Former Supreme Court judge VR Krishna Iyer passed away on Thursday at the age of 100 in a private hospital in Kochi, Kerala.
Iyer was suffering from kidney related problems and was admitted to the hospital on November 24. He died at around 3:30 pm on Thursday.
Iyer is often referred to as the man who “triggered Emergency”
Iyer had celebrated his 100th birthday on November 15 this year.
Iyer had been a minister in the first communist government under E M S Namboodiripad in Kerala in 1957. After the government was dissolved in 1959, Iyer turned to legal profession and starting practice as an advocate in the Kerala High Court. In 1968, he became a judge of the High Court. In 1973, Iyer was elevated as a Supreme Court judge. He retired as SC judge in 1980.
He was conferred the Padma Vibushan in 1999.
For the past several decades Justice Iyer has been spearheading several mass movements in Kerala as the head of the Kerala Janakeeya Prathirodha Samithi. He has also published over 100 books.
Iyer had been a minister in the first communist government under E M S Namboodiripad in Kerala in 1957. After the government was dissolved in 1959, Iyer turned to legal profession and starting practice as an advocate in the Kerala High Court. In 1968, he became a judge of the High Court. In 1973, Iyer was elevated as a Supreme Court judge. He retired as SC judge in 1980.
He was conferred the Padma Vibushan in 1999.
For the past several decades Justice Iyer has been spearheading several mass movements in Kerala as the head of the Kerala Janakeeya Prathirodha Samithi. He has also published over 100 books.