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Which retired Chief Justice headed the 1977 commission of inquiry into Emergency excesses?
AP. N. Bhagwat
BJ. C. Shah
CN. Ray
DJ. L. Sinha
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. J. C. Shah
1. The Janata government set it up in May 1977.
2. Justice J.C. Shah headed it.
3. Indira Gandhi appeared but refused to answer.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6, The Crisis of Democratic Order._
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