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FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
V.R Krishna lyer, who passed away in December 2014, was a/an
A
Film Actor
B
Kathakali Dancer
C
Former Vice-President of India
D
Eminent Jurist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Krishna Iyer (15 November 1915 – 4 December 2014) was an Indian judge who became a pioneer of judicial activism. He pioneered the legal-aid movement in the country. Before that, he was a state minister and politician.

Detailed explanation-2: -– Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer “If the Supreme Court and the High Courts both were to be thought of as brothers in the administration of justice, the High court has larger jurisdiction but the Supreme Court still remains the elder brother.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India. II. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wandering in Many Worlds : An Autobiography is an account of over thirty years of very prominent participation by Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer as a human rights lawyer, minister, legislator, high court judge, member, Law Commission, Supreme Court judge, and social activist and reformer.

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