New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, has called for the preservation of the legacy of Fali S Nariman, the late jurist whom he described as a man of towering intellect, who always advocated for the creation of a just and inclusive society.
He said that a memorial of the late jurist should be set up at the centre of the capital city.”He represented the conscience of a citizen dedicated entirely to the pursuit of liberty and justice. His life straddled time and his life straddled generations. But in everything that he did, he spoke and acted and conducted himself with fearlessness and candour,” said Chandrachud.
He said that for Nariman, the pursuit of legal principle was not only important, but also the impact which the legal principle has had on the creation of a just, inclusive, and diverse society.
“Generations of lawyers and judges have been mentored by him, and I belong to that category as well. But above all, despite his own scholarship, his learning, and his own quest for excellence in his professional life, Mr Nariman never lost his sense of humanity, his sense of humour, and that really took place in everything that he did,” Justice Chandrachud said.
“At 95, he would write letters to all of us. I received a letter from him just a few days ago, and I didn’t realize that that was going to be the last that he wrote to me. Truly, we have lost a towering intellect, a great human being, and above all, a great citizen,” the Chief Justice said.Nariman died on Wednesday at the age of 95 in New Delhi. He was the former Additional Solicitor General of India.
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