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

Justice at Heart: Life Journey of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer by Salman Khurshid and Dr. Lokendra Malik is the story of a crusader against injustice, a legendary judge who lived and worked for social justice for the people of India. Justice Krishna Iyer was a towering and a multifaceted personality having a varied experience of life. He has inspired many persons by his philosophy of life, and his insatiable hunger for socio-economic justice. An ardent advocate of change for better, a person with simple habits, he was a friend of all.

If one has to sum up in one sentence this incredible personality one would simply say that he too wrote the Constitution through his judicial pronouncements enriching it immensely and indeed explicating the intent and aspiration of the noble framers, making it truly a living document of our nationhood. The work will be a welcome addition to any library.

Table of 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

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