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

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CDS GK Previous Paper 11 (Held On: 7 Feb 2021)

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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.

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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.