Justice at Heart - Life Journey of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer

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Description
Justice Krishna Iyer, in whose demise the Indian Bar lost a towering and somewhat mythical figure in the legal profession, was a remarkable multifaceted personality having experienced life from varied angles-as a lawyer practicing for a number of years in a subordinate court at Tellicherry, thereafter, at the High Court of Kerala as a judge, then as a Minister of the famous first Communist government of Kerala headed by Chief Minister E.M.S. Namboodiripad, as member of the Law Commission of India under the worthy supervision of Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar, and finally as a judge of the Supreme Court of India for more than seven years. Just short of a century he departed for his heavenly abode on 5 December 2014, without a moment of rest from the overpowering concern about humanity. His death is a big loss to the legal fraternity but his erudite judgments have made him immortal. The present volume is a tribute to Justice Krishna Iyer by two of his followers and admirers.
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Contents
PART I - LIFE JOURNEY OF JUSTICE V.R. KRISHNA IYER
1. Early Life
2. Life as a Lawyer
3. Krishna Iyer and Sarada: A Great Matrimonial Life
4. Political Life
5. As Judge of the High Court of Kerala
6. As Member of the Law Commission of India
7. As Judge of the Supreme Court of India
8. Selected Judicial Reflections
9. Post-Retirement Life
10. Selected Extra-Judicial Reflections
11. Association with Professional Bodies, Awards and Publications
12. Concluding Remarks
PART II - LETTERS AND ADDRESSES
1. Hon'ble Mr Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer's Letter to Dr L.M. Singhvi
2. An Open Letter to the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
3. Address presented to Hon'ble Mr Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer on his retirement from the
    Supreme Court of India
PART III - LANDMARK JUDGMENTS
1. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab, (1974) 2 SCC 831
2. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978) 1 SCC 248
3. Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa, (1978) 2 SCC 213
4. Sunil Batra v. Delhi Admn., (1978) 4 SCC 494
5. Bai Tahira v. Ali Hussain Fidaalli Chothia, (1979) 2 SCC 316
6. Sunil Batra (II) v. Delhi Admn., (1980) 3 SCC 488.
7. Prem Shankar Shukla v. Delhi Admn., (1980) 3 SCC 526
8. Municipal Council, Ratlam v. Vardichan, (1980) 4 SCC 162
9. Maru Ram v. Union of India, (1981) 1 SCC 107
PART IV - NOTABLE EXCERPTS
1. Notable Excerpts of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
Table of Cases
Subject Index
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Author Details
Salman Khurshid, BA (Hons) Delhi, MA (Oxon), BCL, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
& Former Union Minister of Law & Justice and External Affairs
Dr. Lokendra Malik, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., (NLS Bangalore) Advocate, Supreme Court of India