Subramaniam Hariharan Iyer

SH Iyer is a human rights lawyer practicing at Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad.[1] He has been associated with Human Rights Law Network and Jan Sangharsh Manch.[2][3]

Subramaniam Hariharan Iyer
NationalityIndian
OccupationAdvocate
OrganizationHuman Rights Law Network
Known forHuman rights activism

Cases

Iyer has represented the poor and the marginalized of the society in various cases over decades.

On behalf of hutment and slum dwellers

Iyer has fought on behalf of hutment and slum dwellers on several occasions, leading either to rehabilitation of those evicted or to court granting stay against demolition drives.[1][4][5]

On behalf of manual scavengers

After Gujarat government claimed that there was no manual scavenging in the state, Iyer took up the cause of those who had died in sewers. Subsequently, the Gujarat High Court passed an order that the civic chiefs will be liable for any future sewer deaths related to manual scavenging.[6][7]

On behalf of glass industry workers

Iyer represented glass industry workers who suffered from silicosis as a result of their work. The workers and their families received a favorable judgement and were subsequently compensated for their suffering and loss.[8]

On behalf of minorities

Iyer represented Muslims after the 2002 Gujarat riots in several high profile cases including the one involving Maya Kodnani.[9]

Against state corruption

Iyer filed a PIL that resulted in Gujarat High Court directing the state government to properly investigate Panchmahal Public Distribution System scam of more than one hundred crore rupees. The scam had adversely affected the poor.[10]

On behalf of fishermen and vegetable vendors

Iyer has represented poor fishermen and vegetable vendors in litigation that helped them continue activities to earn their livelihoods.[11][12]

Works
  • Carving out foreign territory in India, by SH Iyer. In, Writings on Human Rights, Law and Society in India: A Combat Law Anthology. Selections from Combat Law, 2002-2010.[13]
  • Analysis of the structure and the practice of the legal machinery with reference to labour of SEZs, by SH Iyer. In, Labour File (Special Economic Zones: Their Impact on Labour).[14]

References
  1. "HC seeks reply from authorities over eviction of slum dwellers". The Times of India. 2013-12-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. Gonsalves, Colin (2011). Kaliyug: The Decline of Human Rights Law in the Period of Globalisation. Socio Legal Information Cent. ISBN 978-81-89479-71-8.
  3. "Naroda Patia case: Court issues notice over final report". The Times of India. 2012-05-31. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. "HC notice to AMC on slum dwellers". The Times of India. 2007-09-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. "HC comes to rescue of slum dwellers, tells AMC to provide shelter". The Times of India. 2022-01-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. "HC seeks answers on manual scavenging, sewer deaths". The Times of India. 2023-08-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  7. "Head of civic body will be liable if manual scavenging takes place: Gujarat HC". The Times of India. 2023-05-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. "Babhubhai Maganbhai Patanwadia vs Regional Director on 25 July, 2002". India Kanoon.
  9. "The Gujarat High Court Order Cancelling The Bail Of Mayaben Surendrabhai Kodnani". Outlook.
  10. "Gujarat high court orders probe into PDS scam". The Times of India. 2015-10-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  11. "HC stays govt ban on fishing in Amreli reservoir". The Times of India. 2012-05-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  12. "Gujarat High Court seeks state govt, AMC reply on vendor rehabilitation in Odhav". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  13. Dobhal, Harsh (2011). Writings on Human Rights, Law, and Society in India: A Combat Law Anthology : Selections from Combat Law, 2002-2010. Socio Legal Information Cent. ISBN 978-81-89479-78-7.
  14. Chaudhury, Sabyasachi Basu Ray; Dey, Ishita (2011-08-04). Sustainability of Rights after Globalisation. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0783-5.
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