Govt changes shortlist for ‘eminent jurist’ on panel

The names of the six jurists initially doing the rounds were Soli Sorabjee, Fali S Nariman, K Parasaran, K K Venugopal, Harish Salve and Attorney General G E Vahanvati.

But most of these names, including Vahanvati’s, are missing from the new list. Vahanvati’s was the last name to be shortlisted after the government pushed for his case, sources said.

The new list retains only K Parasaran, former Attorneys General of India, and Fali S Nariman, a distinguished constitutional jurist.

Five other names in the new list are senior advocate P P Rao, Prof Upendra Baxi, Prof N R Madhava Menon, K N Chandrasekharan Pillai and Prof Mohan Gopal.