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A synopsis of the news item published in The Hindu dated 15[SUP]th[/SUP] 16thNov 2014 on Justice V R Krishna Iyer is given below:
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Nov 15, 2014
By Anil Divan – Senior Advocate Supreme Court
Justice Krishna Iyer, who enters his hundredth year today, took the Supreme Court in a new direction while evolving radical principles.
Justice Vaidyanatghapuram Rama Iyer Krishna Iyer was born on November 15, 1915, was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Jul;y 17, 1973 and retiredat the age of 65 on November 14, 1980. He now starts his journey to complete a century.
Justice Krishna Iyer’s prolific judgments, his gentle and disarming demeanour as a judge, his unrivalled grasp of facts and law, his empathy for disadvantaged, and his courtesy and consideration for the young lawyer appearing before him was a unique blend of judicial virtues.
Justice Krishna Iyer’s interim order of June 24, 1975 – a day before the Proclamation of Emergency on June 25, 1975 – in the Indira Gandhi case has a historical significance. Mrs. Gandhi lost her election case and was disqualified. He did not give Mrs. Gandhi, the serving Prime Minister, an unconditional stay despite huge media hype. She was allowed to function as Prime Minister, attend the house, but without a right to vote following well-settled precedents.
Justice Krishna Iyer earned unintended, unforeseen and doubtful distinction of having judicially fathered the Emergency leading to prevention detention of many opposition leaders including Jayaprakash Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Morarji Desai.
He recall in his book Off the Bench how the then Law Minister H R Gokhale, a good friend, expressed a desire to meet him at his residence after Mrs. Gandhi’s disqualification by the Allahabad High Court judgment in connection with her appeal. He politely refused to see him and indicated that the correct way was to file the appeal in the Registry which would be taken up promptly.
The renowned Australian Judge Michael Kirby, a former President of the International Commission of Jurists, described him as ‘incontestably one of the great spirits of the common law of this century.’’
Justice Krishna Iyer’s services to the nation, the rule of law, the judiciary and the disadvantaged and under privileged give him a stature comparable to many who have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna. Many believe that this unique, lustrous and incomparable contributions earn him the sobriquet of Nyaya Ratna.
Nov 16, 2014
The All India Association of Jurists (AIAJ) has appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Justice V R Krishna Iyer, who turned 100 on Saturday.
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Can any member tell about Vaidyanathapuram? Is it part of Kalpathy or a separate village?
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Nov 15, 2014
By Anil Divan – Senior Advocate Supreme Court
Justice Krishna Iyer, who enters his hundredth year today, took the Supreme Court in a new direction while evolving radical principles.
Justice Vaidyanatghapuram Rama Iyer Krishna Iyer was born on November 15, 1915, was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Jul;y 17, 1973 and retiredat the age of 65 on November 14, 1980. He now starts his journey to complete a century.
Justice Krishna Iyer’s prolific judgments, his gentle and disarming demeanour as a judge, his unrivalled grasp of facts and law, his empathy for disadvantaged, and his courtesy and consideration for the young lawyer appearing before him was a unique blend of judicial virtues.
Justice Krishna Iyer’s interim order of June 24, 1975 – a day before the Proclamation of Emergency on June 25, 1975 – in the Indira Gandhi case has a historical significance. Mrs. Gandhi lost her election case and was disqualified. He did not give Mrs. Gandhi, the serving Prime Minister, an unconditional stay despite huge media hype. She was allowed to function as Prime Minister, attend the house, but without a right to vote following well-settled precedents.
Justice Krishna Iyer earned unintended, unforeseen and doubtful distinction of having judicially fathered the Emergency leading to prevention detention of many opposition leaders including Jayaprakash Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Morarji Desai.
He recall in his book Off the Bench how the then Law Minister H R Gokhale, a good friend, expressed a desire to meet him at his residence after Mrs. Gandhi’s disqualification by the Allahabad High Court judgment in connection with her appeal. He politely refused to see him and indicated that the correct way was to file the appeal in the Registry which would be taken up promptly.
The renowned Australian Judge Michael Kirby, a former President of the International Commission of Jurists, described him as ‘incontestably one of the great spirits of the common law of this century.’’
Justice Krishna Iyer’s services to the nation, the rule of law, the judiciary and the disadvantaged and under privileged give him a stature comparable to many who have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna. Many believe that this unique, lustrous and incomparable contributions earn him the sobriquet of Nyaya Ratna.
Nov 16, 2014
The All India Association of Jurists (AIAJ) has appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna on Justice V R Krishna Iyer, who turned 100 on Saturday.
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Can any member tell about Vaidyanathapuram? Is it part of Kalpathy or a separate village?
