<p>Eminent jurist Justice (retd) P B Sawant, a former Judge of the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court, passed away in his residence in Pune on Monday. He was 91.</p>.<p>Justice Sawant is a former Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI).</p>.<p>He was associated with several public causes. Justice Sawant and Justice Kolse-Patil were the co-convenors of the 2017 Elgar Parishad that was held in Shaniwarwada in Pune.</p>.<p>In 1973, he was appointed Judge of the Bombay High Court. Among his notable acts was an inquiry on the Air-India aircraft crash in June 1982. He was appointed justice in the Supreme Court in 1989.</p>.<p>In 2002, he served with retired Justice Hosbet Suresh on an Indian People's Tribunal headed by Justice V R Krishna Iyer to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots.</p>.<p>“Justice Sawant was an ideal person. He excelled in every field as a judge, as an activist, as a social worker. The way he conducted his public life is an example before us,” said Justice BG Kolse-Patil, veteran activist, who had known Justice Sawant personally.</p>
<p>Eminent jurist Justice (retd) P B Sawant, a former Judge of the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court, passed away in his residence in Pune on Monday. He was 91.</p>.<p>Justice Sawant is a former Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI).</p>.<p>He was associated with several public causes. Justice Sawant and Justice Kolse-Patil were the co-convenors of the 2017 Elgar Parishad that was held in Shaniwarwada in Pune.</p>.<p>In 1973, he was appointed Judge of the Bombay High Court. Among his notable acts was an inquiry on the Air-India aircraft crash in June 1982. He was appointed justice in the Supreme Court in 1989.</p>.<p>In 2002, he served with retired Justice Hosbet Suresh on an Indian People's Tribunal headed by Justice V R Krishna Iyer to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots.</p>.<p>“Justice Sawant was an ideal person. He excelled in every field as a judge, as an activist, as a social worker. The way he conducted his public life is an example before us,” said Justice BG Kolse-Patil, veteran activist, who had known Justice Sawant personally.</p>