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Ex-attorney general Soli Sorabjee passes away at 91 after contracting Covid-19

By, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Apr 30, 2021 09:45 AM IST

Former attorney general Soli Sorabjee was a champion of freedom of speech and expression and had defended freedom of press in many landmark cases in the Supreme Court.

Veteran lawyer and former attorney general Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friday morning after contracting the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Sorabjee was 91. He was admitted to a private hospital in Delhi.

Veteran lawyer, former attorney general and Padma Vibhushan recipient Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friiday morning(Waseem Gashroo/HT File Photo)
Veteran lawyer, former attorney general and Padma Vibhushan recipient Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friiday morning(Waseem Gashroo/HT File Photo)

Sorabjee, a Padma Vibhushan recipient, began his legal practice in 1953 in Bombay High Court and he was designated senior counsel of the Supreme Court in 1971. He became the attorney general of India first from 1989-90 and then from 1998-2004. He was appointed by the United Nations as a Special Rapporteur for Nigeria in 1997 to report on the human rights situation in that country. Following this, he became a member and later chairman of the UN Sub Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights from 1998 to 2004.

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He was a champion of freedom of speech and expression and had defended freedom of press in many landmark cases in the Supreme Court and had been instrumental in revoking censorship orders and bans on publications. He was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award--the second-highest civilian award in India in March 2002 for his defence of freedom of speech and the protection of human rights.

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