THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Prominent lawyer Cherunniyoor P Sasidharan Nair has passed away. He was 84 years old and died at a private hospital. Burial will be at Santhikavadam tomorrow at 1 pm. Wife: late M Sita Devi, Children: Bindu Suresh and Cherunniyoor S Unnikrishnan (Vigilance Additional Legal Advisor). Son-in-law: Suresh Babu (Chartered Accountant), Rama Unnikrishnan (Engineer, Pollution Control Board).

Cherunniyoor P Sasidharan Nair has served as State Vigilance Commissioner, Chairman of the Agricultural Income Tax and Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal and Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission. He started his practice in 1966 as a junior of Varkala Radhakrishnan and Pirappankode Sreedharan Nair. Born in Cherunniyoor, Varkala, Sasidharan Nair received his primary education from Cherunniyoor Government School and Sivagiri School. He studied at Fatima Mata College, Kollam , MG College, Law College and Law Academy. He started Cherunniyoor Law Center at Vanchiyoor in 1970.

In 1981, he was appointed as State Vigilance Tribunal. He was the legal advisor in V S Achuthanandan's fight against corruption. He also served as the Legal Consultant of the Administrative Reforms Commission. He also appeared for KR Gouri Amma, Imbichi Bawa, M K Krishnan and P Govindapillai in the court.