V. R. Krishna Iyer

V. R. Krishna Iyer

• Mr. Justice Vaidyanathapura Rama Krishna Iyer was born on 1, November, 1915 at Palakad, Kerala, India.
• In 1952, he was elected as Member of Madras Legislative Assembly.
• He became the Minister for Law, Home, Irrigation & Power, Kerala State (1957-59) in the first Communist government in Kerala.
• He became the Judge of Kerala High Court (1968-71); Member of Law Commission (1971-73);
• In 1973, he was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India (July 17 to Nov 14, 1980).
• He was the founder Director of Kerala Law Academy.
• The Report of the Expert Committee on Legal Aid commissioned by the Indian Government under his Chairmanship is the foundation of all legal aid developments in the country. 
• In 1987, he contested in the Presidential election against R Venkataraman. 
• He was conferred with Padma Vibhushan in 1999.
• His autobiography is 'Wandering in Many Worlds'.
• As per Malayalam calendar, he will be turning 100 on Thursday, November 13, 2014.