V. R. Krishna Iyer

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor social justice
legal aid
prisoners' rights
abolition of death penalty
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Annamalai_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkbp:barAdmission 1938
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Palakkad,_Kerala,_India
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2014-12-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kochi,_Kerala,_India
gptkbp:deathYear 100
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Vaidyanathapuram_Rama_Iyer_Krishna_Iyer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label V. R. Krishna Iyer
gptkbp:knownFor human rights advocacy
judicial activism
progressive judgments
gptkbp:language gptkb:Malayalam
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)
gptkbp:ministerialPortfolio Law, Power, Prisons, Social Welfare, Irrigation (Kerala)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Maneka_Gandhi_v._Union_of_India
gptkb:Bachan_Singh_v._State_of_Punjab
gptkb:Ratlam_Municipality_case
gptkb:Sunil_Batra_v._Delhi_Administration
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:positionHeld Judge of the Supreme Court of India
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:servedAs Judge of Kerala High Court
Minister in the first Communist government in Kerala
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Saraswati_Amma
gptkbp:termAsKeralaHighCourtJudgeEnd 1971
gptkbp:termAsKeralaHighCourtJudgeStart 1968
gptkbp:termAsMinisterEnd 1959
gptkbp:termEnd 1980
gptkbp:termStart 1957
1973
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:A_Living_Legend
gptkb:Human_Rights_and_Inhuman_Wrongs
gptkb:Off_the_Bench
gptkb:Social_Justice_and_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkb:The_Dialectics_and_Dynamics_of_Human_Rights_in_India
gptkb:Wandering_in_Many_Worlds:_An_Autobiography
Law, Justice and Human Rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tata_Institute_of_Social_Sciences
gptkb:Maneka_Gandhi_v._Union_of_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6