Krishna Iyer
- January 11, 2024
- Judge
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Krishna Iyer Biography
| Birthday | Nov 15 |
| Birth Year | 1915 |
Krishna Iyer is one of the most popular and richest Judge who was born on November 15, 1915 in Palakkad, Kerala, India.
Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Iyer Krishna Iyer (15 November 1915 – 4 December 2014) was a noted judge who became a pioneer of judicial activism in India. He pioneered the legal-aid movement in the country. Before that, he was a state minister & politician. As an activist lawyer, he served jail terms for the cause of his poor and underprivileged clients. He was seen as an ardent human- rights activist. In addition, he campaigned for social justice & the environment. A sports enthusiast and a prolific author, he was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. His judgements continue to be cited in the higher judiciary.
He was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1952, from Thalassery as a non-party, independent candidate. He became the first minister of law, justice, home, irrigation, power, prisons, social welfare and inland navigation in the first communist government in Kerala headed by E. M. S. Namboodiripad that came to power in 1957. He initiated legal-aid to the poor, jail reforms incorporating the rights of prisoners, and set up more courts and rescue homes for women and children. He got several labour and land reform laws passed. He resolved an inter-state water dispute between the newly formed neighbouring states, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. When this government was dismissed by the central government, he resumed legal practice in August 1959. He lost the 1965 assembly election, which he again contested as an independent candidate.
Krishna Iyer Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Judge |
| House | Living in own house. |
Krishna Iyer is one of the richest Judge from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Krishna Iyer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Vaidyanathapuram Rama Ayyar Krishna Iyer was born in 1915 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. He inherited from his father the qualities of taking an avid interest in the community around and using the law for the benefit of those more in need. He studied law from Madras, and started practice in his father’s chamber in 1938 at Thalassery, Malabar. In 1948, when he protested the evil of torture by police for interrogation, he was imprisoned for a month on a fabricated charge of giving legal assistance to communists.
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According to our records, Krishna Iyer married to Sarada Krishna Iyer. As of December 1, 2023, Krishna Iyer’s is not dating anyone.
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He has to his credit 70–100 books, mostly on law, and four travelogues. He has also authored a book in Tamil, Neethimandramum Samanvya Manithanum. Leaves from My Personal Life is his autobiography. There are around five published books by other authors about him.
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K-rupt Ranked on the list of most popular Judge. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Krishna Iyer celebrates birthday on November 15 of every year.
“Freedom behind bars is part of our constitutional tryst…If wars are too important to be left to the generals, surely prisoners’ rights are too precious to be left to the jailors”
Who is Krishna Iyer?
Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer
Born| 15 November 1915 Palakkad, Madras Presidency, British India
Died| 4 December 2014 (aged 99) Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality| Indian
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