Justice Vaidyanathapuram Rama Krishna Iyer 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. As an activist lawyer,he served jail terms for the cause of his poor and underprivileged clients. He was seen as an ardent human-rights activist. In addition,he campaigned for social justice and the environment. A sports enthusiast and a prolific author,he was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. His judgements continue to be cited in the higher judiciary.
The Indian Union Muslim League is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan is an Indian judge who has been the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He is a former Chief Justice of India. He was the first judge from Kerala to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. His tenure lasting more than three years has been one of the longest in the Supreme Court of India. In 2010,he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay is a South African jurist who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. A South African of Indian Tamil origin,she was the first non-white woman judge of the High Court of South Africa,and she has also served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Her four-year term as High Commissioner for Human Rights began on 1 September 2008 and was extended an additional two years in 2012. She was succeeded in September 2014 by Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad. In April 2015 Pillay became the 16th Commissioner of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty. She is also one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by Reporters Without Borders.
P. Habeeb Mohamed (1899–1963) was an Indian lawyer and the first Muslim judge of the High Court of Travancore.
Ranganath Mishra was the 21st Chief Justice of India,serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Congress Party between 1998 and 2004. He is the second Supreme court judge to become a Rajya Sabha member after Baharul Islam who was also elected as Indian National Congress member.
Justice Jacob Benjamin Koshy was born on 13-5-1947 to Mr. Koshy who was then Principal of the Brickfield Higher Secondary School in Malaysia. Justice Jacob Benjamin Koshy is the chairman of Kerala Human Rights Commission. He was Chief Justice of Patna High Court. Justice Koshy was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court following the elevation of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu as Supreme Court Judge. Appointed as Permanent Judge in 1996,Mr. Koshy was the Executive Chairman of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority.
Government Law College,Thiruvananthapuram also known as GLC Trivandrum is one of the institutions imparting graduate and post graduate legal education in India. Affiliated to the University of Kerala,it is the second law college in Kerala and one of the oldest law colleges in India. It was established in 1875 by the then Maharajah of the erstwhile Princely State of Travancore. Notable alumni of the college including Judges of Supreme Court of India such as Justice Fathima Beevi,judges of High Courts,politicians,and academicians such as N. R. Madhava Menon.
The Government Law College,Ernakulam,also known as His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College,Ernakulam is an institution for undergraduate and post-graduate legal education in Kochi,Kerala,India. Founded in 1874,it is the first law college in the state of Kerala and also one of the oldest law colleges in India. The Campus is situated on the banks of Vembanad Lake and is near to Marine Drive and High Court of Kerala. Blanketed by tall and rare species of trees,its campus features a mix of old and modern architecture. The college is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam and is a recognised Research Centre in Law since 2010. The college’s alumni includes former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan,Noted Indian actor Padma Shree Mammootty,former Defence Minister of India A. K. Antony,and former Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy. It is popularly known as Ernakulam Law College or Maharajas Law College.
Raja Lakhamgouda Law College is an institution for legal education situated in Belgaum,Karnataka,India. It was established in 1939 by the Karnataka Law Society,and is one of the oldest Indian Law Colleges. The college is named after Raja Lakhamgouda Sirdesai,the head of the former princely state of Vantamuri who has served as a mentor and donor to the school.
Arun Kumar Mishra is the current and eighth Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India. He is the former Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and Rajasthan High Court. He has also served as Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. He is also former Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
K. K. Usha was an Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. She was the first female judge on the High Court. She advocated for women's rights and for the elimination of all forms of discrimination. Usha served as president of the Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Ranjan Gogoi is an Indian former Judge of the Supreme Court of India who served as the 46th Chief Justice of India for 13 months between 2018 and 2019. He was nominated to Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind on 16 March 2020. He is the third Supreme Court judge to serve the Rajya Sabha,and the first to be nominated to his seat,after Ranganath Mishra and Baharul Islam,who were elected as members of the Indian National Congress. The nomination by government and acceptance was highly criticized by former judges of the Supreme Court. He has also written an autobiography named "Justice for the Judge:An Autobiography".
V. S. Malimath was an Indian jurist,who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and Karnataka High Court. He also was the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal,and then member of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System.
Kallupurackal Thomas Thomas is an Indian former judge who served on the Supreme Court of India and is known for his strong opinions on Indian socio-political matters. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government in 2007 for services in the field of social affairs.
Women in law describes the role played by women in the legal profession and related occupations,which includes lawyers,paralegals,prosecutors,judges,legal scholars,law professors and law school deans.
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission was constituted on 11 December 1998 with the appointment of the first Chairperson Justice M.M. Pareed Pillay,a former Chief Justice Kerala High Court along with Dr. S. Balaraman and Shri. T.K. Wilson as supporting members by notification S.R.O No. 1066/1998 Dt:11-12-98. The former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice Antony Dominic is the present chairperson. The Chairperson and members are appointed by the Kerala Governor.
D. Sreedevi. was an Indian lawyer,court justice and social activist in Kerala She was the Chairperson of Kerala State Women's Commission twice.
Manadath Mohammed Pillay Abdul Khader was an Indian lawyer,jurist,and politician who served as the Advocate General of Kerala from 1969 to 1979.
Manadath Khader Pillay Abdul Hameed was an Indian politician,academic,and businessman who represented Aluva in the Kerala Legislative Assembly between 1967 and 1970. Hameed also served as the first Vice Chairman of the Kerala State Planning Board.
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