Prashant Bhushan

Prashant Bhushan (born 1956) is an Indian lawyer.

Prashant Bhushan is the son of eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan. He Lives in Noida.

He is an activist who helps people through the judiciary system. In his career of 15 years he has worked on around 500 PILs (Public interest Litigation). He is a strong supporter of a Clean Judiciary.

He is a member of the committee constituted in April 2011 for the Jan Lokpal bill.

He is the author of two books :

• "The Case That Shook India” (about the case challenging the election of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, which led to the declaration of Emergency and the suspension of civil liberties in India in 1975)
• "Bofors: The Selling of a Nation" (about the Bofors scam and its unravelling) .

See also

• Jan Lokpal Bill

Interviews

• Conversation with Prashant Bhushan - Bar & Bench - 25th Oct 2010
• No one wants independent investigation - Frontline - 14th Aug 2010
• Of accountability to the people - Frontline - 12th Sept 2009
• Half Of The Last 16 Chief Justices Were Corrupt - Tehelka - 5th Sept 2009
• We have had many corrupt CJIs in the last 15 years - Tehelka - 24th Nov 2006

External links

• Note on Legal Luminaires from Unilawonline
• Those who make the grade - Tehelka - 11th May 2005
• Judiciary on Trial by Kuldip Nayar in Dawn, Pakistan
• Chief Injustices - Excerpts from a milestone affidavit - Tehelka - 2nd Oct 2010
• The House of Bhushan - Tehelka article - 6th Sept 2008
• Indian Express List of 100 most powerful Indians