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Hormasji Maneckji Seervai
Indian lawyer
H. M. Seervai | |
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| Born | Hormasji "Homi" Maneckji Seervai (1906-12-05)5 December 1906 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 26 January 1996(1996-01-26) (aged 89) |
| Occupation(s) | 1957–1974 Advocate General of Maharashtra |
| Years active | 1920–1996 |
| Spouse | Feroza Seervai |
| Children | Meher, Shirin and Navroz |
Hormasji "Homi" Maneckji Seervai (1906–1996) was an Indian jurist, lawyer and writer.[1] He is also considered to be a renowned Constitutional expert, and his works are cited popularly in various Indian cases as well as journals.
Early life and education
Seervai was born on 5 December 1906 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in a middle class Parsi family. He matriculated from Bhada New High School, Mumbai and in 1922 joined Elphinstone College, Bombay from where he graduated with a first class degree in philosophy. He received his law degree from Government Law College