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UPSC 2008: 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?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 2 only
Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer served as a judge of the Supreme Court but was never Chief Justice of India, so statement 1 is false. He, along with Justice P. N. Bhagwati, pioneered the concept of public-interest litigation, making statement 2 true; therefore only statement 2 is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer?utm_source=openai))
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