The 91-year-old is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons.
A recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the country, the renowned human rights lawyer served as the Attorney General for India from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004 during the tenure of V.P. Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee respectively.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among a host of leaders who condoled the passing away of the eminent jurist.
The prime minister described him as an outstanding lawyer who was at the forefront of helping the poor and downtrodden through law.
NEW DELHI: CJI NV Ramana condoled the death of former attorney general Soli J Sorabjee on Friday and said he will be remembered as a legend who added strength to the pillars of democracy. I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Soli Jehangir Sorabjee, former attorney general of India. In his nearly 68 year long association with the judicial world, he made immeasurable contribution in enriching the global jurisprudence of Human Rights and Fundamental Rights, the CJI said. The matters that he had argued before the courts and the judgments that he could secure; the books, essays, papers of international repute and the news paper articles that he had authored; the independent opinions he could tender to the government in his capacity as the attorney general – they all stand testimony to his deep commitment to democratic values. He not only lived up to the mandate of the attorney general as enshrined in the Constitution but also raised the bar in discharge of his Con
In the Maneka Gandhi case, the court had particularly mentioned that “Attorney General (and the Additional Solicitor General who appeared with him), with characteristic and commendable grace and perceptive and progressive realism, agreed to the happy resolution of the present dispute in the manner set out in my learned brother s judgment.”
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