| 词条 | M. C. Setalvad |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = M. C. Setalvad | known_for = India's first Attorney General. |honorific-suffix = |image = |imagesize = |smallimage = |alt = |caption = |order1 = |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 | nominator2 = | appointer2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |birthname = Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad |nationality = Indian |children = |relations = Teesta Setalvad |granddaughter = Teesta Setalvad | relatives =Teesta Setalvad, grand daughter |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation = Lawyer }}Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad (c. 1884 – 1974) was an eminent Indian jurist, who became the first and longest serving Attorney General for India (1950–1963).[1] He also remained the Chairman of the First Law Commission of India (1955–1958), which is mandated for legal reform in the country by Government of India. He became the first Chairman of the Bar Council of India in 1961.[2] He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour by Government of India in 1957.[3] BiographyThe son of noted lawyer Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad, M. C. Setalvad was brought up in Bombay. He studied at Government Law College, Mumbai. He 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. He 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 Commissions’ future functioning.[4] He died in 1974.[5] Personal lifeHis 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 a journalist, activist and educationist.[7] Bibliography
References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/26/stories/2006102603841000.htm|title=Rule of law versus rule of judges |date=Oct 26, 2006|publisher=The Hindu}} 2. ^First Law Commission: Chairman Mr. M. C. Setalvad 1955-1958 Law Commission of India. 3. ^{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=Ministry of Communications and Information Technology|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padma_awards.php}} 4. ^{{Cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = M.C. Setalvad | work = | publisher = Bar Council of India | date = | url = http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/about/legends-of-the-bar/m-c-setalvad/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 12 April 2012}} 5. ^memorial 6. ^[https://archive.is/20120720234050/http://www.bombaybar.com/cgi-bin/loquitur/mail.cgi?f=archive_bare;l=loquitur;id=20100727085715 Obituary of A.M. Setalvad] 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041128/society.htm#2|title=Teesta in full flow|date=November 28, 2004|publisher=The Tribune}} External links
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