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NEW DELHI: ‘This is the longest pronouncement from a person who does not otherwise take much space’, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman said before pronouncing the landmark verdict declaring Section 66A of I-T Act unconstitutional.Justice Nariman, who left his booming law practice to be a Supreme Court judge on July 7 last year, is known for his expertise in Constitutional, Corporate and Civil Law.An ordained priest from Bandra Agiary, Nariman is passionate about western classical music. He is known for delivering short and precise judgments. But considering the importance of the issue, his judgment on Section 66A ran into 123 pages.In another landmark verdict, Justice Nariman had held that plea of death convict for a review of the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding death penalty should be heard in open court by a bench of at least 3 judges. Prior to that all review petitions were decided in chambers without presence of advocates.Justice Nariman completed his bachelor in commerce prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce and graduated in law from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, where he was 2nd topper in the University. He did Masters from Harvard Law School. He was solicitor general of India from July 27, 2011 to February 4, 2013.He was designated as senior advocate by then Chief Justice of India M N Venkatachalaiah, who had to amend the rules to confer the recognition on him at the young age of 37 against the norm that mandated the advocate to be at least 45 years.Son of celebrated constitutional expert and a much respected lawyer Fali S Nariman, Rohinton does not like to bask in the reflected glory of his father. He enjoys his country home where he finds the environment conducive to listening to western classical music and reading books.He had assisted eminent lawyer Nani Palkhivala for a month in presenting arguments in the famous Minerva Mills case of 1980. The judgment in the case extended the Constitution’s “Basic Structure Doctrine”.