Shri Nariman was born in Rangoon in 1929 and came to India in 1942
He received a second class in his BA Exams and further chose to study law.
He began his career in 1950 and joined the chambers of Sir Jamshedji Kanga.
He was the Additional Solicitor General of India from May 1972 to June 1975 and resigned due to the imposition of emergency.
He argued several cases of national importance including the Second Judges Case of 1993, Naz Foundation Case, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case, etc.
“If you do not acquire the fine art of suppressing your ego when you are young, it will surely overtake you when you are older, after which it will become an incurable disease. What is worse is that you will also become a bit of a bore.”