Mahesh Jethmalani

2021-12-08T05:13:52Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician and lawyer}}
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|name = Mahesh Jethmalani
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|image = Mahesh Jthmalani - Flickr - Al Jazeera English.jpg
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|caption = Mahesh Jethmalani campaigning during 2009 general elections
| constituency = [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]] (Law)
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 1 June 2021
| predecessor = [[Raghunath Mohapatra]]
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|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1956}}
|birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharastra]], India
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|nationality = Indian
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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|spouse = Haseena Jethmalani
|father = [[Ram Jethmalani]]
|mother = Durga Jethmalani
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* [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]],
* [[University of Oxford]]
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'''Mahesh Jethmalani''' is an Indian lawyer and a politician. He is currently a nominated [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/senior-advocate-mahesh-jethmalani-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/83124793.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOI&fbclid=IwAR2pKsMxov-gGeWXUFbmgPvaegbJ9jNrOTdBPwdBjc49ehCKX8e7O194FLw | title=Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani nominated to Rajya Sabha | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Swati Deshpande | date=31 May 2021 | access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> He was also a member of the [[National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party]] up to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ram Jethmalani's son Mahesh Jethmalani nominated to Rajya Sabha|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/ram-jethmalanis-son-mahesh-jethmalani-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/764443|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Jethmalani was born in 1956. His father was a popular advocate turned Union Minister [[Ram Jethmalani]].{{Cn|date=December 2021}}

==Career in law==

Jethmalani studied law in [[London]] under the patronage of the UK Bar. He qualified as a [[barrister]] in 1980. Jethmalani enrolled at the [[bar (law)|bar]] of [[Bombay High Court]] on 12 February 1981.{{Cn|date=December 2021}}

He has handled several critical criminal and civil cases like the trial of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, [[A. R. Antulay]]. He also appealed before the Court for the two accused in [[Assassination of Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Deshp|first=Swati|last2=May 31|first2=e / TNN /|last3=2021|last4=Ist|first4=23:28|title=Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani nominated to Rajya Sabha {{!}} India News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/senior-advocate-mahesh-jethmalani-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/83124793.cms|access-date=2021-07-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

He represented Birla family in the Priyamvada Birla case and has also appeared for Anil Ambani in the Reliance Case.

Jethmalani represented Chief Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in the Gujarat Riot Cases in [[Supreme Court of India]]. As well as Gujarat Home Minister, [[Amit Shah]] in the Sohrabuddin Murder Case in the [[Gujarat High Court]] and the [[Supreme Court of India]].

He also appeared for the bail plea of [[Sanjay Dutt]]. Jethmalani had also appeared for [[Harshad Mehta]] in several cases.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=Live Law News|date=2021-05-31|title=Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani Nominated to Rajya Sabha|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/senior-advocate-mahesh-jethmalani-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-174978|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref> He also represents former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, [[Param Bir Singh]] against the [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]] government.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=Live Law News|date=2021-05-31|title=Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani Nominated to Rajya Sabha|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/senior-advocate-mahesh-jethmalani-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-174978|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>

==Political life==

He unsuccessfully contested the [[2009 Indian general elections]] from the [[Mumbai North Central (Lok Sabha constituency)]] as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=Live Law News|date=2021-05-31|title=Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani Nominated to Rajya Sabha|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/senior-advocate-mahesh-jethmalani-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-174978|access-date=2021-07-14|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref>

Jethmalani quit the BJP National Executive in 2012 after differences with BJP President [[Nitin Gadkari]].

In 2021, he was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by the [[President of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-01|title=Swapan Dasgupta, Mahesh Jethmalani nominated to Rajya Sabha|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/swapan-dasgupta-mahesh-jethmalani-nominated-to-rajya-sabha-992552.html|access-date=2021-07-14|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian lawyers]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]]
[[Category:St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Senior Counsel]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Members of the Rajya Sabha]]

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