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Former law minister Shanti Bhushan dies aged 97

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By PTI Updated: Jan 31, 2023 9:21 pm
Shanti Bhushan
Shanti Bhushan

Former law minister Shanti Bhushan dies aged 97

New Delhi, Jan. 31 (PTI): Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan died Tuesday at his home in Delhi following a brief illness, a source close to his family said. He was 97.

Bhushan, who was also a senior advocate, served as the law minister from 1977 to 1979 in the Morarji Desai cabinet.

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Bhushan, whose sons Jayant and Prashant Bhushan are leading lawyers, was active in the legal profession till recently and had argued on a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into the Rafale fighter jets deal.

Shanti Bhushan appeared in several cases of public importance.

He represented petitioner Raj Narain in the Allahabad High Court in a famous case in which the election of then prime minister Indira Gandhi was annulled for committing electoral malpractices.

He was quite vocal on the issue of corruption which led him to his brief association with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

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By PTI Updated: Jan 31, 2023 9:21:04 pm
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