Eminent jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate Fali S Nariman died in New Delhi on Wednesday on the age of 95. With his demise, en period of illustrious Indian judiciary ended in the present day. Nariman, a towering determine in India’s authorized panorama, earned fame not solely within the nation but additionally on the worldwide stage.Â
Here are ten facts about the authorized veteran
- Fali Sam Nariman, born January 10, 1929, was a senior advocate to the Supreme Court since 1971.
- He was appointed Additional Solicitor General of India in May 1972.Â
- Nariman was recognized for taking a stand on points that matter. He resigned from the put up of Additional Solicitor General of India to protest towards the Emergency declared by then PM Indira Gandhi.
- Nariman’s authorized journey started when he was enrolled as an advocate of the Bombay High Court in November 1950.Â
- He carved a formidable status throughout his 7-decade service. He initially practiced legislation within the High Court of Bombay earlier than shifting to New Delhi in 1972 to apply within the Supreme Court of India.Â
- His was conferred with a number of awards, together with the Padma Bhushan in January 1991 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2007.
- Nariman took up a number of landmark instances that helped form up Indian judiciary.
- He argued many necessary instances, together with the well-known National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), SC AoR Association case (which led to the collegium system), TMA Pai case and so forth.
- His fame prolonged past India’s borders, as he held esteemed positions corresponding to president of the Bar Association of India from 1991 to 2010 and vice-chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Paris from 1989 to 2005.Â
- He additionally served because the president of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration and chaired the Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists, Geneva, from 1995 to 1997.
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