His family originally lived in Lyallpur District, but migrated to the Indian side at the time of the Partition.
In February 1999, the Belize Bar Association requested that the government remove Ghandi from his position as SG, alleging ethics violations.
[5] Finally, long-time rival Godfrey Smith ascended to the position of Attorney-General just as Ghandi's contract was up for renewal, sealing his fate.
At first Ghandi appeared to be getting kicked out of the government entirely; he stated that he would step down as SG and return to private practice.
[4] However, just the next day, the government announced in a press release that Ghandi would instead take up a position as legal counsel to the Ministry of Economic Development as well as director-general of the new International Financial Services Commission.