Died: Ervad Nadir Ardeshir Modi, 95, eminent solicitor, erstwhile president of the Athornan Mandal (AM) and co-founder of the Young Collegians’ Zoroastrian Association (YCZA), in Bombay on June 5, 2025.
For residents of the Dadar Parsi Colony, Modi was "a savior.” Appearing gratis, he had won the court battle for upholding the legality of the Parsis-only covenant of over 100 buildings in the ungated Parsi Colony. When this covenant had been challenged in a bitterly fought litigation in the Bombay City Civil Court, Modi represented The Parsi Central Association Cooperative Housing Society Limited, one of the oldest residential societies in the......