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Former Supreme Court justice K.T. Thomas has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award.
A recipient of the Padma Bhushan successful 2007, Mr. Thomas served arsenic a justice of the Supreme Court of India for astir six years until his status successful 2002. He besides officiated arsenic the Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court successful 1995. Following his retirement, helium was appointed to the National Human Rights Commission but chose to diminution the position.
Commenting connected the honour, Mr. Thomas said helium learned astir the grant from New Delhi by Sunday day and was unaware of who had nominated him. “I person apprised the authorities astir my wellness information and, therefore, volition not beryllium travelling to New Delhi for the investiture ceremonial to person the award. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Ports Minister V. N. Vasavan called to congratulate maine implicit the phone,” helium said.
On the proposal of the Chief Justice of Kerala, Mr. Thomas was appointed chairperson of 3 committees related to unaided nonrecreational colleges, tasked with fixing fees for specified institutions for a three-year period. He besides headed a committee to suggest reforms to amended the show and accountability of the constabulary unit successful Kerala. In addition, helium served arsenic chairperson of the Kerala Law Reforms Commission, constituted successful 2017, and arsenic the State’s typical connected the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee connected the Mullaperiyar dam.
Mr. Thomas has been a forthright nationalist dependable and has authored 7 books. His positions connected the Mullaperiyar dam, the Church Bill and the RSS person sparked wide debates.
