Former Kerala High Court Judge P. Krishnamoorthy, 83, died at a private hospital here on Tuesday. He was ailing for some time.
He served as a judge of the Kerala High Court from 1989 to 1994 before being transferred to the Karnataka High Court. He retired from the Karnataka High Court in 1997. After retirement, he practised as a Supreme Court lawyer till 2014.
Starting his legal practice in 1960 under High Court lawyer T.S. Krishnamoorthy Iyer who later became a judge of the High Court, he had served as Senior Government Pleader in 1983. He was appointed as Kerala High Court Judge on January 2, 1989.
He is survived by wife Premy , daughters Uma, Assistant Manager, SBI, Bengaluru, and Advt. Priya.
His body will be brought to his home at Krishnaswamy Road in the city on Wednesday morning and cremation will take place at the Ravipuram crematorium at 11 a.m.