{"id":240547,"date":"2020-12-11T14:23:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T08:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=240547"},"modified":"2021-01-16T20:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T15:18:59","slug":"palkhivala-and-the-constitution-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/12\/11\/palkhivala-and-the-constitution-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Palkhivala and the Constitution of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2014\u00a0<i>Nani\u00a0<span id=\"Highlight_0002\" class=\"Highlight\">Palkhivala<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 Brief reference about his birth, background, etc. \u2014 His Education \u2014 Joining law and at the Ban \u2014 First appearance in a case of Constitutional significance in the Bombay High Court \u2014 Reference made to the other famous cases argued \u2014 Part-time Lecturer at Government Law College, Bombay \u2014 Important cases argued in the Supreme Court<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 Bhanji Munji (1955), Bank Nationalisation case (1970), Privy Purse case (1971) \u2014 Bennett Coleman (1972), St.Xavier&#8217;s College case (1974), Seshammal case (1972), Kesavananda Bharati (1972) and Minerva Mills Case (1980) \u2014\u00a0<i>Palkhivala&#8217;s Magnus Opus, the Law and Practice of Income tax \u2014 Annual Budget speeches \u2014 Represented India in three case in the International for a \u2014 Office of the Attorney General and Judgeship of the Supreme Court declined \u2014 Contribution to an hospital \u2014 Donation to the Jayaprakash Institute of Human Freedoms founded by him \u2014 His qualities and greatness stressed \u2014 Final days and answering the Inevitable Summons from the Maker on 11-12-2002 \u2014 Association with this Speaker \u2014 Concluding note<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 16-1-1920 was born a child in Bombay whom his parents christened Nanabhoy. It was not an earth-shattering event at that time. In later years, he was known as Nani\u00a0<span id=\"Highlight_0003\" class=\"Highlight\">Palkhivala<\/span>\u00a0\u2014 a household name, not only amongst lawyers, but throughout the length and breadth of our country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">What was the constitution of this man who became an authority and a guardian of our Constitution in later years? What was his background?<\/p>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Physically he was not impressive. A young, slim boy measuring about 5 feet 7 inches in height and not having many kilos to carry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nani\u00a0<span id=\"Highlight_0004\" class=\"Highlight\">Palkhivala<\/span>\u00a0was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He hailed from a humble Parsi middle-class working family. His ancestors were in the profession of making and fixing \u201c<i>palkhis<\/i>,\u201d namely, palanquins, to be fitted to horse carriages of those times. Hence the surname\u00a0<span id=\"Highlight_0005\" class=\"Highlight\">Palkhivala<\/span>, which like many Parsi surnames, is associated with a particular calling or profession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nani Palkhivala&#8217;s schooling was in Master&#8217;s Tutorial High School in Bombay. He was a brilliant student and did extremely well despite his initial handicap of stammering which he overcame by sheer willpower. After matriculation he joined St. Xavier&#8217;s College, Bombay and completed his MA in English Literature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In younger days, he did take to music and played the violin reasonably well. But the spell of Apollo was short-lived. Music was not one of his passions in later life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"Highlight_0006\" class=\"Highlight\">Palkhivala<\/span>\u00a0applied for a Lecturer&#8217;s post at Bombay University. To his surprise and regret, a Parsee girl was appointed to the post. With admission to most other courses closed, he enrolled at Government Law College, Bombay. This is one instance how destiny plays a role in one&#8217;s life. Had\u00a0<span id=\"Highlight_0007\" class=\"Highlight\">Palkhivala<\/span>\u00a0got the Lecturer&#8217;s post, we would have had a brilliant Professor but the world of law and public life would have been a loser. Nani was eternally grateful to the young lady Professor and treated her to a dinner for several years.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/9WZV65U0\">Read more &#8230;\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"j2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>*Attorney-General for India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><strong>This article was first published in Supreme Court Cases Journal <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/9WZV65U0\">(2003) 4 SCC J-33<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><strong>\u00a0It has been reproduced with the kind permission of Eastern Book Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Soli J. 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