THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Retired KSEB chief engineer Kasturi Ranga Iyer (82), who has been fighting a legal battle for six-and-a-half years demanding commutation of sentence in the Lavalin case, passed without hearing the final verdict. The petition filed by him in the Supreme Court is still pending. He died on Monday night at his residence in Karamana Nagamayya Street, Thiruvananthapuram. The funeral has been completed. Wife: Thangam, Children: Jyoti, Dr. Preeti, Dr. Maya. In-laws: Ramaswamy, Dr. Prashant, Dr. Ramesh.

In 2017, when three people, including Iyer, were found guilty in the case, he only responded by saying, "My mistake, my mistake, my big mistake". Following a fall many years ago, Iyer had a plate inserted in his spine. He was facing health issues after this. The CBI had approached the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Pinarayi Vijayan and others in the case. Three convicts, including Iyer, joined the case, demanding that their punishment be commuted, as the other accused in the case were acquitted. Both petitions are currently pending before the Supreme Court. Supreme Court has adjourned the case 38 times.