Eminent jurist and senior Supreme Court docket advocate Fali Sam Nariman died in Delhi on Wednesday on the age of 95.
Nariman, the recipient of the Padma Bhushan in January 1991 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2007, practiced legislation for greater than 70 years. The Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian award.
He began his profession in legislation as an advocate within the Bombay Excessive Court docket in November 1950. By 1961, he was designated a senior advocate.
In 1972, Nariman was appointed because the Extra Solicitor Basic of India. Nonetheless, in 1975, he resigned from the submit to protest Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s resolution to declare Emergency.
Nariman was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha between 1999 and 2005.
He was the president of the Bar Affiliation of India from 1991 to 2010. He was additionally the vice chairperson of the Worldwide Court docket of Arbitration of the Paris-based Worldwide Chamber of Commerce from 1989 to 2005.
Nariman wrote a number of books together with, God Save the Hon’ble Supreme Court docket, Earlier than Reminiscence Fades and The State of the Nation.
He’s survived by his youngsters Rohinton Nariman, a former Supreme Court docket choose, and daughter Anaheeta.
Fali S Nariman Senior Advovate has handed on from this world . He was the final of a era on attorneys from Bombay who formed and moulded the historical past of constitutional legislation in India, a voice that stood by secular values, for the Independence of the judiciary. My deepest…
— Indira Jaising (@IJaising) February 21, 2024
Senior advocate Indira Jaising on Wednesday described him as “a voice that stood by secular values, for the independence of the judiciary”.
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan remembered Nariman as “a pillar for our Structure and civil liberties”. “His sudden passing is a big loss to the authorized group and the nation,” Bhushan mentioned in a tweet.
This was Mr Fali Nariman’s affectionate message to me simply 5 days in the past. Was wanting & planning to fulfill him very quickly. I’ll have a lifelong remorse now. He was a pillar for our Structure&Civil Liberties. His sudden passing is a big loss to the authorized group & the nation pic.twitter.com/xAa08Z2Ni2
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) February 21, 2024
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expressed his condolences to Nariman’s household and associates on Wednesday.
“The passing away of eminent jurist, senior advocate, and a fierce votary of Constitutional Civil Liberties, Fali S Nariman is a big loss to the authorized system,” Kharge mentioned in a tweet. “A Padma Vibhushan recipient, his unwavering dedication to his rules remained steadfast and admirable.”
The passing away of eminent jurist, senior advocate, and a fierce votary of Constitutional Civil Liberties, Fali S Nariman is a big loss to the authorized system.
A Padma Vibhushan recipient, his unwavering dedication to his rules remained steadfast and admirable.
My deepest… pic.twitter.com/hyiZ0nDWBw
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) February 21, 2024