Mahesh Jethmalani was born on 9 August 1956 and is an Indian lawyer and a politician.
15 Facts About Mahesh Jethmalani
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Mahesh Jethmalani is currently a nominated Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
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Mahesh Jethmalani was a member of the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party up to 2012.
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Mahesh Jethmalani's father was a popular advocate turned Union Minister Ram Jethmalani.
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Mahesh Jethmalani did his schooling at St Paul's School, Darjeeling.
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Mahesh Jethmalani has done his BA from the St Xavier's College, Mumbai, and a tripos in PPE at the University of Oxford.
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Mahesh Jethmalani studied law in London and qualified as a barrister in 1980.
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Mahesh Jethmalani enrolled at the bar of Bombay High Court on 12 February 1981.
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Mahesh Jethmalani appealed before the Court for the two accused in Assassination of Indira Gandhi.
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Mahesh Jethmalani represented Birla family in the Priyamvada Birla case and has appeared for Anil Ambani in the Reliance Case.
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Mahesh Jethmalani represented Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gujarat Riot Cases in Supreme Court of India.
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Mahesh Jethmalani appeared for the bail plea of Sanjay Dutt.
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Mahesh Jethmalani represents former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Param Bir Singh against the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
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Mahesh Jethmalani unsuccessfully contested the 2009 Indian general elections from the Mumbai North Central as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
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Mahesh Jethmalani quit the BJP National Executive in 2012 after differences with BJP President Nitin Gadkari.