The renaissance man: Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman

We have the rare privilege of hosting this renaissance man, this polymath, in his first podcast interview ever. Hosted by his close friend, Sr. Adv. Fredun DeVitre, Justice 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.
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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 video is an intellectual property belonging to the Bombay Bar Association. Any unauthorised usage of this video/script in any format is prohibited and will be subject to prosecution.
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