NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judges as well as top supporters of this nation paid tributes to the late Soli Sorabjee who passed out back and explained as a crusader of individual freedom and among the greatest attorneys India has ever had.
Speaking in a convention in remembrance of Sorabjee,” Chief Justice of India N V Ramana reported the participation of Sorabjee at the development of Indian jurisprudence is gigantic that couldn’t be explained in a couple of words.
Terming him a”epitome of elegance, modesty, humility, kindness and ethics”, CJI Ramana stated Sorabjee motivated him to carry on in the career.
“He was also a guy having an unflinching faith in the inherent ideals, especially those pertaining to the liberty of speech and individual rights.
He had been a protector of civil liberties through the difficult Emergency age.
He also played a critical part in a number of the most iconic instances that have clarified the legal landscape of the terrific nation.
He helped Nani Palkhivala from the Golaknath along with Kesavananda Bharati instances.
As a counselor, and then the attorney general of India, he contended many landmark cases like Maneka Gandhi, D C Wadhwa and S T Bommai.
It could be stated in unequivocal terms he played a critical role in crafting our nation’s jurisprudence.
He brought glory and honor not just for himselfbut to the establishment as a whole,” Justice Ramana stated.
SC judge Justice D Y Chandrachud stated he consented to take judgeship just on Sorabjee’s advice.
“Once I was asked for a judgeI switched to Soli for guidance.
Soli said’you’ve got to answer the phone support’.
I recognized that guidance of my mentor,” he explained.
Justice U U Lalit stated Sorabjee excelled in many divisions of legislation enforcement and had been a champion of individual rights and rights of minorities within his lifetime and one place that was quite dear to him has been liberty of expression, free media and Article 19(1)(a).