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Soli Jehangir Sorabjee, AM (9 March 1930 – 30 April 2021) was an Indian jurist who served as Attorney-General for India from 1989 to 1990, and again from 1998 to 2004. In 2002, he received the Padma Vibhushan for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights.
Apr 30, 2021 · Sorabjee who followed in the footsteps of his mentor Nani Palkhivala, made a significant contribution to the interpretation of constitutional law in independent India. He was a champion of free speech and citizens’ civil liberties, and assisted Palkhivala in the landmark Golaknath and Keshavananda Bharati cases.
May 6, 2021 · Soli Sorabjee, Eminent Indian Jurist and Jazz Lover, Dies at 91. Mr. Sorabjee was a constitutional expert and free speech advocate who served two stints as the nation’s attorney general. He...
May 20, 2022 · Soli Sorabjee — Life and Times, An Authorized Biography review: The man of law who loved all that jazz. In Abhinav Chandrachud’s retelling, the biography of the former Attorney General...
May 1, 2021 · Soli Jehangir Sorabjee, India’s former attorney general and a legal luminary who passed away on Friday morning at a private hospital in Delhi where he was being treated for Covid-19 was associated with both these landmark rulings.
Soli Sorabjee was a champion of freedom of speech and expression. He defended freedom of press in many landmark cases in the Supreme Court of India and was instrumental in revoking censorship orders and bans on publications.
Apr 30, 2021 · A noted jurist, Soli Sorabjee, passed away at the age of 91 after being admitted to a private hospital in South Delhi for treatment of the Covid-19 infection. Soli Sorabjee began his legal career in 1953 at the Bombay High Court.
May 4, 2021 · India mourns the loss of one of her great sons, former attorney general of India and Padma Vibhushan Soli Sorabjee. Born to Jehangir and Khorshed Sorabjee on March 9, 1930, Sorabjee was a first-generation lawyer, and the first member of his immediate family to attend university.
Apr 30, 2021 · Former Attorney General of India and renowned jurist Soli Sorabjee died of Covid-19 at a private hospital in New Delhi on Friday morning. He was 91. Serving as a legal professional for nearly seven decades, Sorabjee occupied the highest office of the attorney general of India twice — first from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004.
Veteran lawyer and former attorney general Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friday morning after contracting the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Sorabjee was 91. He was admitted to a private...
