From a Creative Pen of A Unique Judge

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The essays by Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer present his views on social and judicial issues of importance like judiciary in Kerala, dam safety and water use in the state, free legal aid to poor litigants, Hindu-Muslim unity, cultural degeneracy in sentencing policy. He provides his perspectives on controversial issues and those of contemporary relevance like same sex marriages and the sexual attacks on women in the country.

Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1973 where he played an important role in judicial activism, public interest litigation, affirmative action trough courts and a wide ranging exercise of judicial review. Honoured with several awards, he is the only judge on whom three doctoral theses have been written by scholars in different universities.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR V R Krishna Iyer

V.R. Krishna Iyer was born in 1915 at Palghat in Kerala State. He was a Cabinet Minister of the Government of Kerala during 1957-58. He became a Judge of the Kerala High Court in 1968 and a Member of the Law Commission of India in 1971. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of India from 1973 to 1980. He believes that law must serve society, particularly the unprivileged. He moulded law to give justice to the poor. Shri Iyer is in the forefront of those who are working for a better world. He has a mission in life and for its fulfilment, he is busy day and night. The subject which is dearest to him is social justice to achieve which he has spent the whole of his life.