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Anil B. Divan
Anil B. Divan (born 15 May 1930 - 20 March 2017) was a senior advocate in India. He has been described as an eminent constitutional expert.
Anil B. Divan was born on 15 May 1930. He died 20 March 2017. He was president of Law Asia from 1991 to 1993. From February 2009 he was Associate President of the Bar Association of India.
He argued in the Supreme Court of India on a "pro bono" basis in many Public Interest Litigations (PILs)
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.
On 17.10.2014, he appeared for the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalitha in a conviction and obtained bail for her, which was earlier rejected