Last Updated: 18 Sep, 2023 | Views: 1031
Age: 95
Profession: Lawyer
Other Profession(s): Politician, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Jurist
Famous For: Former Minister of Law and Justice of India
Higher Education: LL.B
About (profile/biography)
Ram Jethmalani was one of the most famous Indian Lawyers and politicians. He became the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. Jethmalani completed his L.L.B. at S.C Sahani Law College and his L.L. M at the University of Bombay. He established his first firm in Karachi with his friend A.K Baroni. At the age of 17, Jethmalani brawled his first case under Justice Godfrey Davis. Along with his Profession, he wrote some books of law Conflicts of Law. At the age of 95, he died at 7:15 am.
Career
In 1954: Ram Jethmalani became a professor at Government Law College, Mumbai.
In 1959: He fought his first case K.M. Nanavati V/S Maharastra Government, with Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud.
In 1984: Jethmalani had appeared for Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh, the sentence for the murder of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
In 1999: He appeared in the Jessica Lall Murder case as the Lawyer of Manu Sharma.
In 1996: He was appointed as a member of the International Bar Association.
In 2010: Ram Jethmalani was appointed as the president of the supreme court bar Association.
Awards and Achievement
In 1977: He received the Human Right award by World Peace through Law.
Ram Jethmalani received the honor of the International Jurist Award.
Unknown facts
In February 1948, when a rampage exploded in Karachi. When he came to India during the partition, he had only 10 Rupees, and with that note, he lodged in the refugee camp for a few days.
In May 2013, B.J.P. threw out Jethmalani for making different statements from the party, and the party terminated him for six years.