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In 1973 the government superseded three senior judges to appoint whom as Chief Justice of India?
AAjit Nath Ray
BJayantilal Shah
CJagmohan Sinha
DK. Subba Rao
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ajit Nath Ray
1. Seniority was the norm for appointing the Chief Justice.
2. The government appointed Justice A. N. Ray instead.
3. The three superseded judges had ruled against it.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6, The Crisis of Democratic Order._
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