The Renaissance Man: Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman

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13 March 2024 8:48 AM GMT

  • In the Fourth Episode of the Bombay Bar Association Podcast, hosted by his close friend, Sr. Adv. Fredun DeVitre, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman shares the impact of moving to Delhi when his father was appointed Additional Solicitor General of India, working alongside the great Nani Palkhivala, and why according to him there is no case which is so bad that it cannot be argued. You will also...

    In the Fourth Episode of the Bombay Bar Association Podcast, hosted by his close friend, Sr. Adv. Fredun DeVitre, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman shares the impact of moving to Delhi when his father was appointed Additional Solicitor General of India, working alongside the great Nani Palkhivala, and why according to him there is no case which is so bad that it cannot be argued. You will also be treated to an enthralling discussion on the Basic Structure Doctrine of the Constitution.

    Chapters:

    (00:00 - 01:25) Growing up in Bombay

    (01:26 - 03:04) Move to Delhi after Fali Narima's appointment as Additional Solicitor General of India

    (03:05 - 04:10) College life in Delhi

    (04:10 - 07:13) The difference between Harvard Law School and Delhi Law College

    (07:14 - 10:07) Starting practice in Bombay

    (10:08 - 14:39) Prakash Amichand Shah vs State Of Gujarat (1981 AIR 1597)

    (14:40 - 19:31) Working with Nani Palkhivala on the Minerva Mills case (1980 AIR 1789)

    (19:32 - 26:24) Basic Structure Doctrine

    (26:25 - 30:29) Dealing with cases when the facts are not in your favour

    (30:30 - 32:08) Accepting judgeship

    (32:09 - 34:06) Approach to writing judgments

    (34:07 - 37:31) Should non-lawyers be considered for judgship?

    (37:32 - 38:31) The importance of dissenting judgments

    (38:32 - 39:47) The balance between faith and law

    (39:48 - 42:09) The role of the Solicitor General and other Law Officer of India

    (42:10 - 44:45) Attitude towards junior members of the bar

    CREDITS:

    Guest: Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman

    Host: Sr. Adv. Fredun DeVitre

    Editorial Guidance: Nitin Thakker

    Special Thanks: Vishal Kanade & Firoz Bharucha

    Concept & Creative Producer: Aditya Bapat

    This is a Maed in India production.

    Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome

    Creative Head: Mae Mariyam Thomas

    Sound Designer & Mixing Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni

    Sound Editors : Lakshman Parsuram & Ishaan Devasthali

    Directed and edited by: Jishnu Guha

    Camera Assistant: Ujjwal Lo

    Project Coordinator: Natasha Vakil

    Research: Nirmal Bhansali

    Assistant Producers: Meghna Gulati & Ruchi Sawardekar

    Studio: Island City Studios

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