M. C. Setalvad
M. C. Setalvad | |
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Attorney General for India | |
| In office 28 January 1950 – 1 March 1963 | |
| Chairman, 1st Law Commission of India | |
| In office 1955–1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad |
| Nationality | Attorney General . |
Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad (c. 1884 – 1974) was an eminent
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour by Government of India in 1957.[3]
Biography
The son of noted lawyer Sir
Setalvad started practicing law in Bombay and eventually became Advocate General of Bombay and Attorney General for India in 1950, in the formative years of Government of India, under Jawaharlal Nehru.
Setalvad appeared for the government in a host of important and, at times, controversial cases. He was also involved with the
Setalvad died in 1974.[5]
Personal life
His son, Atul Setalvad (25 October 1933 - 22 July 2010)[6] was a Mumbai-based lawyer and his daughter-in-law Sita Setalvad, a rural crafts exponent, while his granddaughter, Teesta Setalvad, is an activist and journalist.[7]
Bibliography
- My life; law and other things, 1970.
- Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad (1968). Bhulabhai Desai. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
References
- ^ "Rule of law versus rule of judges". The Hindu. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007.
- ^ First Law Commission: Chairman Mr. M. C. Setalvad 1955-1958 Law Commission of India.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
- ^ "M.C. Setalvad". Bar Council of India. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ died in 1974 at Mumbai
- ^ Patel, Gautam (27 July 2010). "That Oceanic Feeling: Atul M Setalvad".
- ^ "Teesta in full flow". The Tribune. 28 November 2004.
External links
- M. C. Setalvad, Biography
- Of reform and resistance Indian Express
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