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{{Short description|senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fali Sam Nariman
| image = The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Vibhushan to Shri Fali Sam Nariman, at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Vibhushan to Shri Fali Sam Nariman, at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1929|01|10}}
| birth_place = [[Rangoon]], [[British Burma]], [[British India]] ( Now [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]])
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Senior Advocate and jurist
| known_for =
| children = [[Rohinton Fali Nariman]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Mumbai]]
}}
'''Fali Sam Nariman''' (born 10 January 1929) is an Indian [[jurist]]. He is the senior advocate to the [[Supreme Court of India]] since 1971 and was the President of the Bar Association of India from 1991 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/new/ioy09/jurrymembers.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301124334/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/new/ioy09/jurrymembers.aspx |archive-date=1 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=gr/> Nariman is an internationally recognised jurist{{by whom|date=July 2012}} on [[international arbitration]]. He has been honored with the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for
Excellence in Public Administration 2018. He is one of India's most distinguished constitutional lawyers and he has argued several leading cases.<ref>http://www.barandbench.com/index.php?title=Lawyers%20who%20matter%20-%20Fali%20Sam%20Nariman&page=brief&id=483&gn=0&p=all</ref> He remained [[Additional Solicitor General of India]] May 1972- June 1975.<ref name=rj/>

He has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] (1991),<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2007)<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007) |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=7 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410024701/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> and [[Gruber Prize for Justice]] (2002) and has remained nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the Upper House of the [[Parliament of India]] for a term (1999–2005).

==Early life and education==
Born in 1929 in [[Rangoon]] to [[Parsi]] parents Sam Bariyamji Nariman and Banoo Nariman, Fali did his schooling from [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]], [[Shimla]]. Thereafter he studied B.A. (Hon.), in Economics and History from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]], [[Mumbai]], followed by a law degree (LL.B.) from the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] in, 1950, after standing first in the Advocate's Examination and been awarded the Kinlock Forbes Gold Medal and Prize for Roman Law & Jurisprudence.<ref name=rj>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/n.pdf Member Official Biography - N] [[Rajya Sabha]] website.</ref><ref>[http://www.gruberprizes.org/GruberPrizes/Justice_LaureateBio.php?id=19&awardid=15 Laureate Biography: 2002 Gruber Justice Prize] [[Gruber Prize for Justice]] website.</ref> His father initially wanted him to write the Indian Civil Service Examination. Since he could not afford it at that time, he chose law as his last option.<ref name=Bar&Bench>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barandbench.com/brief/2/923/conversation-with-the-living-legend-of-law-fali-sam-nariman|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130117202533/http://www.barandbench.com/brief/2/923/conversation-with-the-living-legend-of-law-fali-sam-nariman|url-status=dead|title=Bar&Bench|archivedate=17 January 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
Nariman started his law practice at the [[Bombay High Court]]. After practicing for 22 years, he was appointed a Senior Advocate in the [[Supreme Court of India]] in 1971, a position he retains to date. He said that "My senior's senior, Jamsetjee Kanga was my mentor. He was like a father figure to me. He died at 93 and he is the one who, at the age of 92, told me that he was still learning. He had a tremendous memory and so does my son Rohinton. He was an Ordained Priest and so is Rohinton."<ref name="barandbench.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.barandbench.com/brief/2/923/conversation-with-the-living-legend-of-law-fali-sam-nariman |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117202533/http://www.barandbench.com/brief/2/923/conversation-with-the-living-legend-of-law-fali-sam-nariman |archive-date=17 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }} Bar&Bench</ref>

Nariman was instrumental to the development of the Indian Constitution's Law. Nariman was [[Additional Solicitor General of India]] from May 1972 to 25 June 1975, resigning from that post upon the [[The Emergency (India)|Declaration of Emergency]] on 26 June 1975.

Nariman argued in favour of [[Union carbide]] in the infamous [[Bhopal disaster|Bhopal gas disaster case]], which he admitted as a mistake in recent times. He was instrumental in getting a deal between victims and the company outside court, which offered an amount of $470 million to the victims. He also argued in the famous case of the Supreme Court AoR Association, in which the Supreme Court took over the appointment of judges in the Higher Judiciary. He also appeared in many important cases like [[I.C. Golaknath and Ors. vs State of Punjab and Anrs.|Golak Nath]], [https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1294854/ S.P. Gupta], [https://indiankanoon.org/doc/512761/ T.M.A. Pai Foundation], etc.

Nariman is the recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] (in 2007) and [[Padma Bhushan]] (in 1991),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Padma Awards |publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padma_awards.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710123059/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padma_awards.php |archive-date=10 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> respectively the second and third highest honors granted to civilians by the President of India. Both awards were for Nariman's contributions to jurisprudence and public affairs. Nariman was awarded the [[Gruber Prize for Justice]] in 2002.<ref name=gr>[http://www.gruberprizes.org/GruberPrizes/Justice_PressRelease.php?awardid=15 2002 Gruber Justice Prize Press Release: LIFETIME CHAMPION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WINS PRIZE FOR JUSTICE] [[Gruber Prize for Justice]] website.</ref> He dedicated his awards to his alma mater [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] in Shimla.

Nariman was a [[Rajya Sabha#Nominated Members|President-appointee]] member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]]) between 1999 and 2005.<ref>[http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/since1952.aspx List Of Nominated Members Since 1952] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101172706/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/since1952.aspx |date=1 January 2012 }} 82. Nariman Shri Fali S. Nominated: 22 November 1999 - 21 November 2005, [[Rajya Sabha]] website.</ref> He has served as President of International Council for Commercial Arbitration since 1994, President of the Bar Association of India since 1991, Vice-Chairman of the Internal Court of Arbitration of the [[International Chamber of Commerce]] since 1989, honorary member of the International Commission of Jurists since 1988, member of the [[London Court of International Arbitration]] since 1988. He was appointed to the Advisory Board of the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] in November 1999, and served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the [[International Commission of Jurists]] from 1995 to 1997.<ref name="lo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/bicentennial/bios/democracy/bios_nariman.html|title=Biography: Fali Sam Nariman|publisher=Library of Congress}}</ref>

He represented the [[Gujarat]] Government in the matter of the Narmada rehabilitation but resigned shortly after attacks on Christians in the area and the burning of copies of the Bible.<ref name="barandbench.com"/>

In December 2009 the [[Committee on Judicial Accountability]] stated that it considered that recommendations for judicial appointments should only be made after a public debate, including review by members of the bar of the affected high courts. This statement was made in relation to controversy about the appointments of justices [[C. K. Prasad]] and [[P. D. Dinakaran]]. The statement was signed by [[Ram Jethmalani]], [[Shanti Bhushan]], Fali Sam Nariman, [[Anil B. Divan]], [[Kamini Jaiswal]] and [[Prashant Bhushan]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article67521.ece
|work=The Hindu
|date=20 December 2009
|title=Promotions should be transparent: judicial accountability panel
|author=J. VENKATESAN
|access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

On 17.10.2014, he appeared for the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalitha in a conviction and obtained bail for her, which was earlier rejected.

==Personal life==
Nariman is married to Bapsi F. Nariman, since 1955, and the couple have two children, a son and a daughter and live in [[Colaba]], [[Mumbai]]. His son [[Rohinton Nariman]] is a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India, who earlier held the post of the [[Solicitor General of India]] from 2011 to 2013.

The [[Willem C. Vis Moot|Vis Moot East's]] ''[[Willem C. Vis Moot#Fali Nariman Award|Fali Nariman Award]]'' for 'Best Respondent's Memorandum' is named after Nariman.

==Autobiography==
Nariman's autobiography is called "Before Memory Fades".

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gruberprizes.org/GruberPrizes/Justice_PressRelease.php?awardid=15 Peter Gruber Foundation Honors India's Fali Sam Nariman]

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