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The Telegraph | | Published 04.05.21, 12:38 AM Sir Soli Sorabjee, the legal luminary who passed away last week, fought for the rights of the poor and the downtrodden throughout his life (“Soli Sorabjee no more”, May 1). Sorabjee led India’s fight in the International Court of Justice when Pakistan sought compensation from India for the shooting down of the former’s naval patrol aircraft in 1999 soon after the end of the Kargil war. The ICJ ruled in favour of India. Sorabjee also worked for the Citizen’s Justice Committee which represented victims of the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. He appeared in many important cases including the Kesavananda Bharati case on the basic structure of the Constitution. He had also called for the Supreme Court to drop the sentencing of the senior advocate, Prashant Bhushan, in a contempt of court case over his ....
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 â Former Attorney General and veteran lawyer Soli Sorabjee passed away here early morning April 30. He was 91. The gentle giant Soli Sorabjee passed away this morning. Always ready to lend a helping hand Soli Sir leaves behind countless admirers & many memories. My condolences to the family in this hour of grief, tweeted Union Minister Smriti Irani while condoling Sorabjee s demise. Sorabjee, born in 1930, enrolled at the bar in 1953. In 1971, Bombay High Court designated him as senior advocate. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also condoled the demise of Sorabjee, calling him an exceptional legal mind and a great scholar of the Indian constitution. ....
Soli Sorabjee, eminent jurist who had been the country’s highest law officer and appeared in cases that had far-reaching impact on the Constitution, governance and free speech, passed away on Friday morning after a battle with Covid-19. He was 91. Sorabjee is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons. Sorabjee had till recently been active not only in the legal arena but also used to pen articles for media houses on complicated legal matters. Sorabjee had been attorney-general of India from 1989 to 1990 and thereafter from 1998 to 2004. Then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee often consulted him on important national issues. ....