From the Bench to the Bar

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Table of Contents
1. A Tale of Two Mansions
2. Judge of the Kerala High Court
3. Speech by Mr. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer on the Occasion of Assuming Office on 2nd July, 1968
4. Dictiona Iyer
5. Memorable Legal Quotations: Mines of Abbreviated Wisdom 6. Doctorate of Laws
7. My Supreme Court Days- A Wan Span or Years of Elan? 8. The Contribution to the Legal Aid Movement
9. Rarest of the Rare
10. Motilal Setalvad - A Mellow Magnificent Self-Portrait
11. M.C. Chagla-The Centenary of a Judicial Statesman
12. Judging a Judge
13. The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Camaraderie Among the Great Institutions
14. Parliamentary Privileges, People's Freedoms and Judicial Invigilation
15. Justices and Just-icing
16. Indian Judicature - Millennial Transformation
17. Numerological Nostrum for Pathological Procrastination of
the Judicature
18. Judicial Power - A Management Mess?
19. Judicial Moderation and Majesty of Justice
20. Judicial Activism-Use and Abuse
21. Judicial Activism- Progressions and Transgressions
22. Jurisprudence of Judicial Strictures
23. The Gladsome Light of Jurisprudence
24. Why Stultify Judges' Status?OD
25. Contempt Power-A Case of Survival After Death!
26. Contempt Power - Cipherise its User
27. Contempt Power-Utility or Futility
28. Cult of the Robe and Criticism of the Court si no javi
29. The Judicial Process and Delivery of Social Justice
30. Higher Judicial Appointments—Arcane Processes and Razzmatazz Protocol
31. Plea to Appoint SC/ST Persons as Judges of the High Courts 32. Venal-Venial Journalism and Vulnerable Judicialism
33. Global Jurisprudence is Dead: Rest in Peace!
34. A National Judicial Commission- A Command for Reforms
35. Judiciary-A Reform Agenda
36. Address Presented to Hon'ble Shri Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer on his Retirement from the Supreme Court of India
37. A Letter from Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer on Demitting Office
38. Statement Issued by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
39. Letter to Chief Justice
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Author Details
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer born on 15th November, 1915, in northern Kerala and educated in Annamalai and Madras Universities, practiced law and defended peasants and workers against the exploitation of the feudal lords who had full support of the colonial regime. In 1956 Mr. lyer was elected initially to Madras Legislative Assembly and later, after reorganization of States, to the Kerala Assembly, where he was chosen as Minister in-charge of important portfolios like Home, Law, Social Welfare and Irrigation.
He was appointed judge of the Kerala High Court in July 1968 and became the Member of Indian Law Commission two years later. In 1973, the Supreme Court of India beckoned him where he played an important role in an era of judicial activism, public interest litigation, affirmative action through Courts and a wide ranging exercise of judicial review for which the Indian Judiciary is being hailed throughout the world today. Though his tenure in the Apex Court was relatively short, he managed to make a lasting impression on public mind. He is the author of numerous books and has penned innumerable articles and is a leading member of several social organizations and professional bodies. Mr. Justice lyer is an Honorary Visiting Professor of the National Law School and a promoter of its Community Law Reform Programme. He has been honoured with several coveted awards and distinctions from various organizations around the world. He is the only Indian Judge on whom three doctoral thesis have been written by the scholars in three different Universities.