Consider the following statements:
1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V.

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Consider the following statements:
1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is incorrect because Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was a judge of the Supreme Court of India but he never served as the Chief Justice of India.

Statement 2 is correct because Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer along with Justice P. N. Bhagwati is credited with pioneering and expanding the scope of Public Interest Litigation in India. He played a key role in relaxing the traditional rule of locus standi to allow any citizen to approach the court on behalf of those whose rights were violated.

Since only the second statement is true, the correct option is B.

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1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statements: 1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India. 2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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