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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...
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.
May 1, 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.
Apr 30, 2021 · Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, one of India's finest legal minds, died of Covid this morning. He was 91. A senior lawyer and Padma Vibhushan recipient, Soli Sorabjee was being treated...
Apr 30, 2021 · Eminent jurist and former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friday due to COVID-19 complications. Mr. Sorabjee was born on March 9, 1930 in erstwhile Bombay to a Parsi...
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...
Apr 30, 2021 · Soli Sorabjee, the former Attorney General and one of the country's finest legal minds and jurists died of COVID-19 this morning. The 91-year-old senior lawyer was...
