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	\|birth_place = [[~~Allahabad~~]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\|birth_place = [[Bijnor]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Bhushan\|first=Shanti\|title=Courting Destiny : A Memoir\|publisher=Penguin Books Limited\|year=2008\|isbn=9789385990533\|pages=9\|language=English}}</ref>
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	\|residence = [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Krishnan\|first=Murali\|title=The Namesake: Shanti Bhushan meets Shanti Bhushan\|url=https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-namesake-shanti-bhushan-meets-shanti-bhushan\|access-date=2020-10-17\|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news\|language=en}}</ref>		\|residence = [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Krishnan\|first=Murali\|title=The Namesake: Shanti Bhushan meets Shanti Bhushan\|url=https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-namesake-shanti-bhushan-meets-shanti-bhushan\|access-date=2020-10-17\|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news\|language=en}}</ref>
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	'''Shanti Bhushan''' (born 11 November 1925 ~~[[Allahabad]], [[United Provinces of British India\|United Provinces]]~~) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He served as the Law Minister of India holding office at the [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)\|Ministry of Law and Justice]] from 1977 to 1979 in the [[Morarji Desai Ministry]]. He is a senior advocate of the [[Supreme Court of India]]. He, along with his son [[Prashant Bhushan]], was featured at 74th position in a list of the most powerful Indians published by ''[[The Indian Express]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-7074/432784/0\|title=The most powerful indians in 2009: 70-74\|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]\|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref>		'''Shanti Bhushan''' (born 11 November 1925) is an Indian politician and lawyer. He served as the Law Minister of India holding office at the [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)\|Ministry of Law and Justice]] from 1977 to 1979 in the [[Morarji Desai Ministry]]. He is a senior advocate of the [[Supreme Court of India]]. He, along with his son [[Prashant Bhushan]], was featured at 74th position in a list of the most powerful Indians published by ''[[The Indian Express]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-7074/432784/0\|title=The most powerful indians in 2009: 70-74\|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]\|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
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	==Prominent cases and clients==		==Prominent cases and clients==
	* Bhushan represented [[Raj Narain]] in a [[Indira gandhi#~~Corruption charges and verdict of~~ electoral malpractice\|case against Indira Gandhi]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]]. Justice [[Jagmohan Lal Sinha]] judged Indira Gandhi guilty and declared her election to the [[Lok Sabha]] void.<ref>{{cite news~~\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2508/stories/20080425250808200.htm~~\|title=Justice with a fine balance\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|~~accessdate~~=~~2009-11~~-~~01}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix~~-~~attempted=yes~~ }}</ref> The decision resulted in widespread political protests and ultimately resulted in the declaration of a [[The Emergency (India)\|state of emergency]] in India.		* Bhushan represented [[Raj Narain]] in a [[Indira gandhi#Verdict on electoral malpractice\|case against Indira Gandhi]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]]. Justice [[Jagmohan Lal Sinha]] judged Indira Gandhi guilty and declared her election to the [[Lok Sabha]] void.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Justice with a fine balance\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2008-04-25}}</ref> The decision resulted in widespread political protests and ultimately resulted in the declaration of a [[The Emergency (India)\|state of emergency]] in India.
	* In 1994, he appeared for two of the defendants accused of participating in the [[1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=luIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2103,2936835&dq=shanti+bhushan&hl=en\|title=Defence plea in India bomb trial rejected\|date=17 June 1994\|newspaper=New Straits Times \|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref>		* In 1994, he appeared for two of the defendants accused of participating in the [[1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=luIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2103,2936835&dq=shanti+bhushan&hl=en\|title=Defence plea in India bomb trial rejected\|date=17 June 1994\|newspaper=New Straits Times \|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref>
	* In 2002, he appeared as a counsel for [[Arundhati Roy]] in a contempt case against her in the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1903/19030860.htm\|title=Judgment reserved\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]\|accessdate=2009-11-01\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>		* In 2002, he appeared as a counsel for [[Arundhati Roy]] in a contempt case against her in the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1903/19030860.htm\|title=Judgment reserved\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]\|accessdate=2009-11-01\|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
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	Shanti Bhushan, along with his son [[Prashant Bhushan]] has been involved in pressing for accountability in the Indian Judiciary by setting up Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Judicial Reform (CJAR).<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne060908thehouseofbhushan.asp\|title=The House of Bhushan\|date=6 November 2009\|magazine=[[Tehelka]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130105031447/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne060908thehouseofbhushan.asp\|archivedate=5 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Shanti Bhushan, along with his son [[Prashant Bhushan]] has been involved in pressing for accountability in the Indian Judiciary by setting up Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Judicial Reform (CJAR).<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne060908thehouseofbhushan.asp\|title=The House of Bhushan\|date=6 November 2009\|magazine=[[Tehelka]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130105031447/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main40.asp?filename=Ne060908thehouseofbhushan.asp\|archivedate=5 January 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	The campaign has been responsible for action against the [[Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal#Allegations of Real Estate Operations by his sons\|judicial misconduct of Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/type,QUERYRESPONSE,,IND,4a7040ab23,0.html\|title=India: Independence of and corruption within the judicial system (2007 - April 2009)\|date=23 April 2009\|publisher=[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref> and for the declaration of assets by the judges.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2619/stories/20090925261903300.htm\|title=Of accountability to the people\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309040027/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2619/stories/20090925261903300.htm\|archive-date=9 March 2011\|url-status=~~dead~~\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		The campaign has been responsible for action against the [[Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal#Allegations of Real Estate Operations by his sons\|judicial misconduct of Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/type,QUERYRESPONSE,,IND,4a7040ab23,0.html\|title=India: Independence of and corruption within the judicial system (2007 - April 2009)\|date=23 April 2009\|publisher=[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref> and for the declaration of assets by the judges.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2619/stories/20090925261903300.htm\|title=Of accountability to the people\|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309040027/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2619/stories/20090925261903300.htm\|archive-date=9 March 2011\|url-status=usurped\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	The campaign had also protested against the actions and appointments of Justice [[S. Ashok Kumar]], [[Madan Mohan Punchhi]], [[Soumitra Sen]] and Ashwini Kumar Mata.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/oct/03sc.htm\|title=Eminent lawyers trade charges over CJ's appointment\|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?239534\|title=Judging The Judges\|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref>		The campaign had also protested against the actions and appointments of Justice [[S. Ashok Kumar]], [[Madan Mohan Punchhi]], [[Soumitra Sen]] and Ashwini Kumar Mata.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/oct/03sc.htm\|title=Eminent lawyers trade charges over CJ's appointment\|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?239534\|title=Judging The Judges\|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]\|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref>
	In December 2009 the [[Committee on Judicial Accountability]] stated that it considered that recommendations for judicial appointments should only be made after a public debate, including review by members of the bar of the affected high courts. This statement was made in relation to controversy about the appointments of justices [[C. K. Prasad]] and [[P. D. Dinakaran]]. The statement was signed by [[Ram Jethmalani]], Shanti Bhushan, [[Fali Sam Nariman]], [[Anil B. Divan]], [[Kamini Jaiswal]] and [[Prashant Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite ~~web~~		In December 2009 the [[Committee on Judicial Accountability]] stated that it considered that recommendations for judicial appointments should only be made after a public debate, including review by members of the bar of the affected high courts. This statement was made in relation to controversy about the appointments of justices [[C. K. Prasad]] and [[P. D. Dinakaran]]. The statement was signed by [[Ram Jethmalani]], Shanti Bhushan, [[Fali Sam Nariman]], [[Anil B. Divan]], [[Kamini Jaiswal]] and [[Prashant Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite news
	\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article67521.ece		\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article67521.ece
	\|work=The Hindu		\|work=The Hindu
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	During a hearing on the running case for contempt of court in November 2010, Shanti Bhushan went on to say, "The question of apology does not arise. I am prepared to go to jail."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?700681\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711125452/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?700681\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-11\|title=Jail me but won't apologise, Shanti Bhushan to SC\|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]\|accessdate=2010-11-22}}</ref>		During a hearing on the running case for contempt of court in November 2010, Shanti Bhushan went on to say, "The question of apology does not arise. I am prepared to go to jail."<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?700681\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711125452/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?700681\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-11\|title=Jail me but won't apologise, Shanti Bhushan to SC\|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]\|accessdate=2010-11-22}}</ref>

	In October 2011 his son, Prashant Bhushan, was attacked in his chambers in the Supreme Court for his comments on [[Azad Kashmir]] by some activists belonging to the Bhaghat Singh Kranti Sena.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~		In October 2011 his son, Prashant Bhushan, was attacked in his chambers in the Supreme Court for his comments on [[Azad Kashmir]] by some activists belonging to the Bhaghat Singh Kranti Sena.<ref>{{cite news
	\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2531464.ece		\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2531464.ece
	\|work=[[The Hindu]]		\|work=[[The Hindu]]
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	Shanti Bhushan was a prominent member of the core committee of [[India Against Corruption]].<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/list-of-iac-core-committee-members/article1-759125.aspx</ref> The first [[Lokpal]] Bill was passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969, but did not pass through the Rajya Sabha.<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hopeful-jan-lokpal-bill-will-be-passed-anna-hazare-1864911</ref> Shanti Bhushan was a member of the Joint Drafting Committee for the Jan Lokpal Bill, constituted by the Government of India, representing the Civil Society.<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lokpal-bill-drafting-committee-pranab-chairman-shanti-bhushan-co-chairman-452512</ref>		Shanti Bhushan was a prominent member of the core committee of [[India Against Corruption]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150711110034/http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/list-of-iac-core-committee-members/article1-759125.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref> The first [[Lokpal]] Bill was passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969, but did not pass through the Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hopeful-jan-lokpal-bill-will-be-passed-anna-hazare-1864911\|title = Hopeful Jan Lokpal bill will be passed: Anna Hazare\|date = 24 July 2013}}</ref> Shanti Bhushan was a member of the Joint Drafting Committee for the Jan Lokpal Bill, constituted by the Government of India, representing the Civil Society.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lokpal-bill-drafting-committee-pranab-chairman-shanti-bhushan-co-chairman-452512\|title=Lokpal Bill drafting committee: Pranab Chairman; Shanti Bhushan co-Chairman}}</ref>

	==Works==		==Works==
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'''Shanti Bhushan''' (born 11 November 1925) is an Indian politician. He was [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law and Justice]] from 1977 to 1979 in the [[Morarji Desai Ministry]]. He is a senior advocate of the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-most-powerful-indians-in-2009-7074/432784/0|title=The most powerful indians in 2009: 70-74|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref>

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