Question

Which of the following judges had never been the chairman of the Law Commission of India?

• A. Justice R.C. Lahoti
• B. Justice A.R. Lakshmanan
• C. Justice Jeevan Reddy
• D. Justice Jagannadha Rao

Hint:

When facts about offices overlap with famous names, use positive identification for the ones you know and process of elimination for the rest; never assume that being CJI implies heading allied institutions like the Law Commission.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The Law Commission of India is a specialized body that periodically reviews and recommends reforms to Indian laws, and it is typically headed by a retired Supreme Court judge.
To answer this question, we must recall specific chairpersonships rather than general fame or seniority, because many Chief Justices did not necessarily serve as Law Commission chairmen.
Justice A.R. Lakshmanan served as the Chairman of the Law Commission and is well known for leading significant studies on legal reforms, thereby confirming option (b) as someone who has been Chairman.
Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy (often referred to as Justice Jeevan Reddy) also served as Chairman and guided influential reports, so option (c) is again someone who has held the post.
Justice M. Jagannadha Rao likewise served as Chairman and is associated with multiple comprehensive recommendations, so option (d) has clearly held the position.
Justice R.C. Lahoti, although a distinguished Chief Justice of India, did not serve as the Chairman of the Law Commission, which makes option (a) the only name on the list who never held that role.
The trap in this question is to equate the prestige of being Chief Justice with having been Law Commission Chairman; however, these are distinct appointments with separate selection processes and tenures.
Thus, by positive identification of chairmen for options (b), (c), and (d), and the absence of such tenure for option (a), we conclude that Justice R.C. Lahoti never chaired the Commission.