GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was a judge and Minister who reformed the Indian criminal justice system. He stood up for the poor and the underprivileged, and remained a human rights champion, a crusader for social justice and the environment, and a doyen of civil liberties, throughout his life.

Detailed explanation-4: -– 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.”