Former Supreme Court Judge Justice PB Sawant passes away

Retired Supreme Court Justice P B Sawant passed away due to cardiac arrest in Pune on 15 February 2021 at the age of 91.

Born in the year 1930, Justice P.B. Sawant practised as Advocate in Bombay High Court and Supreme Court of India since 1957 in all branches of law - Civil, Criminal, Industrial, Service Election, Constitutional and Co-operative on Original and Appellate side.

He was elevated as a Judge of the Bombay High Court in 1973. He conducted inquiry in the Air-India aircraft crash in June, 1982. He was part of the panel that conducted an investigation into the 2002 Gujarat riots. He also chaired the commission constituted on September 1, 2003 to investigate the corruption charges against four ministers in the government of Maharashtra. Justice Sawant had also served as chairman of the Press Council of India.

Justice Sawant was elevated to the Bench of the Supreme Court of India in October 1989 and he retired in June 1995. However, he was active in various public matters.