Former Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati passes away at 65

Vahanvati had served as the Solicitor General of India between June 20, 2004 and June 7, 2009. He was earlier the Advocate General of Maharashtra.

FP Archives|Dec 21, 2014, 14:01:00 IST

Mumbai: Former Attorney General of India G E Vahanvati died here on Tuesday following a heart attack. He was 65.

Goolam Essaji Vahanvati is survived by his wife and son, Maharashtra's Advocate General Darius Khambata said.

[caption id="attachment_97056" align="alignleft" width="380"] Goolam Vahanvati. PTI[/caption]

Vahanvati was appointed the 13th Attorney General in June 2009 for a three-year term after UPA government was re-elected.

In 2012, the term was extended by another two years.

He resigned on May 27 this year after the BJP-led government headed by Narendra Modi assumed power.

Prior to his appointment as the top law officer, Vahanvati had served as the Solicitor General of India between June 20, 2004 and June 7, 2009. He was earlier the Advocate General of Maharashtra.

Maha: Court orders Rs 30L compensation for parents after youth dies in road accident

The order came after the victim's parents Baldev Singh Gill and Manjit Kaur filed a plea demanding the compensation while claiming that the deceased was their only son and they were totally dependent on him for living

Ashleigh Barty comes from set down to beat Coco Gauff in Australian Open lead-up

Barty, playing her first singles match since the US Open in September, gave herself some perfect match practice ahead of the Australian Open with the bruising 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over the 17-year-old

FDI policy on e-commerce: Online firms cannot win the game by blaming govt but by finding a way around regulations

The reluctance of digital/technology companies to invest time and resources to navigate an uncertain regulatory landscape is more to be blamed than the FDI policy itself.

US Open 2021: World No 150 Emma Raducanu to face Maria Sakkari in semi-final

Raducanu, only the fourth qualifier to reach a Grand Slam semi-final, made the Swiss 11th seed the highest-rated victim of her young career in making history on the New York hardcourts.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: With seventh gold, Allyson Felix becomes most decorated American track and field Olympian

France handed the United States their first Olympic basketball defeat since 2004 in the group stage of the men's tournament but could not repeat the feat in the final, narrowly losing 87-82 in Saitama.

Up Next