Sitting Hon’ble Judges
Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.F. Nariman (DoB. 13.08.1956)
Term of Office: (DoA) 07.07.2014 (F.N.) to (DoR)
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Rohinton Fali Nariman
Date of Birth:13.08.1956
School:
Cathedral School, Mumbai (High 1st Division, ISC)
College:
- Shri Ram College of Commerce-B.Com
- Faculty of Law, Delhi – L.L.B. (1st Class-2nd in the University)
- Harvard Law School-L.L.M. (Thesis on affirmative action: a comparison between India and US constitutional law)
Profession:
Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India.
Was made Senior Counsel by the Chief Justice of India. Justice Venkatachalaiah amended the rules in order to make him a Senior Counsel at the young age of 37 against the mandatory 45. Has practiced Maritime Law in New York at Haight, Gardener, Poor and Havens for 1 year. Has practiced law for the last 35 years. Has over 500 Reported Supreme Court Judgments to his credit. Expert in Comparative Constitutional Law and Civil Law.
Governing Board:
Gujarat Law School, Ahmedabad.
Mediation Committee:
Member, Supreme Court of India.
Lectured at:
- The Delhi Law School, University of Delhi.
- The Bar Council of India at the Supreme Court of India.
- Gave the keynote address at the K.L. Misra Lecture on SPIRITUALITY AND LAW along with the Chief Justice of India and other Supreme Court Judges in Allahabad in 2004.
- Member of the Delegation from the Supreme Court of India to the Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2002.
- Gave a talk at IIC Delhi 2007 on Beethoven.
Specializing in Comparative Religious Studies:
- Ordained Priest from Bandra Agiary.
- Lectured in New York to the Zoroastrian Federation.
- Gave the SEARCH lecture at the IIC, Delhi in 200.
- Gave religious talks at Philadelphia in 2005.
- Gave two lectures in Ahmedabad at the invitation of the Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat in 2003.
- Held fortnightly Gatha classes for two years in Delhi.
- Delivered the Annual K.R. Cama Lecture at K.R. Cama Institute, Mumbai on “Through the Looking Glass”.
- Zoroastrianism in other faiths on 11.11.2006.
- Solicitor General of India from July 27, 2011 to February 4, 2013.
- Elevated as Judge, Supreme Court of India on 7th July, 2014.
Other interests:
- Passion for and deep knowledge about western classical music.
- Great interest in and avid reader of history, philosophy, literature and science.
- Enjoys nature walks-is a committed daily walker
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