Soli Sorabjee
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Soli Sorabjee was a prominent Indian jurist and former Attorney General of India, renowned for his contributions to constitutional law and civil liberties.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soli Sorabjee canonical | 3 |
| Soli J. Sorabjee | 1 |
| Soli Jehangir Sorabjee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3461617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soli Sorabjee Context triple: [Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad, notableRelative, Soli Sorabjee]
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A.
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is an Indian jurist known for his progressive and influential judgments on constitutional law, civil liberties, and social justice.
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B.
Sir Dinshaw Petit
Sir Dinshaw Petit was a prominent Parsi industrialist and philanthropist from Bombay, known for his influential role in the Indian textile industry and public life during the British colonial era.
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C.
Shapurji Saklatvala
Shapurji Saklatvala was a British-Indian communist politician and trade unionist who became one of the first persons of Indian origin to serve as a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Asser Malik
Asser Malik is a Pakistani cricket executive and sports entrepreneur best known as the husband of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.
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E.
Narayan Desai
Narayan Desai was an Indian Gandhian activist, writer, and educator known for his extensive work on documenting and propagating Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soli Sorabjee Target entity description: Soli Sorabjee was a prominent Indian jurist and former Attorney General of India, renowned for his contributions to constitutional law and civil liberties.
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A.
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is an Indian jurist known for his progressive and influential judgments on constitutional law, civil liberties, and social justice.
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B.
Sir Dinshaw Petit
Sir Dinshaw Petit was a prominent Parsi industrialist and philanthropist from Bombay, known for his influential role in the Indian textile industry and public life during the British colonial era.
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C.
Shapurji Saklatvala
Shapurji Saklatvala was a British-Indian communist politician and trade unionist who became one of the first persons of Indian origin to serve as a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Asser Malik
Asser Malik is a Pakistani cricket executive and sports entrepreneur best known as the husband of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.
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E.
Narayan Desai
Narayan Desai was an Indian Gandhian activist, writer, and educator known for his extensive work on documenting and propagating Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Attorney General of India
ⓘ
human ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
ⓘ
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai ⓘ
surface form:
Morarji Desai
|
| awardReceived |
Padma Shri
ⓘ
Padma Vibhushan ⓘ Padma Vibhushan 2002 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | COVID-19 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Government Law College Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Government Law College, Mumbai
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai ⓘ |
| endTime |
firstTermAttorneyGeneral_1990
ⓘ
secondTermAttorneyGeneral_2004 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Parsis
ⓘ
surface form:
Parsi
|
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ human rights law ⓘ |
| genre | legal writing ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Padma Vibhushan ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix | PV ⓘ |
| knownFor |
constitutional law expertise
ⓘ
defending civil liberties ⓘ defending freedom of speech ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| legalLicense | Supreme Court of India bar ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
Human Rights Committee ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Human Rights Committee
|
| name |
Soli Sorabjee
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Soli Jehangir Sorabjee
|
| notableIdea | strong protection of fundamental rights in India ⓘ |
| notableWork |
cases on press freedom in India
ⓘ
public interest litigation ⓘ |
| occupation |
Attorney General
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Presidency, British India
Mumbai ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| positionHeld |
Attorney General
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney General of India
Solicitor General of India ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| startTime |
firstTermAttorneyGeneral_1989
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secondTermAttorneyGeneral_1998 ⓘ |
| workedAt | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soli Sorabjee Description of subject: Soli Sorabjee was a prominent Indian jurist and former Attorney General of India, renowned for his contributions to constitutional law and civil liberties.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Government Law College, Mumbai
this entity surface form:
Soli Jehangir Sorabjee
this entity surface form:
Soli J. Sorabjee