Eminent Jurist Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer has been chosen for this year’s K.R. Narayanan award for his services to the nation.
Instituted by the K.R. Narayanan Foundation in memory of the late President, the award is to honour individuals who have excelled in various fields. It carries a statuette, citation and a ‘ponnada’, a press release said.
Foundation chairman, Uzhavoor Vijayan, and secretary, Eby J. Jose said here the former Supreme Court judge had been selected for the honour in view of his excellence in service.
The selection was made by a committee chaired by Justice K. Narayana Kurup, former acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
Earlier recipients of the award include former Speaker of the Kerala Assembly, K. Radhakrishnan, former ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair and Jnanpith Award winner, O.N.V. Kurup.
The award will be presented at a function to be held in connection with the K.R. Narayanan Memorial Lecture here during December first week.
