Rohinton Fali Nariman

Rohinton Fali Nariman
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
7 July 2014 – 12 August 2021
Nominated byRajendra Mal Lodha
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Solicitor General of India
In office
27 July 2011 – 4 February 2013
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1956-08-13) 13 August 1956 (age 68)[1]
Bombay, Bombay State,
(now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
SpouseSanaya Nariman[2]
Parent
Alma materShri Ram College of Commerce (B.Com Hons.)
University of Delhi (LLB)
Harvard University (LLM)

Rohinton Fali Nariman (born 13 August 1956) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.[3] Before being elevated as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court. He was appointed the Solicitor General of India on 23 July 2011.[4] He also served as a member of the Bar Council of India.[5] He was designated as a Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah in 1993 at the early age of 37.[4][6][7]

  1. ^ Press Bureau of India : Shri Rohinton Fali Nariman Appointed as Solicitor General of India Last Retrieved on 4 February 2013.
  2. ^ The BPP Review (17 December 2011) : Solicitor General feted Last Retrieved on 4 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Justice Nariman bids adieu to SC bench after enriching court's docket with key verdicts". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2287939.ece, Rohinton Nariman appointed Solicitor-General
  5. ^ "Office Bearers of Bar Council of India « The Bar Council of India".
  6. ^ "Rohinton F. Nariman – Personal Website". Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Rohinton Nariman is new Solicitor General of India".