Rohinton Nariman to start as solicitor general Monday: law ministry

Supreme Court senior advocate Rohinton Nariman will be the new solicitor general after Gopal Subramnium unexpectedly resigned from the post two weeks ago.

The IANS news agency reports:

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Rohinton Nariman was Saturday appointed the Solicitor General of India, the second topmost government lawyer.

According to an official notification issued by the law ministry, Nariman will assume charge on Monday and represent the government in all important cases that were to be attended as Solicitor General.

Nariman, 55, the son of eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman, succeeds Gopal Subramanium who resigned in the wake of a controversy over Communications Minister Kapil Sibal opting for Nariman to represent him in the apex court in a case seeking probe against him for allegedly favouring a telecom operator.

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Anonymous 13 years ago interesting

There is no doubting rohinton's abilities but it will be interesting to see how the government officials handle his temper!

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Sad 13 years ago

Didn't the Government say that Rohinton was appointed by Sibal in his personal capacity? Looks like the Government wasn't being totally honest about its intentions.

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satvachan 13 years ago

Now Union briefs will not be forcibily given to Gopals Juniors , enough was enough his clrk [...] was running briefs of union of india particularly custom mattters to choosen few, real mockery of system earlier

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sg 13 years ago

Rohinton will resign in a month. He has no idea about how the government counsels brief. When he loses his temper during briefings by law firms etc., I pity him adhering to the stupid government briefings.

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K 13 years ago

With this appointment, all 3 juniors of Soli Sorabjee who had been together in his chamber--Harish Salve, Gopal Subramanium and Rohington Nariman--would have become SG. I think its a great achievment of a chamber to have nurtured and produced 3 SGs.

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anonymous 13 years ago

i would call this something else.... no wonder young lawyers do not prefer getting into litigation despite being interested is it.

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lex suprema 13 years ago

"Senior Supreme Court lawyer Rohinton Nariman.........." is it a new designation.....?

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Publicity hound 13 years ago

I hope Nariman continues the pioneering work of his predecessor in initiating long overdue reforms in the legal profession. Or end up as another footnote.

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Aam Aadmi 13 years ago

UPA government under Manmohan Singh , advised by Kapil Sibal, would want the Supreme Court to legalize Corruption and punish those who oppose it. Not that it is not happening, but they would want the Supreme Court's approval.

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Vivek-Advocate 13 years ago

Senior Advocate Rohinton Nariman appointed as the Solicitor General of India is a good move since his predecessor was not handling sensitive cases in the way the UPA Govt. would have liked it.

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Anoop Prakash 13 years ago

Separation of power is very fundamental for a successful and vibrant democracy.

I ever prayed that Mr. Subramaniam must leave, whosoever might be his alternative. I am glad to see that he is replaced by Mr. Nariman Jr. a man of rare distinction and ability. (Mr.Sibal may now sleep without the dreams of 2G)

(Mr. Gopal may now appear in Ram Gopal's new star cast.)

I hope the political setup of Bar Council of India has got a good lesson and never ever in near future, they shall dare to elect SG {the Power f(oo)l ex-officio's} as Chairman of BCI again.

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Publicity hound 13 years ago

Very petty indeed. Mr Subramanium in fact is the rare senior advocate who had the guts, drive and vision to usher in much-needed reforms.

Alas, he has fallen to vested interests...

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Anoop Prakash 13 years ago

Quoting Publicity hound:

Very petty indeed. Mr Subramanium in fact is the rare senior advocate who had the guts, drive and vision to usher in much-needed reforms.

Alas, he has fallen to vested interests...

yeah! fallen due to furtherance of his own vested interests.

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Lol 13 years ago

Lol. Mr. Anoop you're clearly defaming Mr. Submramaniam. Please prove your allegation that he had any vested interests related to the reforms he carried out.

Are you a lawyer? If you are, that is worrisome considering your immaturity on a public forum such as Legally India.

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Anoop Prakash 13 years ago

Quoting Lol:

Lol. Mr. Anoop you're clearly defaming Mr. Submramaniam. Please prove your allegation that he had any vested interests related to the reforms he carried ou

Are you a lawyer? If you are, that is worrisome considering your immaturity on a public forum such as Legally India.

Instead of LoL, you should rather ROTFL:: dare to file a defamatory suit against me, dear kiddi.

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Lol 13 years ago

Sorry brother. You're attitude will not get you far. You rely on ego for justification when you could have just written why you thought he had any vested interests; if at all.

Anyway, still I am giving you a chance to substantiate your allegations for your own reputation. I know you will not because you don't have any. If you did, you would have gone public with the proof and even filed a suit.

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Anoop Prakash 13 years ago

Good you seem to predict my future (you're attitude will not get you far) Either you are god or Nostradamus: Join Astrology Dude, your presence in legal field is depriving astrology from the services of an extraordinary talent.

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correct 13 years ago

I already am in the field. I predicted that you would not substantiate your allegations - You did not.

Regarding the future, wait for your future,....and keep waiting.

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