The Hindu : P.T. Raman Nayar dead

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Saturday, May 24, 2003

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P.T. Raman Nayar dead

Bangalore May 23. The former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, P.T. Raman Nayar, (93) died here on Wednesday night. He is survived by three sons and a daughter. Justice Raman Nair, who hailed from Kumaranallur of Palakkad district, is said to be the last of the ICS judges.

He caught public attention when he, as the head of the inquiry commission, found a scam in what was called the Andhra rice deal of the first communist government in Kerala. His revelation led to the Opposition demand for the ouster of the E.M.S. Namboodiripad government, which later led to the `liberation struggle' and the dismissal of the government.

Mr. Justice Raman Nair was selected for the ICS in 1932. He joined the Government service as Assistant Collector, Thanjavur and Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu. He was Registrar of the Madras High Court during 1945-58 and became the District Sessions Judge, Tiruchi. He then became the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Law, Government of India, when Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Law Minister.

Many of the reforms introduced in the Kerala judiciary can be traced to his initiatives.

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