Ajoy Halder, who had started up infrastructure law firm Halder & Associates in 2017 in Delhi, has passed away after contracting Covid-19.

L&L Partners star Delhi-based corporate partner, Sundeep Dudeja, passed away earlier today after a prolonged battle with Covid-19.

Bhojani was one of the first lawyers to make it to top corporate management in India, paving the way for the others who followed*

NLSIU Bangalore Masters of Public Policy (MPP) student Priyansh Khandelwal had drowned in a tragic accident, with his body having been recovered this morning.

Projects and finance lawyer Sameen Vyas, who had been partner at L&L Partners, passed away earlier today after a cardiac arrest.

Legendary senior counsel Ram Jethmalani, one of the most outspoken and eloquent storytellers of the bar, passed away early this morning, according to the PTI at age 95, a week before his 96th birthday on 14 September.

Over the last several days, many have remembered Mr. Arun Jaitley as a politician, as a person, as a mentor, as a friend, as a colleague, and as a devoted family man.

Professor Shamnad Basheer’s death last week had not just shocked the legal profession and academia, but has also brought to the surface memories of the many lives that had been touched by him in his short time on earth.

Prof Shamnad Basheer, who despite his young age of 43 had become one of the most well-known, influential and impactful lawyers and academics in India, passed away earlier today in an accident.

Former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) executive director Usha Narayanan, who had served with the regulator for 21 years and had joined what-was-then Amarchand Mangaldas in 2012 as an of counsel Mumbai, has passed away at age 65 after a battle with cancer.

The single-most influential and already in-his-lifetime legendary figure in Indian legal education, Prof NR Madhava Menon, has passed away last night, after having been diagnosed with liver cancer several months ago.

On 27th November 2008, a day after the worst terror attack on Mumbai (and India), when the working folks of Mumbai were not to be found at their work places, among the few to be found working was Girish Gokhale.

Nihal Kothari, executive director in Khaitan & Co’s indirect tax team in Mumbai, passed away yesterday.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) Delhi partner Vishal Anand has died earlier this morning of cardiac arrest following multiple organ failures, after having been admitted to hospital several weeks ago.

Kirtee Kapoor, the head of Davis Polk’s India group and one of the first of a new generation of Indian-trained lawyers to make partner at top international firms, has passed away after having been hit by a train earlier yesterday morning in California.

Senior counsel TR Andhyarujina passed away early yesterday morning, with his funeral having taken place yesterday afternoon.

Senior advocate and constitutional law expert Anil B Divan passed away this morning at around 830am, aged 86, according to several posts by lawyers on social media.

Sunil Seth, the co-founder and senior partner of Seth Dua & Associates, passed away yesterday (5 February) after a motorcycle accident.

This week we have some exclusive news on HSA going full-steam ahead, an unreported S&R star hire (and why I think it could be one of the best-placed firms if the foreigners ever come), and a little bit of gossip on what Luthra has been up to the last few years.

Former Chief Justice if India (CJI) SH Kapadia passed away last night in Mumbai aged 68.