JAMMU, JANUARY 28, KDC: K D Sethi, who was the last surviving member of the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly, passed away at his residence here on Thursday.
He was 93.
Sethi was a member of the Constituent Assembly—a body of representatives elected in 1951— which framed the Constitution of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Constituent Assembly was dissolved on January 26, 1957.
The employees of the Law Department and members of Civil Secretariat Non-Gazetted Employees Union today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of K.D Sethi, father of Achal Sethi, Secretary Law Department.
In a condolence meeting held here at civil Secretariat lawns, the participants expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.