Justice krishna iyer biography of barack

Indian judge (–)

Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Iyer Krishna Iyer (15 November – 4 December ) was an Indian judge^[1] who became a pioneer of judicial activism.

He pioneered the legal-aid movement in the country. Before that, he was a state minister and politician.

As an activist lawyer, he served jail terms for the cause of his poor and underprivileged clients.^[2][3] He was seen as an ardent human-rights activist.^[4] In addition, he campaigned for social justice and the environment.^[5] A sports enthusiast and a prolific author,^[6] he was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in His judgements continue to be cited in the higher judiciary.

Early life and education

Krishna Iyer was born in a Tamil Brahmin family^[7] on 15 November in Vaidyanathapuram village in Palakkad, which was the part of the then Malabar region of the then Madras State, to a lawyer father, named Rama Iyer, and a mother