additionally a senior advocate, served because the legislation minister from 1977 to 1979 within the Morarji Desai cabinet.
Bhushan, whose sons Jayant and Prashant Bhushan are main attorneys, was energetic within the authorized occupation until lately and had argued on a PIL within the Supreme Court looking for a court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jets deal.
Shanti Bhushan appeared in a number of instances of public significance.
He represented petitioner Raj Narain within the Allahabad High Court in a well-known case through which the election of then prime minister Indira Gandhi was annulled for committing electoral malpractices.
He was fairly vocal on the difficulty of corruption which led him to his transient affiliation with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju condoled the demise of Shanti Bhushan, saying he was deeply pained by the information of the passing away of the eminent jurist.
“Deeply pained to listen to the information that former Union Law and Justice Minister Shanti Bhushan ji isn’t any extra.
My deepest condolences to the members of the family on his passing away. My prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti,” Rijiju wrote on Twitter.
Deeply pained to listen to the information that former Union Law and Justice Minister Shanti Bhushan ji isn’t any extra. My deepest condolences to the members of the family on his passing away. My prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti pic.twitter.com/6T4IxiidbV
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 31, 2023
NEW DELHI: Former Union legislation minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan died Tuesday at his residence in Delhi following a quick sickness, a supply near his household mentioned. He was 97.
Bhushan, who was additionally a senior advocate, served because the legislation minister from 1977 to 1979 within the Morarji Desai cabinet.
Bhushan, whose sons Jayant and Prashant Bhushan are main attorneys, was energetic within the authorized occupation until lately and had argued on a PIL within the Supreme Court looking for a court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jets deal.
Shanti Bhushan appeared in a number of instances of public significance.
He represented petitioner Raj Narain within the Allahabad High Court in a well-known case through which the election of then prime minister Indira Gandhi was annulled for committing electoral malpractices.
He was fairly vocal on the difficulty of corruption which led him to his transient affiliation with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju condoled the demise of Shanti Bhushan, saying he was deeply pained by the information of the passing away of the eminent jurist.
“Deeply pained to listen to the information that former Union Law and Justice Minister Shanti Bhushan ji isn’t any extra.
My deepest condolences to the members of the family on his passing away. My prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti,” Rijiju wrote on Twitter.
Deeply pained to listen to the information that former Union Law and Justice Minister Shanti Bhushan ji isn’t any extra. My deepest condolences to the members of the family on his passing away. My prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti pic.twitter.com/6T4IxiidbV
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 31, 2023
