Senior Advocate and former Union Law Minister, Hans Raj Bhardwaj passed away on Sunday, March 8 at the age of 83 years.

The senior Congress leader reportedly suffered after a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Saket on Sunday evening. He is also a two-time state Governor, who has served in that capacity for Karnataka and Kerala.

The cremation will take place on Monday, March 9 at 4 pm in Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi.

His son, Arun Bhardwaj is a Senior Advocate. His grandsons, Karn Bhardwaj and Gautam Bhardwaj are practicing advocates.