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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was a judge of the Supreme Court of India (1973–1980), but he never served as the Chief Justice of India. Statement 2 is correct: Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, alongside Justice P. N. Bhagwati, pioneered and institutionalized Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in India to make the justice delivery mechanism accessible to the underprivileged.
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