Who among the following is the only non-lawyer to become the Chief Justice of India?(a) Justice M. Hidayatulla(b) Justice K.S. Wanchoo(c) Justice M. Patanjali Shastri(d) Justice K. Subba RaoANSWER: (b) Justice K.S. WanchooWho among the following was the last Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India?(a) Justice Harilal J Kania(b) Justice Fazal Ali(c) Justice Zafarulla Khan(d)...
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Who among the following is the only non-lawyer to become the Chief Justice of India?
(a) Justice M. Hidayatulla
(b) Justice K.S. Wanchoo
(c) Justice M. Patanjali Shastri
(d) Justice K. Subba Rao
ANSWER: (b) Justice K.S. Wanchoo
Who among the following was the last Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India?
(a) Justice Harilal J Kania
(b) Justice Fazal Ali
(c) Justice Zafarulla Khan
(d) Justice Subbarao
ANSWER: (a) Justice Harilal J Kania
Who among the following relinquished the office of Chief Justice of India on his appointment as a Judge in the International Court of Justice?
(a) R.S. Pathak
(b) Nagendra Singh
(c) S.P. Barucha
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (a) R.S. Pathak
Name the only Indian Citizen who got the rare distinction of holding the posts of President, Vice President and Chief Justice of India?
(a) Justice M. Hidayatulla
(b) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
(c) Justice H.R. Khanna
(d) Justice K. Subba Rao
ANSWER: (a) Justice M. Hidayatulla
Who among the following Supreme Court Judges was the acting Chief Justice of India when Justice Hidayatulla became the acting President of India?
(a) Justice J.C. Shah
(b) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
(c) Justice H.R. Khanna
(d) Justice K. Subba Rao
ANSWER: (a) Justice J.C. Shah
Who among the following former Chief Justices of India wrote the autobiography titled 'Looking Back'?
(a) Justice M.C. Mahajan
(b) Justice Fazal Ali
(c) Justice K. Subba Rao
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (a) Justice M.C. Mahajan
Who among the following is the only ICS officer to become the Chief Justice of India?
(a) Justice M. Hidayatulla
(b) Justice K.S. Wanchoo
(c) Justice M. Patanjali Shastri
(d) Justice K. Subba Rao
ANSWER: (b) Justice K.S. Wanchoo
Who among the following former Chief Justices of India wrote the autobiography titled 'To the best of my memory'?
(a) Justice R.S. Pathak
(b) Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar
(c) Justice K. Subba Rao
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (b) Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar
Who among the following was the last British Chief Justice of India (Federal Court)?
(a) Sir William Patrick Spens
(b) Sir John Woodroffe
(c) Sir James Stephan
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (a) Sir William Patrick Spens
Who among the following was the last Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India?
(a) Justice Harilal J. Kania
(b) Justice Fazal Ali
(c) Justice Zafarulla Khan
(d) Justice K. Subba Rao
ANSWER: (a) Justice Harilal J. Kani
Who among the following Chief Justice of India had the least tenure as CJI of India?
(a) UU Lalit
(b) NV Ramana
(c) Kamal Narain Singh
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (c) Kamal Narain Singh
Who among the following former Chief Justices of India, headed a three-member panel to examine laws on crimes against women, in the wake of Delhi gang rape?
(a) Justice Venkatachalayya
(b) Justice J. S. Verma
(c) Justice A. S. Anand
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (b) Justice J. S. Verma
Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Justice of India superseding three other senior Judges of the Supreme Court?
(a) M.H. Beg
(b) Justice S.M. Sikri
(c) A.N. Ray
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (c) A.N. Ray
Who was the Chief Justice of India during the emergency period?
(a) Justice M.H. Beg
(b) Justice Bhagavati
(c) Justice A.N. Ray
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (c) Justice A.N. Ray
Who among the following is the first Chief Justice of India appointed as the Governor of an Indian State?
(a) Fazal Ali
(b) Fatima Beevi
(c) P Sathasivam
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (c) P Sathasivam
Who among the following Chief Justice of India recommended the name of two lawyers (together) for the appointment as Supreme Court Judges for the first time in the History of India?
(a) Justice P Sathasivam
(b) Justice Lodha
(c) Justice Kapadia
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (b) Justice Lodha
Who among the following Chief Justice of India proposed 365 days working system for courts in India?
(a) Justice P Sathasivam
(b) Justice Lodha
(c) Justice Kapadia
(d) Justice UU Lalit
ANSWER: (b) Justice Lodha