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“Great judges never pass away” and neither do great jurists like Fali S Nariman

Fali S Nariman will be remembered as an acclaimed jurist who has argued several leading cases and was a leading authority on Constitutional Law in India.

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“Left behind a rich legacy that will inspire generations to come”, Kapil Madan remembers Rajiv Luthra

Mr. Rajiv K Luthra has created a rich legacy that will inspire generations to come. He was a visionary, philanthropist, a benovent

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Justice Ahmadi: Aziz to the Law and Aziz to the Lawyers

by Talha Abdul Rahman†

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Justice Lahoti : Tributes Pour in on the Passing Away of a Distinguished Jurist

Former Judge Ramesh Chandra Lahoti took his last breath on March 23, 2022. He was the 35th Chief Justice of India, and

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Remembering Senior Advocate SP Gupta and his crusade for Judicial Independence

Former Uttar Pradesh Advocate General and Senior Advocate SP Gupta passed away on January 16, 2022. SP Gupta was enrolled as a

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Remembering Danish Siddiqui – a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia

Reported by Syed Haroon

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Rohit Mammen Alex : A Kind Soul and A Fighter till the End

Diye jalte hain, dost milte hain An audio tribute to Rohit. Abhishek Malhotra, Managing Partner, TMT Law Associates, NLS Class of

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Soli J. Sorabjee: A champion of human rights and Jazz!

Former Attorney General and an outstanding lawyer, Soli J. Sorabjee succumbed to COVID-19 on April 30, 2021 at the age of 91.

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Remembering the humble and humorous Professor Mallar

A legend On 24th April, 2021 Prof. Mallar fell victim to Covid. I think of myself and almost everyone who knows me

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The Judicial Legacy of Justice MM Shantanagoudar

“An irreducible core of right to life is “dignity”. Right to human dignity comes in different shades and colours. (…) The right

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Former Supreme Court judge Justice MK Mukherjee passes away at 87. Here are his 5 notable judgments

by Prachi Bhardwaj†

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Remembering Justice PB Sawant, champion of the poor and oppressed

by Prachi Bhardwaj†

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Lily Thomas: A public interest crusader

Today marks the first death anniversary of Supreme Court advocate Lily Thomas who was responsible for Section 8(4) of the Representation of

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In fond memory of Ram Jethmalani on his first death anniversary

by Tanvi Dubey†

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Remembering the ‘anything but ordinary’ Shamnad Basheer

In memoriam: Shamnad, you are remembered and missed IDIA Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA) / SpicyIP / Basheer family and to

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Untimely Departure of Justice Banerjee: A void in Judicial firmament

by Anurag Ojha*

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Remembering Shamnad Basheer on his 44th Birthday

Ruma Pal† and Mahendra Pal Singh††

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Ashok Desai – A Tribute (18 December 1932 — 13 April 2020)

by Pallav Shishodia*

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Remembering Adv. Lily Thomas, Supreme Court’s senior most woman advocate

Supreme Court advocate Lily Thomas, responsible for striking down of Section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to disqualify

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Shamnad Basheer: An indomitable spirit

A commemoration by Madhurima Mukherjee. Madhurima is closely associated with IDIA, an organisation founded by Shamnad. She also is a senior partner at AZB & Partners, Delhi.