AG Noorani, former Supreme Court lawyer and constitutional expert, passes away

Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, former Supreme Court lawyer and constitutional expert, passed away on Thursday in Mumbai. He was 93.

Noorani, born in 1930, began his career as a lawyer in the Bombay High Court in 1953. He was an expert on matters relating to Kashmir and Article 370 of the Constitution, which was abrogated in 2019.

He wrote on legal, political and historical topics, and was a regular contributor to leading publications like Economic & Political Weekly, The Hindustan Times, The Statesman, Frontline and Dawn.

Noorani has written multiple books on constitutional law, politics and history, including The Kashmir Question (1964), Ministers’ Misconduct (1973), Constitutional Questions and Citizens’ Rights (2006), and The RSS: A Menace to India (2019).

In a post on social media platform X, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed his sorrow and said that Noorani was a “man of letters, an accomplished lawyer, a scholar & a political commentator”.

The National Conference leader added: “He wrote extensively on matters of law and on subjects like Kashmir, RSS and the constitution. May Allah grant him highest place in Jannat.”

Sorry to hear about the demise of A G Noorani Sb earlier today. Noorani Sb was a man of letters, an accomplished lawyer, a scholar & a political commentator. He wrote extensively on matters of law and on subjects like Kashmir, RSS and the constitution....

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