K. K. Mathew

Kuttyil Kurien Mathew (3 January 1911 – 2 May 1992) was a judge of the Supreme Court of India highly regarded for his scholarship and for his seminal contribution to the constitutional and administrative law in India. He later served as the Tenth Law Commission Chairman and also as the Chairman of the Second Press Commission.

He was the advocate general of Kerala from 1 November 1960 to 4 June 1962 and was appointed as Judge in the Kerala High Court on 5 June 1962 and served in such capacity till his appointment as Judge of Supreme Court of India.

He hailed from Kuttiyil family of Athirampuzha in Kottayam district, Kerala. His son Kuttyil Mathew Joseph also served as a judge of the Kerala Court from 2004 to 2014. In August 2018, while serving as the ninth Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice Joseph was recommended as a Supreme Court judge. Provided by Wikipedia