The farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association for Justice Rohinton Nariman witnessed a rare moment of 'guru-shishya' bond when Attorney General KK Venugopal effused praise on Justice Nariman..Justice Nariman, during his early years as a lawyer, had been a junior of Venugopal."I cannot let Justice Nariman leave the Supreme Court without saying a few words. It was a great honour for me to practice before him. He was a junior in my chamber and he was a star among all my juniors," the AG said.Venugopal also spoke about Justice Nariman's interest in religions."Justice Nariman is a priest who was ordained at the age of 12 and recites the Holy Book by heart. He is himself an authority on religion all across the world," said the AG.He also gave a detailed account of Justice Nariman's landmark judgments."His grandness as a scholar and a jurist is his desire to remain a life time student irrespective of his stature. As a judge he has more than 500 judgments and has made immense contribution to Indian jurisprudence," AG said.Referring to a Bar & Bench article on Justice Nariman, the AG said: "I agree with a recent article which called him a 'Constitutional Czar par excellence'.".A Constitutional Czar par excellence bids adieu.Justice Nariman, in turn, said that AG Venugopal is his guru forever."Learned AG KK Venugopal is a devoted husband, father and a senior. I learnt a lot from them. I consider Learned AG KK Venugopal as my "Guru" forever," Justice Nariman said. .Earlier in the day, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana had referred to Justice Nariman as one of the lions who guarded the judiciary. .[Read full account of farewell ceremony]
The farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association for Justice Rohinton Nariman witnessed a rare moment of 'guru-shishya' bond when Attorney General KK Venugopal effused praise on Justice Nariman..Justice Nariman, during his early years as a lawyer, had been a junior of Venugopal."I cannot let Justice Nariman leave the Supreme Court without saying a few words. It was a great honour for me to practice before him. He was a junior in my chamber and he was a star among all my juniors," the AG said.Venugopal also spoke about Justice Nariman's interest in religions."Justice Nariman is a priest who was ordained at the age of 12 and recites the Holy Book by heart. He is himself an authority on religion all across the world," said the AG.He also gave a detailed account of Justice Nariman's landmark judgments."His grandness as a scholar and a jurist is his desire to remain a life time student irrespective of his stature. As a judge he has more than 500 judgments and has made immense contribution to Indian jurisprudence," AG said.Referring to a Bar & Bench article on Justice Nariman, the AG said: "I agree with a recent article which called him a 'Constitutional Czar par excellence'.".A Constitutional Czar par excellence bids adieu.Justice Nariman, in turn, said that AG Venugopal is his guru forever."Learned AG KK Venugopal is a devoted husband, father and a senior. I learnt a lot from them. I consider Learned AG KK Venugopal as my "Guru" forever," Justice Nariman said. .Earlier in the day, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana had referred to Justice Nariman as one of the lions who guarded the judiciary. .[Read full account of farewell ceremony]