Former Law Minister and senior advocate Shanti Bhushan passed away on Tuesday at the age of 97. He has not been active in public life for the last few years due to health issues.
When he won the case against the then PM Indira Gandhi
Bhushan represented Rajnarayan in a case against the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in which the court found him guilty and declared Gandhi’s electoral victory in the Lok Sabha void, which subsequently led to a massive political outcry. Later Pankti declared a state of emergency in India.
political career
He was one of the top legal experts and activist who played a key role in many historical reforms in the laws. Bhushan was also a politician who started his career with the Congress (O) party and later with the Janata Party.
He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1977 to 1980. Bhushan held the position of Union Law Minister in the Morarji Desai government from 1977 to 1979.
He was known for introducing the Forty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India, which repealed several provisions of the law enacted by the Indira Gandhi government.
Bhushan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1980 and later resigned from the saffron party in 1986.
He was one of the founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party. His son Prashant Bhushan is also a well-known legal activist, who takes on the government on several legal matters.