Thiruvananthapuram, April 15:  Kerala Law Academy Founder and Director Koliyakode N Narayanan Nair passed away at a private hospital here on Wednesday.

He was 93 and is survived by three children, Raj Narayanan, Lakshmi Nair, Nagaraj Narayanan.

His wife, Ponnamma, a former Indian Audit and Accounts Service official had predeceased him.

His funeral will be held on Thursday, family sources said.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condoled the death of Nair and recalled his contributions to legal studies in the state.

Throughout his life Narayanan Nair, as a law professor and legal luminary, worked hard to popularise legal studies and created a milestone of his own in the profession, the Chief Minister said.

Terming his death as a personal loss to him, Mr. Vijayan said Narayanan Nair played a key role in setting up the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) in Kochi. (UNI)