During the Emergency of 1975–77, he defended socialist leader George Fernandes in the famous Baroda dynamite case. He secured release of the underground Mizo leader, Laldenga, in the conspiracy trial in 1979.[3] Thereafter, he was the constitutional adviser to the underground Mizo National Front during negotiations with Government of India. Many years of negotiations resulted in the signing of Mizoram Peace Accord, which he helped write on 30 June 1986, which ended 20 years of insurgency. He was appointed the first Advocate General of Mizoram, the state's premier legal officer in 1987 at the age of 34.[4] He was the youngest-ever advocate general in the country. He is an expert on India's northeast region and its insurgency problem.[5]
He was designated as a senior advocate by Supreme Court of India on 20 December 1986 at the age of 34, a notable achievement in the legal profession.[6]
^ ab"Rajya Sabha Former Members Search". Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 10 July 2022. The website doesn't provide a direct link. So it can be navigated to the biography page by typing "Swaraj Kaushal" in the search bar