| M. C. Setalvad | |
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| Attorney General of India | |
| In office 28 January 1950 – 1 March 1963 |
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| Born | Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad |
| Occupation | lawyer |
M. C. Setalvad was an eminent Indian jurist, who became the first and longest serving Attorney General of 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. [2]
He was award the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour by Government of India in 1957.[3]
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The son of noted lawyer Sir Chimanlal Setalvad, Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad was brought up in Mumbai. 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.
His son, Atul Setalvad, is 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. [4]