R. K. Anand

Ram Kumar Anand (born 15 March 1943) is a lawyer and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha,[1] serving during the NDA government.

Anand appeared before that commission on behalf of the Government of India and the police force.

Anand handled the case of Air India Flight 182, in which 329 died, as well as other aircraft inquiries.

Sanjeev Nanda was accused of killing six people with his BMW in a hit-and-run accident.

[3] During the case, Anand was accused of trying to influence witness Sunil Kulkarni, and was charged with contempt of court.

[4] In 2009 Anand was convicted of the contempt charge, stripped of his designation as senior counsel, barred from practising law in any Delhi court for four months, and fined Rs 2,000.

[3] At that time he made a full apology, donated Rs 2.1 million to the Bar Council of India, and offered to work pro bono for one year.

In 1972 he was elected to the State Bar Council of Delhi, where he remained a member from 1972 till 1998.

Anand was elected as a member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand in March 2000, during the NDA government.

He again contested General Elections in 2014 from Faridabad constituency on Indian National Lok Dal ticket.