Background
Nariman is the son of Fali Sam Nariman, a distinguished Indian Jurist.
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Rohinton Fali Nariman
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He completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce He completed his Bachelor of Laws from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, where he ranked 2nd in the batch.
Career
Before being elevated as a judge, he practised as a senior counsel at the Supreme Court. He was appointed the of India on 23 July 2011. He was designated as a Senior Counsel by Justice Venkatachaliah (the then Chief Justice of India) in 1993 at the early age of 37.
He received his early education in Mumbai, at the Cathedral and John Connon School. degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce.
He then went to Harvard Law School for his Master of Laws degree in 1980-1981 where he was taught by stalwarts like Professor Laurence Tribe and Professor Unger. He is the only Harvard alumnus serving as a Judge at the Supreme Court of India.
Nariman joined the Bar as an advocate in 1979. Times of India has placed him among top ten lawyers of his time.
After his year at Harvard, he practised Maritime Law in New York at Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens for a year.
He has been designated as a Senior Advocate at Supreme Court of India from 15 December 1993 at the young age of 37. While appointing him Chief Justice Venkatachalaiah amended the rules as Nariman was of 37 years and the minimum age for being made a senior in the Supreme Court was 45. He has been practising law for the last 30 years and has more than 500 reported Supreme Court Judgments to his cartulary-register
He is an expert in Comparative Constitutional Law and Civil Law.
He has argued numerous cases, including the constitutional bench judgments of P.A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra and State of Punjab v.
Devans Modern Breweries Limited.
One of Mr. Nariman"s latest cases, Enercon (India) Limited. v.
Enercon GMBH, Civil Appeal Number.
2086 of 2014, has clarified the arbitration law on the seat/venue dichotomy. Khoday Distilleries Limited. v. Scotch Whisky Association, (2008) 10 SCC 723 is a landmark case in trademark law wherein the arguments of Mr.
Nariman that the class of buyer may be relevant to the determination of a passing off action and it is not always the test of the prudent man which would apply was accepted.
He has argued the cases for theatre artist Vijay Tendulkar and the controversy-marred play Sakharam Binder. He claims that these two cases have been the turning points of his life.
He has handled the high-profile case of gas sharing between the Reliance Industries Limited (led by Mukesh Ambani) and Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (which is led by Anil Ambani). He has set up the Supreme Court Lawyers Welfare Trust which works for the welfare of lawyers and encourages young talent.
Nariman was of 55 years of age when he was appointed the of India.
Resignation
After being at the post of of India for eighteen months, Nariman resigned on 4 February 2013. The reasons for the same have been unknown though it is being said that he shared a poor rapport with the Law Minister Ashwani Kumar
Nariman was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on 7 July 2014. He is the fifth Supreme Court judge to be elevated directly from the Bar.
Achievements
Membership
He also served as a member of the Bar Council of India.
