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M. C. Setalvad

Indian jurist (c. 1884–1974)

Summary

Indian jurist (c. 1884–1974)

Field	Value
name	M. C. Setalvad
known_for	India's first Attorney General.
image	M.C. Setalvad.jpg
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office1	Attorney General for India
term_start1	28 January 1950
term_end1	1 March 1963
office2	Chairman, 1st Law Commission of India
termstart2	1955
termend2	1958
birth_date	1884
death_date	1974
nationality	Indian
parents	Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad
relatives	Teesta Setalvad (grand daughter)
occupation	Lawyer

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad (c. 1884 – 1974) was an Indian jurist. Setalvad was the first and longest serving Attorney General for India, serving from 1950 to 1963. He also remained the Chairman of the first Law Commission of India (1955–1958), which has mandated for legal reform in the country by Government of India. He became the first Chairman of the Bar Council of India in 1961.

He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, by the Government of India in 1957.

Biography

The son of noted lawyer Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad, Setalvad was born in Bombay. He studied at Government Law College, Mumbai.

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 Radcliffe Tribunal for demarcation of the India-Pakistan border and several UN proceedings on Kashmir. He chaired the first Law Commission of independent India, in which capacity he not just advised the government on crucial reforms and legislation but also created a framework for the Commission’s future functioning.

Setalvad died in 1974.

Personal life

His son, Atul Setalvad (25 October 1933 - 22 July 2010) 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.

Bibliography

My life; law and other things, 1970.

References

(Oct 26, 2006). "Rule of law versus rule of judges". [[The Hindu]].
[http://www.lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/main.htm First Law Commission: Chairman Mr. M. C. Setalvad 1955-1958] [[Law Commission of India]].
"Padma Awards". [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India).
"M.C. Setalvad". Bar Council of India.
[https://indianlawwatch.com/m-c-setalvad/ died in 1974 at Mumbai]
Patel, Gautam. (27 July 2010). "That Oceanic Feeling: Atul M Setalvad".
(November 28, 2004). "Teesta in full flow". The Tribune.

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