AG Noorani

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A brief biography

August 30, 2024: The Times of India

Mumbai : Jurist, scholar and legal author Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, was better known as AG Noorani through countless newspaper columns. His writings on a varied range of law topics on constitutional matters found their way into Supreme Court rulings.


Noorani had begun his career as a lawyer in Mumbai in 1953. Senior counsel Avinash Rana, who turned 97 last month, recalled how he had the privilege of seeing Noorani appear before the Bombay HC as a counsel. His court presence and presentation were as first class as the books he went on to author for the better part of his career, said Rana. Other jurists said his keen eye on constitutional matters left him much sought as a commentator on jurisprudence, history and political science.


Noorani’s most acclaimed books include The Kashmir Question, Badruddin Tyabji, Ministers’ Misconduct, Brezhnev’s Plan for Asian Security, The Presidential System, The Trial of Bhagat Singh and Constitutional Questions in India. The trial of Bhagat Singh became almost compulsory reading for law students.


Senior counsel Milind Sathe recalled how as a teen he would read the scholarly law columns, especially on constitutional law, written by Noorani and later on his well-researched tomes on Kashmir, political trials and on Hyderabad, which he said helped him appreciate the rich legal history of India.

Sathe also recalled the lighter side of Noorani who he said was fondly possessive of his lunch chair in the dining area of the venerated Bombay Bar Association (BBA), the country’s oldest.