A proficient lawyer to say the least, Goolam was extremely achieved in his discipline and made a number of notable contributions. He was part of quite a few excessive profile instances throughout his profession and these instances are nonetheless talked about within the regulation neighborhood.
He rose to as much as varied ranks throughout his lifetime, ultimately reaching the submit of the Lawyer common of India, which is the best submit for regulation within the Indian authorities. He was additionally the primary Muslim in India to realize this feat.
He took half in instances such because the faux stamp paper rip-off, the inventory market rip-off, The Enron instances, the OBC reservations for larger training case and lots of extra. He was additionally appointed to arrange an inquiry on racism in cricket by the Worldwide Cricket Council.
From 1999-2004, Goolam serves because the Advocate common of Maharashtra following which he was promoted to be the solicitor common of India till 2009. After this he was appointed because the lawyer common of India until 2012 and his tenure was prolonged for an additional two years till his premature demise in September 2014.
A lawyer of of nice values, he was impressed by his father who was additionally a lawyer to pursue regulation and ever since he was a child, Goolam appeared as much as his father. He used to sit down in courtroom for hours to witness his father arguing in instances and it had an ever lasting affect on him.
Goolam was typically considered the go-to junior counsel within the Bombay Bar for his devoted laborious work and eager intelligence.
