Founder-Director of Kerala Law Academy, pedagogy veteran Dr. Narayanan Nair passes away

Dr. N Narayanan Nair, founder-Director of Kerala Law Academy, passed away on Wednesday. He was 93.

Dr. Nair did his Bachelors (B.L) from the Government Law College, Ernakulam in 1953. Later on he pursued his Masters (LLM) and PhD in law from the University of Kerala.

He was also the first PhD in law from his University and holds the record for being the longest serving Syndicate Member as well as Senate Member of the University of Kerala.

He was also the member of Bar Council of Kerala since 1990 and served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Bar Council of Kerala for the past 15 years.

He also played a significant role in establishing the National University of Advanced Legal Studies in Kochi (NUALS).

He also served as its acting Vice Chancellor for a brief period.