Japan To Honor Former Law Minister And Sr. Advocate Ashwani Kumar With ‘Order Of The Rising Sun’

Japan has decided to confer Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun on former Law Minister and Senior Supreme Court Lawyer Ashwani Kumar. The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the highest category of decorations among the Orders of the Rising Sun, is conferred in recognition of distinguished accomplishments of individuals.

Mr. Kumar is being conferred with the honor for his contribution to strengthening of bilateral ties and promotion of friendship between the two countries. The award will be conferred at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9.

As a former member of the Rajya Sabha, an eminent legal counsel, political activist, author, former Union cabinet minister, Mr. Kumar wears many different hats. He has been the former Minister of Law and Justice in the Government of ex-Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh.

He has recently filed a public interest litigation seeking Supreme Court’s intervention to ensure an effective and purposeful legislative framework/ laws and its enforcement to fulfill the constitutional promise of human dignity and prevention of custodial torture at all levels.