Mehta was born to his parents, Lallubhai Samaldas and Satyavati on 15 April 1900 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Due to ill health, he left his studies in London incomplete and returned to Mumbai.
degree from the University of Bombay by writing an essay on the social thinking of Bertrand Russell.
[1] During 1947–50, he held the position of Director of the Indian Customs Board; He also served as a member of the Constitution Committee.
[3][2] He was refused service in a Houston airport restaurant because he was not white, leading John Foster Dulles to conclude that US segregation was hurting foreign relations.