Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of India and assumed office on 26 January, 1950 ?

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Q: 33 (IES/2005)
Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of India and assumed office on 26 January, 1950 ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IES

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0,18,15,6,3,18,6

keywords: 

{'first chief justice': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'meher chand mahajan': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'harilal kania': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Option 1: Meher Chand Mahajan - Meher Chand Mahajan was the third Chief Justice of India, serving from 1951 to 1954. Therefore, option 1 is incorrect.

Option 2: M. Patanjali Sastri - M. Patanjali Sastri was the second Chief Justice of India, serving from 1950 to 1951. Therefore, option 2 is incorrect.

Option 3: Harilal Kania - Harilal Kania was the first Chief Justice of India. He assumed office on 26 January, 1950, the same day the Indian Constitution came into effect. Therefore, option 3 is the correct answer.

Option 4: B.K. Mukherjea - B.K. Mukherjea served as the Chief Justice of India from 1951 to 1954. Therefore, option 4 is incorrect.

In conclusion, the first Chief Justice of India who assumed office on 26 January, 1950, was Harilal Kania.