Veteran Senior Advocate Anil Divan passed away today. He was 86 years old. Over the years, Divan had established himself as one of the nation’s foremost jurists, having appeared in a number of landmark cases in the Supreme Court of India. A believer in the independence of the judiciary, Divan had appeared in the challenge to the NJAC Act. In fact, during a conference, he was quoted as saying, “India is like a mini-Europe. There is great diversity. And what keeps this diversity together is our judiciary. Is it then not important that it be kept independent and separate from […]
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