Fali Nariman’s death early Wednesday evoked an outpouring of grief, respect and a deep sense of loss with voices cutting across party lines joining in to mourn his passing.
Nariman’s uncompromising rectitude first came to public attention when on June 26, 1975 he resigned his post as Additional Solicitor General hours after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had declared the Emergency. He was the only senior government law officer to do so.