<p>Senior advocate and author Bhaskarrao Avhad passed away in a hospital in Pune on Friday after a brief illness.</p>.<p>He was 78, and is survived by his wife, son and daughter.</p>.<p>Born in Ahmednagar, Avhad served as president of Bar Council of Maharashtra, Goa as well as other associations of lawyers, and also penned several books, many of them on law.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar tweeted that a true, honest and principled legal expert has gone from among us.</p>
<p>Senior advocate and author Bhaskarrao Avhad passed away in a hospital in Pune on Friday after a brief illness.</p>.<p>He was 78, and is survived by his wife, son and daughter.</p>.<p>Born in Ahmednagar, Avhad served as president of Bar Council of Maharashtra, Goa as well as other associations of lawyers, and also penned several books, many of them on law.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar tweeted that a true, honest and principled legal expert has gone from among us.</p>