Who among the following was the Chairman of the National Commission for Review of the Working of the Constitution (2000)?

The correct answer is Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah.

• Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah is the former (25th) Chief Justice of India.
• The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution was set up by Government Resolution dated 22 February 2000 under the Chairmanship of Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah.
• The Commission submitted its report in two volumes to the Government on 31st March 2002.
• The Commission observed that where a treaty is entered into by the Union Government concerning a matter in the State List vitally affecting the interests of the States no prior consultation is made with them.

Important Points

• JusticeJ.S. Verma was the Chief Justice of India from 25 March 1997 to 18 January 1998.
  • He was the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission from 1999 to 2003.
  • He was the chairman of the Justice Verma Committee Report on Amendments to Criminal Law after the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.
• Justice Ranganath Mishra is a former Chief Justice of India (21st).
  •  He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India.
• Justice Y.K. Sabharwal was the 36th Chief Justice of India.