Daily Questions: About the Chief Justices of India

1/5 | The Chief Justice of the Federal Court and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court died while in office. He was honored by the British Crown in 1943 as part of the King’s birthday celebrations. His nephew served as the Chief Justice of India. Name this judge, who had a bad relationship with Jawaharlal Nehru.

2/5 | This Chief Justice of India also served as the Acting President of India during the tenure and hosting of American President Richard Nixon. He went on to become the Vice President of India. Say the name.

3/5 | He was on the five-judge bench that handed down the verdict in the Bhopal gas disaster case. He headed the commission that investigated the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 and later became the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. Say the name.

4/5 | This scion of the Ahom dynasty is the son of the Chief Minister. He once said, “There is an opinion that appointment after retirement is a wound to the independence of justice”; A year after he resigned as Chief Justice, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha. Say the name.

5/5 | This decade is expected to see two Chief Justices of India whose fathers headed the Supreme Court. One of them is on the verge of becoming the first woman Chief Justice of India. Say his name.